advocate Archives - DeafNiche https://deafniche.com/tag/advocate/ Everything about the Deaf Community! Wed, 20 Nov 2019 04:27:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://deafniche.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/cropped-logo_gigantic_png-32x32.png advocate Archives - DeafNiche https://deafniche.com/tag/advocate/ 32 32 Britain’s Royal Wedding Focused On Community Leaders Including A Deaf Teenager https://deafniche.com/britains-royal-wedding-focused-on-community-leaders-including-a-deaf-teenager/ Tue, 22 May 2018 18:37:49 +0000 https://deafniche.com/?p=11031 Breaking Traditions On May 19, 2018 Since birth, Prince Harry has not been one to follow royal traditions–his zest for life and humanity has led him to join the British Armed Forces, travel the world, support charities, and started up an organization with the Prince of Lesotho to support the deaf and disabled. Knowing Prince […]

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]]> Did you know…Heather Whitestone is the first deaf woman to win the Miss America pageant? https://deafniche.com/heatherwhitestone/ Tue, 22 Mar 2016 00:40:25 +0000 http://blog.deafniche.com/?p=9009 Heather Whitestone was born hearing in Alabama, US and lost most of her hearing as an infant. From a young age, she loved ballet and practiced it most of the time growing up. This helped her build confidence and encouraged her to participate in pageants. After experiencing several pageants and winning Miss Alabama, she moved […]

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