HEARING
UR WAY
The magazine for kids and teens with hearing loss
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SPRINGING INTO SPRING 2024
DEAR S PHIE Hi! My name is Titilayo, but I go by Titi.
FUN &S GAME Why did the gymnast help fix the broken wagon? Because she was great at cart wheels !
Why do so many people buy trampolines in March? Because it’s spring-time!
How does a frog feel when he has a broken leg? Unhoppy!
How did the gymnast overcome his fear of the vault?
I’m 15-years-old and a sophomore at School of the Arts in Lawrenceville, Georgia. I am the only person with hearing loss in my family. From what I’ve learned about myself, I was born deaf but diagnosed when I was about three-years-old. I wear two hearing aids and use HAT (hearing assistive technology). Growing up, I went to hearing schools with deaf programs, so my mainstream classes had students with typical hearing and students with hearing loss. But recently I moved to a school that doesn’t have a specific deaf ed program. I take all general ed classes and have an interpreter with me at all times—including my after school activities. I have services from an itinerant teacher of the deaf once a week. It’s a completely different school experience! I have a variety of interests and am always willing to try out something new. I mainly am interested in drawing, acting, and dancing—art that allows for self-expression. I have a dream that I want to figure out for myself: what do I really want to do in the future? For a long time I struggled with this because I felt like I had to fit into the hearing world in order to pursue my dreams. I no longer feel that way though. I am happy to be me, and I look forward to seeing what my future brings.
Your friend, Titi
Dear Titi,
ry. I agree, you can Thank you for sharing your sto in the future, like be do anything you want to do n’t have to decide an actress! Best of all, you do now. Dream big!
Love, Sophie
SPRINGTIME WORD SCRAMBLE See if you can unscramble these 10 spring-themed words.
ofgr camhr ublbs srsga udb
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tawh enrge sasone omlob gbsu
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He got over it!
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