When Janiyah first started at Clarke, completing a sentence was difficult for her, remembers her mother, Shika. And soon she was a completely different child, says Shika. Janiyah moved on to a mainstream kindergarten classroom in the fall of 2018, learning and playing with her peers with typical hearing. Janiyah can express herself clearly and confidently— speaking in complete sentences, and singing and dancing around the house to her favorite songs.

Chase
Walking for What’s Possible: Chase’s Story As a newborn, Chase failed his hearing screening and his family quickly learned he had severe to profound hearing loss. After receiving cochlear implants just two months before his first birthday, Chase and his parents began a journey








