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Mary Swingler is a "work in progress." she is still learning, growing, making mistakes (not as many as I used to) and changing. Over the past 64 years she has cared for 5 incredible children, who have matured into loving and responsible adults.they always were and always will be her biggest blessing in life. She used to be pro active in many outdoor activities such as, horseback riding, swimming, tennis and soccer, just to name a few. For the most part, Mary is self taught. She would practice her drafting skills in the basement at night, after her children went to sleep. She borrowed books from the library so she could learn the techniques of drafting. Her first paid job was as a draftsman in Washington state. She always loved horses; she became a horse trainer in Washington state, after receiving some advice and instruction from another horse trainer. She trained 6 horses before moving to Florida. Throughout her adult life, Mary has also been passionate about her writing. She never had any formal training, but she has attended several online tutorials for iimproving your writing skills; she read numerous articles, which detailed how to write. She did receive an honorable mention in a poetry contest that she entered a few years ago. One dream has eluded her; she aspires to be a great published writer. Like herself, her writing skills are a work in progress; both are continuously evolving and improving. Her health has changed in critical ways, during the last five years. She has a profound hearing loss; she is deaf in her left ear with a modicum of hearing in her right ear. This occurrence triggered a deep interest in learning American Sign Language (ASL) and Deaf culture. Mary recently found a very smart, beautiful, 2 year old collie named Riley. She has taught him many of the skills necessary for him to become her "hearing dog." Riley and Mary go everywhere together; he has become her constant companion. In spite of theses changes in her life, she still

I am a medical student from Ontario Canada. I enjoy sports, music, languages (particularly ASL).

I spent four years living in a third world country serving as a missionary. Learing spanish and ASL (American Sign Language)helped me to reach those with special needs. I taught people how to read and write as well as basic Bible teachings.

I am the oldest of nine and I am currently working to get my college degree in "Creative Writing" and "Professional Communications" In high school I took three creative writing classes, and two of them was the Spectrum, a literary magazine my school made. I was on the staff of that junior and senior year. I took three years of ASL (American Sign Language), one year of French, a web design class, among other random extra courses.

My name is Renae and I am a 34 year old mother of 3 . Our third bouncing baby boy joined our family on Aug 27th of 2011. My boys range in age from 0- 13. They make every day interesting. I am blessed by family, friends, and faith. I have been teaching since 2000 and have taught at all age levels in the public schools. I started my career in a a multi-level Deaf Education classroom. It was an exciting experience. The students ranged in age from 3 years old to 3rd grade. I became very close with the families and these students as I would have them year after year. My second assignment was working as an itinerant teacher. I traveled around to various schools to work with Deaf and Hard of hearing students in their home schools. This position enabled me to work with all ages, have a new perspective and gave me the time to go back to school and pursue my next passion of working with children in the counseling field. It was my least favorite of my teaching experience because I did not get to know the students as well or develop a working relationship with them. I then returned to the classroom. Again I worked in a multi level Deaf Education classroom with preschool ages through 4th grade. Just after the birth of my second son I was presented with a new opportunity in teaching. I went to work for a High School as the American Sign Language (ASL) teacher. Students have the option of taking this class for their foreign language credit. I was a little skeptical about teaching full time in a High School as most of my experience has been at the elementary level but once again I loved it. It was completely different than what I had been doing but had many new and exciting twists and turns. Now I was able to teach young adults how they too could communicate in the Deaf world. Maybe I would even have a few that wanted to pursue this new found skill as an interpreter or a teacher in Deaf Education. I have a strong passion for the Deaf community and feel I am an advocate for them.

Hello! I am currently a college student seeking a general studies degree. I have a talent and passion for primarily writing poetry and creative writing. I am planning on pursuing a career in Christian ministry with the support of an education in ASL.

James is a fusion of the East and the West, the Old and the New World, and most everything else in between. He got his early education at an exclusive all-boys school and went on to receive further studies and a Bachelor of Science degree at a prestigious University. His post graduate studies centered in Business Management, Human Resources, Marketing, Sales, Accounting, Information Technology and Business Software. He also studied Eastern Martial Arts. He has owned and managed several Business Ventures and has worked almost every position in the Corporate World of Small-and-Medium Business Enterprises. He has been exposed in the fields of Education, Professional and Business Services, Manufacturing, Distribution, Retail, Restaurant, Fishing and the unglamorous World of Sweat Shops and Public Service. He has been involved in Financial activities and has worked in a variety of industries, such as Criminal Justice, Penal System, Professional Organizations and Christian Schools and Ministry. He speaks or at least understands several different languages and is most fluent with the different foreign words found in menus all over the world. He loves playing numerous sporting activities and is an avid fan of spectator sports. He loves to read and write. He has been a Web surfer since the early days of the Internet and was into Electronic Bulletin Boards, Online Games and Chats since the early days of ASL. He is an Android and iPhone user, a Blogger and a Freelance writer. He loves his ex-girlfriend who he married and is now his wife. He loves music, movies, mathematics and M&Ms. He is a husband, father to a son, and they have a pet dog who they treat as their youngest daughter--even though she will be older than all of them in a few years. He travels local and international whenever he can and has visited many parts of the world. He has friends, family and relatives all over the planet. He has many things to share but too little time.

Social Entrepreneur developing Angel Investors Social networking in real time. -ASL mentor -REinvestor, Capital markets

A Tampa Student. Born in Flint, Michigan in 1990. My favorite thing to do is go to concerts. I love learning new languages. I am persuing a degree in Human Resources with a double minor in Spanish and ASL. I love working with Children.

I am a 7-12 grade teacher in the Rochester City School District. I teach ASL, Family and Consumer Science and Art. Mom of two grown kids (ages 21 and 22) and freelance Sign Language Interpreter.

I have spent most of my adult years on a college campus somewhere in the USA as an Interpreter for the Deaf or ASL teacher. I devote a lot of time developing online curriculum and resources for my students. Outside of school life, I garden!

Married mother of 4 children with a small farm. I teach through the community education program and love to help others.

Guillpen was born in Louisiana in 1955. She lived in New England for several years and now resides back in her hometown in Southwest Louisiana with her 15-year old cat whose name is Jack.

Will Buckley is a stay at home dad and supporter of The Law of Attraction. He is an expert in Online Income, and specifically Passive Income. He retired from the Air Force in 2004 and received a Masters degree in Elementary Education in 2005. Will's other interests include M

MOM on a Mission in KS-- mother of 1 (so far!) and wife to an amazing man (I know cliche but if you met him you would be jealous!) Bachelor's in Psych and experience in all kinds of human-service related volunteer and work experiences... just hear to share my little bit of i

I have been a mommy since I was a child myself. Born in Boulder, Colorado, I became a skier who enjoyed babysitting and observing the evolution of "The Hippy" from my back yard. I attended a college where I could ski 95% of my, one whole school year, before I relocated my ed

Founder AKRNA-Antakarana Co-Creation Learning Project, educational reform nonprofit; AMMA Montessori; Prepared Parenting courses; SELFGnosis healing energy medicine of Spiritual awareness; Essene minister; One Brain Facilitator; CASA volunteer;storyteller

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DEAF EARth is a nonprofit collaberative co-op founded in November of 2010 by Amy Kurz, Sophie McGee and Michelle Foster, to combat audism by promoting Deaf awarenss and the use of American Sign Language through all forms of the media, including indie films, publications and the news et al. Kurz is the author of "Unheard Humilations," an expose' of the abuse that goes on in American public school integration programs for Deaf children. Foster is a free-lance journalist who was first published at the age of 16. Foster is the writer of this column unless otherwise noted and cited within the article. Foster uses various pennames most notably: Heather Ann Angel (theWrap) and Sandi Lee Lewis.

I'm a young woman who has written for Poetry.com contests and have been published there a few times.

Amy C. Oliver is the owner of a small advertising agency in Salt Lake City, UT. She specializes in writing fiction, non-fiction and poetry for all genres and for anything related to advertising, marketing and pr. Amy also works with photography and design.

I love growing and learing from others while inspireing others to do the same.

I am 17, married and a baby on the way, I graduated early in Dec. and have been looking for work, I recently moved here from wisconsin, so everything and everyone is new to me, just a small town girl trying to make it the big city.

I am a student, finishing my degree in interpreting. I am an avid reader, a stepmom of two, working full time and trying to keep it all balanced without losing (what's left of) my mind....

I took the ACT in high school and scored in the 98th percentile on the English-based section. My English skills are especially strong when it comes to grammar and editing.

A writer living in metro Boston. Countless interests; life won't be long enough to explore them all.

It may look as if I have multiple personality disorder by glancing at all my interests, but I am truly a Jane of all trades. I am a published author, I have an AA in accounting, a BA in communications, a diverse job history, and LOTS of life experience.

I am a poet and fiction writer, though I do occasionally write for local and online magazines and other publications.