Re: Sorenson

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Can I ask you, after you applied for the Sorenson, how long did it take them to

contact you? I have applied for it twice and I have not heard from them. I

applied first the end of March and the 2nd time about a month ago.

Also, if you are hearing, did you put your child's name on the application or

yous?

Did you say that you use ASL? How old is your child?

My son just turned 2 and although he does not sign but 5-6 signs since we are

focused on his spoken language, I do have many Deaf friends and want to get one.

Any suggestions on how to get one? Any connections you have with anyone who

works there who might be able to get me one? Everyone is bugging me to get it, I

told them " I am trying " :-)

Thanks

Cora

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Hi Cora,

I also received a Sorenson videophone over the past quarter. I completed

an application on their website. I put both my name and my son's name on

the application. My son, Ozzie was only 5 1/2 months old at the time. I

was very pleased that we qualified. I believe the main reason we received

it was because I am utilizing total communication with voicing and signed

English.

Here were my other points of persuasion.

*Ozzie hears no speech ranges without his hearing aids.

*We are teaching him total communication skills.

*I was teaching myself from a computer.

*I had no time for classes and needed the videophone to increase my

signing practices.

*We lived in a rural county with an almost non-existent deaf

community...the videophone would link me to adjoining county folk, etc

Also, the person that arranged our installation told me that she was

sending a deaf installer...personally, I think it was sort of a test to

see if I could actually communicate through sign...I was so nervous b/c it

was my first " real " conversation in sign language.

As a side note, I'm still super slow with signing. My receptive skills are

the worse. Once I get more practice and nerve...I want to sign with some

of our seasoned and fluent mom's on the list serve. Currently, I sign

every Monday night with a deaf friend...I learn 20-40 new words a week.

Then we practice them together.

Also, I think representatives are assigned regionally. I'm in North

Carolina. I'm not sure where you hail from...if its NC let me know and

I'll send my rep's email address to you.

Good Luck,

~Carolyn

Mom to 8 1/2 month old Ozzie (severe to profound hearing loss both ears)

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> Can I ask you, after you applied for the Sorenson, how long did it take

> them to contact you? I have applied for it twice and I have not heard

> from them. I applied first the end of March and the 2nd time about a

> month ago.

> Also, if you are hearing, did you put your child's name on the

> application or yous?

> Did you say that you use ASL? How old is your child?

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> My son just turned 2 and although he does not sign but 5-6 signs

> since we are focused on his spoken language, I do have many Deaf friends

> and want to get one.

> Any suggestions on how to get one? Any connections you have with

> anyone who works there who might be able to get me one? Everyone is

> bugging me to get it, I told them " I am trying " :-)

>

> Thanks

> Cora

>

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> Cora Shahid

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[Guest guest]

My experience has taken a long while. I requested it early March.

Finally, yesterday it was installed. It took about 3 weeks before I

even heard from anyone. There is a place on the website if you have

applied you can check the status of your application. I learned

yesterday that there are only 4 installers in the entire state of KY and

they do southern IN as well. They are very busy people plus they

usually have full time jobs too.

Try to be patient. We are still trying to use ours for the first time.

leaves today for camp at the KY School for the Deaf. She is 8 and

never been away from me for very long. This feels so weird and yet we

are both very excited. Mom is nervous too but all my excuses don't

exist there.

I have to run. We need to get ready for church then I have to come home

and finish packing her before we take the two hour drive to Danville.

Have a great day.

Tammy

Mom to , 14 and , 11 both hearing and , 8 profound with

CI

Tamala S. Woodburn

Creative Memories Consultant

www.creativememories.com/TammyWoodburn

Re: Sorenson

Can I ask you, after you applied for the Sorenson, how long did it take

them to contact you? I have applied for it twice and I have not heard

from them. I applied first the end of March and the 2nd time about a

month ago.

Also, if you are hearing, did you put your child's name on the

application or yous?

Did you say that you use ASL? How old is your child?

My son just turned 2 and although he does not sign but 5-6 signs since

we are focused on his spoken language, I do have many Deaf friends and

want to get one.

Any suggestions on how to get one? Any connections you have with

anyone who works there who might be able to get me one? Everyone is

bugging me to get it, I told them " I am trying " :-)

Thanks

Cora

Cora Shahid

IMPACT Board Member

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