The Passionate Lives of Deaf and Hard of Hearing People - Paperback

by Karen Putz (Author)

It starts with a dream. A passion. A fire inside. "The Passionate Lives of Deaf and Hard of Hearing People," features stories of deaf and hard of hearing people doing what they love to do. They've climbed mountains, raced cars, championed causes, traveled the world, and more. Foreword by Dr. Glenn Anderson Featuring Greg Gunderson, Amy Duarte, Brenda Stoltz, I. King Jordan, Melody and Russ Stein, Heidi Zimmer, Jonathan Nicoll, Joel Barish, Sofia Seitchik, Tate Tullier, Thomas McDavitt, Karen Meyer, Mojo Mathers, Adrean Clark, Kathy Buckley, Sean Forbes, Mark Levin, Kevin DeSilva, Ann Meehan, CJ Jones, Tina Childress, Ron Cuartero, Jay Blumenfeld and Howard Rosenblum.

Author Biography

Karen Putz was born with normal hearing and began losing her hearing as a young child. She became deaf from a fall while barefoot water skiing as a teen. Karen is the mom of three deaf and hard of hearing children. She blogs at ChicagoNow, Hearing Like Me and at her personal blog, A Deaf Mom Shares Her World. www.karenputz.com