Yes! Our teacher was amazing and we spoke with her through TTY a few times. I wish we had kept in touch. I we are truly hard h-o-h! My mom has Meniere's disease and my left ear has significant hearing loss. I actually tilt my head to the side as a result. If you look at my photos you can see it but I do try to correct my head position if a camera is pointed at me. I also have a lazy eye on the same side of my head which I had to work really hard to control. Both are a mystery but I have my hunches.

My parents used to take me to a hearing clinic on a regular basis where I would be put in a soundproof room for hearing tests, like the beep test. They recommended a hearing aid but I could sense that money was tight so I told them I was fine without one. Since grade 3, I would strategically pick my school desks so I could hear the teacher.

"English by hands" is just my way of saying: some people think that sign language is just spoken language...but with gestures. But it is not. It is so much different and so much more.

Thanks for this, sometimes conveying idea through type can be hard. I completely understand what you're saying. I am an extremely expressive personality. Someone once told me that if they could hit mute on me they'd probably still understand what I was saying. LOL! This is probably one reason why I enjoyed learning sign language so much. -Aimee