Messages sent by three deaf students who met Kidlink kids in a discussion of children with disabilities in 1993.

From Peru

Hello,
We are Jaime and Marisol and we study at Wiese school for deaf, we are deaf. We are going to attend a hearing school next year. Jaime is 4th grade and Marisol is 5th grade. Marisol: I like to play volleyball, the beach and walk around. Jaime: I like football (soccer) and basketball, walk around I have to study hard because it's harder for us deaf to match the people who can hear at school. I hope I will have many friends at the hearing school next year, I will have to study very hard. We have learned to talk and read lips while learning everything else at school, that is why it took us longer to get to 4 and 5 grade but the nice thing is we will be as any other hearing people in the future because we are able to read their lips and understand what they say without need of sign language.

From Maryland:

 Hello, My name is Matthew. I like going to school with my hearing friends. My class is learning sign language to talk to me. I am in first grade. I like school. I am 7 years old. I am deaf. My favorite movie is Beauty and the Beast. I like trucks. I like baseball. I like to eat hot dogs, hamburgers, and pizza. Please write back. Bye

Matthew