Thanks to Alvan for taking this shot of Adrian and me chatting at Deaf-initely Boleh! Carnival 2006. Adrian reminds me of a younger version of me. *whips out old photo*
I am really amazed by Adrian's ability to carry on a full conversation and discussion despite having profound deafness in both ears and not wearing any hearing aid. Not only that, this former PSC Local Merit scholar speaks Chinese, Japanese, and a smattering of dialects. I think he's familiar with Korean and Vietnamese too.
Deaf-initely Boleh! (http://deafboleh.com) has really widened my vision and understanding of people with deafness in Singapore and even as more of them come into my life, much more remains to be learned, understood and appreciated. I am already thinking of what other projects to do to reach out to more persons with deafness to meet their needs.
Cheers:)
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