Tag Archives: Communication Disorders

Thank you!!


The children and dorm parents, at the Caribbean Christian Centre for the Deaf (CCCD), were excited about their new outfits and shoes.  Really for them , it was like going shopping and it was a lot of fun watching each child’s excitement. Therefore, … Continue reading

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Newletter June 2012


Hi Friends of JDEP, Today was the last day of school, which means the boys are home. I know they are missing their friends already! However, as you may know already, yesterday was the Class of 2012 graduation ceremony, and … Continue reading

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JDEP’s Meeting with the CCCD 2012


Hi Friends of JDEP, We met with the principal, Mrs. Griffith, at the Caribbean Christian Centre for the Deaf, Knockpatrick campus, to discuss the progress of Richard, Dwight, and Roshane. We try to meet with Mrs. Griffith twice a year … Continue reading

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‘Can you hear me? Parenting the deaf child’


  Avia Ustanny, Freelance Writer AUDREY BROWN is petite and self assured. Her daughter, Tanisha, seems as if she will be just like Mom in a few years. There is one difference between mother and daughter, however. Tanisha is deaf. The birth … Continue reading

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Not Enough Help


Jamaican deaf families get no help from government agencies, therefore deaf children will go without proper education and Audiological services. Lolly said he can hear at times, but his mom does not the means to get his hearing tested. And without no … Continue reading

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