Stories

A High Tolerance for Pain

By Dave Wilkinson I have never aspired to be a role model. The very idea makes me uncomfortable. Part of...

by Angela Theriault I am deaf and have Usher syndrome and am currently the director of the Deafblind Service Center...

A deafblind speed skater skates as fast as he can to his dream. by Kevin Frost Like every little boy...

by Quinn Burch I was born at Ellis Hospital in Schenectady, NY on August 21st, 1990. I was a hearing,...

By Nicholas Abrahamson Even as a small kid, I always dreamed of hiking the Appalachian Trail. I enjoyed hiking, and...

by Bruce Visser I was born with hearing loss and, as I grew up, slowly became deaf; as a teenager,...

by Jason Corning I am hard-of-hearing and have acromatopsia, which means I have difficulty seeing in bright light. I use...

Sarah K. McMillen Ice Hockey I grew up in Albany, New York, and attended a mainstream school in Albany; I...

by Rachel Weeks When I was growing up, the question would often arise: ‘if given a choice, would you rather...

by Maricar Marquez My first triathlon was the Seacrest-TOBAY Triathlon in Oyster Bay, New York. It consisted of three events:...