Each day, students at Plains Elementary School in South Hadley, MA, walk by a colorful mural depicting animals with varying abilities, including a tiger—the school’s mascot—wearing a cochlear implant.
Mercy, a youth leader and Clarke mainstream student, shares her experiences as a student with a disability and discusses the value of mentoring on a Forbes blog.
Our new blog, Clarke Speaks Up, is live with an exciting story about a Clarke alum, advocate and college student whose documentary filmmaking showcases the “infinitely individual” journeys of individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing.
Today, Kayleigh is in the school choir and receives top marks in school. “I want to be a teacher of the deaf at Clarke because I always felt welcomed..."
Anna's hearing loss came on suddenly, and her family did not have a history or experience with hearing loss. Anna's family attributes her success to support from her Clarke teacher of the deaf. Today, Anna's family reports that she is...