Deaf Schools - Florida
Hi! I’m a first time parent looking for advice. I have a child who was born with CHARGE Syndrome. They were born without cochlear nerves. With that being said, ASL is my child’s first language. She’s been thriving using ASL.
We currently have a deaf mentor from FSDB who comes weekly to our house. My child is coming up to preschool age.
We’ve dreamed of her attending FSDB but we were just informed she can’t enroll due to her having a feeding tube (she would realistically only need 1 feed during school time).
But we are completely devastated. I dreamed of my child going to school with children like her and could relate to her. We’re in central Florida.
Does anyone know of any schools that have a deaf program and use ASL? I feel like we can’t find anyone in this area who strictly use ASL to communicate. They all “hear” in some capacity with assistive devices like hearing aids or cochlear implants.
Thanks so much in advance for the help!