VIDEO: The Fray how to save a life ft the Deaf Apostolate American Sign Language signing choir for Pope Francis.
Pope Francis wraps up his trip to the United States with two days in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, attending the Festival of Families. The Fray and Deaf Apostolate ASL Signing Choir performs for Pope Francis at the Festival of Families on September 26, 2015.
Pope Francis is in Philadelphia for the last leg of his six-day visit to the U.S.
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Student Uses Hearing Loss To Motivate Others
VIDEO [CC] - A Scott County college student who was born Deaf is achieving things others thought were impossible.
WATE KNOXVILLE - After two surgeries that allowed her to hear and speak, for the first time she is hoping all of her accomplishments will show people hearing loss doesn’t have to hold anyone back.
WATE 6 On Your Side spoke with the student and her mom about the hearing implants that changed her life.
Before she had implant surgery, she tried to use hearing aids because if we could get benefit from that then would’ve been wonderful but unfortunately the hearing aids just didn’t work for her,” said Melissa Roberts Cheyenne’s Mother.
18-year-old Cheyenne Roberts received her first cochlear implant from Advance Bionics at just 15-months-old, and her second when she was 12. Afterwards, she had to learn how to hear and speak for the very first time.
“I was a cheerleader and I was able to hear everybody else cheer and hear what was going on at the game so cochlear implants just really helped me,” said Cheyenne Roberts... Read more: http://wate.com/2015/09/13/college-student-uses-hearing-loss-to-motivate-others/
WATE KNOXVILLE - After two surgeries that allowed her to hear and speak, for the first time she is hoping all of her accomplishments will show people hearing loss doesn’t have to hold anyone back.WATE 6 On Your Side spoke with the student and her mom about the hearing implants that changed her life.
Before she had implant surgery, she tried to use hearing aids because if we could get benefit from that then would’ve been wonderful but unfortunately the hearing aids just didn’t work for her,” said Melissa Roberts Cheyenne’s Mother.
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18-year-old Cheyenne Roberts received her first cochlear implant from Advance Bionics at just 15-months-old, and her second when she was 12. Afterwards, she had to learn how to hear and speak for the very first time.
“I was a cheerleader and I was able to hear everybody else cheer and hear what was going on at the game so cochlear implants just really helped me,” said Cheyenne Roberts... Read more: http://wate.com/2015/09/13/college-student-uses-hearing-loss-to-motivate-others/
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