Our Stories
Our Stories
Jad
Jad attends the University of South Florida where he studies biomedical sciences. An alum of Clarke Florida, Jad also works at Target as a cashier and donated his first paycheck to Clarke. “I donated my paycheck because I really wanted
Alex
Alex, who is profoundly deaf in both ears and wears digital hearing aids, attended Clarke’s preschool and elementary school programs in Northampton, Massachusetts, in the late 1980s and early 1990s. “Clarke has been a big influence in shaping my deaf
Elizabeth
Elizabeth attended Clarke Florida’s Birth to Three and Preschool Programs from 2002 through 2005 and has gone on to soar academically. She earned a spot on the honor roll each year throughout high school, and has remained very active in
Aydanie
Aydanie began receiving services from Clarke as an infant and now attends a mainstream high school. He left a lasting impression on many, winning the Brothership Award several years in a row and charming his teachers, Clarke staff and peers with
Stephen
Stephen attended Clarke Boston’s Preschool Program. Today, he is studying criminal justice and political science at the Rochester Institute of Technology. Stephen is a member of the RISE (Research Initiative of Scientific Enhancement) undergraduate scientists in training program that promotes
Morgan
Morgan, who was born deaf, attended Clarke’s Birth to Three Program and progressed so well that she attended a mainstream preschool right alongside her hearing peers. Today, Morgan is the founder of Morgan’s Magical Ears, her very own charity that
Torin and Tevin
Torin and Tevin attend the University of Massachusetts (UMass) at Amherst, a decade-and-a-half after the twin brothers – one with a hearing loss and one with typical hearing – attended Clarke’s Inclusion Preschool Program in Northampton, MA. Though their academic
Addyson
Addyson started attending Clarke Philadelphia’s Preschool Program when she was three. Today, she is exceling at her neighborhood elementary school. Her mom says, “To think, when Addyson entered Clarke she was only babbling and you could only understand a few
Shane
Shane is profoundly deaf and learned to listen and talk at Clarke Philadelphia. His mom honored the anniversary of the day her son’s hearing technology was activated by noting: “We have celebrated every sound, word and phrase and are thankful
