I’m excited to bring you this conversation today with author Valerie James Abbott and her daughters Mary Clare and Bridie.

Bridie was diagnosed with hearing loss at age 3 years old, and today we sit down and chat about living with hearing loss in the house, being a sibling of a person with hearing loss, advocating in school for your child, and we even go into tips that will help parents navigate college services and their adult kids living alone.

These three women are such a fun family and had so much insight to help younger parents like myself navigate the sometimes uncertain waters of hearing loss. I know they are going to be an encouragement to you as well!

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 I’m looking for guests for my new season of the Raising Deaf Kids podcast! I'm looking for: professionals in the field, artisans, people from the deaf community, and regular parents just like you and me who want to share their story and help encourage other parents of kids with hearing loss. 

Connect with other parents in the Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/raisingdeafkids 

Questions or comments about the show? Contact Alaine at [email protected] 

Read the transcript for the episode --> 

https://docs.google.com/document/d/19mQx_7My57sru8cg429HLDeeNlKJy0MC/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=107780401743888028515&rtpof=true&sd=true 

 Watch the episodes with closed captioning on Youtube at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCc_eBB2dpyVE7LSfpWOmeUw