Our Success Stories

Kerri Kalinec

Hello, my name is Kerri Kalinec.  I would like you to know the great impact The Center for Hearing and Speech has had on my life.  The School gave me the chance to learn how to communicate effectively with anyone.  As a...

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Daniel Andrews

I considered myself very blessed to have graduated from Elkins High School with a 3.6 GPA.  When I was 2 years old and my parents first discovered I was deaf, they faced a difficult decision regarding my education.  The public...

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Barbara Balthazar

How do I begin to describe the role that The Center for Hearing and Speech (CHS) has had in changing the life of my daughter, Gracie?  When I found CHS online back in 1999, I was reeling from the news that Gracie was profoundly deaf...

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Alex Grace

Although deafness can be an overwhelming obstacle for young people, I feel that my deafness has taught me many things. I am comfortable with my deafness, and it has allowed me to help others and to teach the community about deaf awareness...

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