9 | What It’s Like to Be a Sibling of a Deaf Adult + All Things ASL with Selina Nichols

Have you wondered what it's like to grow up with a Deaf sibling?

 

Selina Nichols  is a SODA (Sibling of a Deaf Adult) who learned to sign later in life. 

 

She cofounded the nonprofit, Deaf Heartbeat Inc in 2014 with her Deaf sister, Roxanne Hoy and has created the Meetup, Griffin ASL Moms with Littles.

 

Selina has certifications in ASL 1-4 and ASL Medical Terminology from University of Georgia Continuing Education. She has Interpreted at the 2018 Atlanta Comic Con and has traveled to the Jamican Deaf Village twice on Mission.

 

Her passion is to unite families with hearing and deaf members via American Sign Language. 

 

Find more resources on the website https://www.regularmomblog.com/

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

Questions or comments about the show? Contact Alaine at hello@raisingdeafkids.com

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

 

Connect with Deaf Heartbeat Inc on their https://www.deafheartbeat.com/. 

Join the Deaf Heartbeat community on https://www.facebook.com/DeafHeartbeat/

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