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Austine Alumni Open History Museum Brattleboro Reformer article
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Michael Carter, President |
Michael Palmer, Vice President |
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William Isch, Secretary |
Richard Carson, Treasurer |
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For more information about the Austine Alumni Association please contact Mike Carter:
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or 802-275-5279 (video phone) |
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"Basically, Austine saved my life...... I was mainstreamed, no identity around my hearing loss with other kids like myself, frustrated with the lack of classroom/education needs support, and was starting to hate school enough that I refused to go, so of course my parents were very concerned. To make a long story short, after visiting Austine for a day I decided to try it out and little did I know then that this was the best decision I ever made, coming to Austine. It was tough learning ASL at first, I never knew the language before I arrived but once I did I "fit in", made many friends whom many I still associate with today in my later years. Met many inspirational role models too. Learning about who I was, Deaf culture, and self-esteem building, are very important for any young deaf or hard of hearing student. The classrooms were very accessible for me, I loved the classes and I graduated. Successful college and employment opportunities were a result of a solid foundation to succeed, laid down by Austine". Bill Hudson |
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