May 2019

Did You Know?

Navigating High School with Hearing Loss Can Be Hard

From morning announcements to classroom directions to conversations in the lunch room. Students with hearing loss have a difficult time navigating and understanding what is going on around them. Here is a great article about the struggles of a 16 year old with hearing loss: https://www.kqed.org/news/11740707/part-of-the-conversation-how-one-deaf-16-year-old-navigates-high-school

Parent Resources

Hands and Voices has some fun upcoming events. Check them out in the activities section below and register if interested. Also check out the Hands and voices parent newsletter at https://www.mnhandsandvoices.org/news-events/focus-newsletter

Book Recommendation

You Don't Know Everything Jilly P

Jilly thinks she's figured out how life works. But when her sister, Emma, is born deaf, she realizes how much she still has to learn. The world is going to treat Jilly, who is white and hearing, differently from Emma, just as it will treat them both differently from their Black cousins. A big fantasy reader, Jilly makes a connection online with another fantasy fan, Derek, who is a Deaf, Black ASL user. She goes to Derek for help with Emma but doesn't always know the best way or time to ask for it. As she and Derek meet in person, have some really fun conversations, and become friends, Jilly makes some mistakes, but comes to understand that it's up to her, not Derek to figure out how to do better next time--especially when she wants to be there for Derek the most.

Upcoming Activities

Senior Picnic

5/24/19

MDS 25 year celebration

5/31/19

Deaf World

6/15/2019

Haven Acres DHH Program

6/3-8/30

http://havenacresmn.org/programs/

NE African Community Family Event

6/13/19

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ne-african-community-family-event-tickets-60064487499

MN DHH Friends & Family Camp

6/16-6/20

Trivia Night by MN Hands and Voices

6/19/19

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/mnhv-trivia-night-a-social-event-for-the-whole-family-tickets-59352560105

Camp Sertoma

7/14-7/19

Camp Courage North

7/15-7/20

Hands & Voices Family Picnic

8/1/19

Free Summer Soccer Camp

8/12-8/15