Today I spent the last author visit of the school year at the very cool Sunshine Cottage School for Deaf Children. I’ll admit I was a little unsure when I was first booked. I’ve worn special microphones and had someone signing beside me in past school visits, but I had never visited an entire school for deaf children. It turns out that I had nothing to worry about! I think that those of us who don’t touch that world have little idea of the advancements of various sorts of hearing aids and implants. I simply wore a microphone that was synced to the students’ devices and performed my show as usual.
We had three great shows and I met a bunch of amazing kids. We paused for some photo ops and I even got a tour of the school. I signed a few books for the school library, and I even signed some other stuff for a little surprise Mrs. Leal has been working up.
Thanks to Mrs. Leal for inviting me—great to finally meet you after such a long run of email tag. Thanks too for the wonderful gift bag–very generous! Thanks to Ms. Mindy for the technical support. And a big thanks to all the fine students at Sunshine Cottage. I’ve highlighted the school’s name both times because I recommend clicking it and visiting their website. It’s very enlightening. I think I learned more during my visit today than the students. Great way to end the school year!
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