Kyler Daniels was born in 1988 with a profound bilateral hearing
loss. Her deafness went undetected for a year since newborn
screening for hearing loss was not yet available. Kyler benefited,
however, from the great support of her family and a string of
excellent professionals in deaf education, including Ann Darby
Getty, the author of this shared, experiential story.
As soon as they realized that their daughter was deaf, Kyler's
parents, who were hearing, immediately began to learn sign
language. They also engaged Darby, a parent/infant educator
employed by the state school for the deaf, to work with Kyler. From
the age of 13 months until Kyler's college graduation 22 years
later, Darby was involved in her education and development.
Despite living in a rural area, Kyler enjoyed an array of
services, including parent/infant education, sign language
interaction/modeling, speech and language therapy, and also a
cochlear implant. At the same time that she developed her speech
skills, sign language continued to be a critically important facet
of her communication. In grade school, she learned with other deaf
students, while in high school, she worked successfully in
mainstream classrooms with interpreters and notetakers. As a
college graduate, gifted artist, and veterinarian's assistant
today, Kyler exemplifies how a balanced approach to deaf education,
using all resources at hand, can achieve remarkable results. Her
story serves as a model for parents of other deaf children and the
professionals who work with them.
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