Danielle Lavon

When your child is identified as Deaf or Hard of Hearing, it can feel like you’ve suddenly stepped into a world full of new words, new professionals, and an overwhelming number of decisions. One of the biggest questions parents face early on is: How will we communicate with our child? It’s an incredibly personal question — one that doesn’t come with a single right answer. Every family’s journey looks different, shaped by their child’s needs, their values, and the resources around them. At...

Hi my name is Tiffany Snow, Teacher of the Deaf and Developmental Specialist working in Early Intervention with Deaf and Hard of Hearing children and families since 2004. When I reflect on the years that I have had the pleasure of working with families with children recently identified as deaf or hard of hearing, something that always comes to mind is resilience. Year after year I meet families and children who show extraordinary resilience. For each family resilience manifests differently....

When I look back on the day Ryan was born, the memories still feel sharp and heavy. His birth was traumatic. He wasn’t breathing when he...