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    We take technology for granted. It comes naturally as we integrate ourselves with it further and further. In years prior, those with hearing disabilities lamented they were missing out on the digital world. Now that is simply not true. By incorporating these various forms of technology into our lives, we can become more productive members of society, and show the world that being Deaf is not something to be ashamed of, and that we can do all that our hearing counterparts can if we try.
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    In 2006, I began working at Advocates, a series of group homes in Framingham. It was here I experienced first-hand how technology can make a difference in the lives of the Deaf and hard-of-hearing. On my first day I was introduced to a television with a miniature box above it. Curious, I asked Lisa, my supervisor, what it was.

    “You’ve never seen one of those before?” she signed, a puzzled look on her face.

    “No, I haven’t,” I replied.

    While Lisa was surprised that I was unfami. . .

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