proved to be the most challenging time of my K-12 education. One reason had to do
with appropriate access to communication. After I was briefly provided with an
interpreter, the school refused to provide an interpreter and I, having learned for the
first time that such an accommodation was required by law, had to fight for almost a
year, encouraged and aided by the teacher in the Hearing-Impaired Program (HIP)
class. But after learning only the basics of math, I went on to graduate with a regular
high school diploma, perhaps due in part to my excellence in English and other
subjects taught by regular teachers and interpreted by skilled tactile interpreters.
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impairments and deafblindness, including those with additional disabilities,
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Division on Visual Impairments and Deafblindness. For those who do not
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