VOICE ONE:
She says in an e-mail, I started learning sign language in two thousand six, and really it was hard because I wasn't emotionally ready for that first A.S.L. class. I took A.S.L. two and three at Gallaudet last summer, and then continued learning more here. My parents have tried to learn some sign. Dad says old dogs can't learn new tricks! Mom is a little better at it than Dad, but really slow since she tries to sign every word. So I often say "Please just say it!"
VOICE TWO:
Anne Shigley will celebrate her twenty-first birthday next month. She says hopefully she will get a job this summer, probably at a camp or a store. She says, for some reason it seems harder to find work after I became deaf, but I think I've come a lot farther since last year.
Anne says the Rochester Institute of Technology has helped her to begin to accept herself for who she is. She says she no longer feels like she is trapped in a shell.
We asked her what she would like to say to other young people who find themselves becoming deaf. Her answer is good advice for anyone. "Be strong! Believe in yourself! Live, love and laugh."
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VOICE ONE:
Our program was written by Nancy Steinbach and produced by Caty Weaver. I'm Barbara Klein.
VOICE TWO:
And I'm Steve Ember. Transcripts, MP3s and podcasts of our programs can all be found at 51voa.com. Join us again next week for THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English.
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