BRANDI- GROWING UP DEAF
Was Brandi born Deaf?
No
How old was Jess when she got pregnant?
She was 17
What was Jess going through during her pregnancy that caused Zoe's hearing loss?
Names of Zoe's birth parents
Jess and BJ
What is Mrs. Zurcher's name sign.
"Z" across heart
How did Brandi become Deaf?
Spinal Meningitis
What are the two types of adoption?
Open and Closed
Congenital CMV
First family that adopted Zoe
Sandy and Stephane
What should be capitalized in this sentence:
Zoe is learning about the deaf world everyday.
Deaf
How did Brandi's family react to her Deafness?
They were scared and wanted her to keep the same identity she had as a hearing person.
Did Jess ever see Zoe again after she was adopted by the Rarus family?
Yes, multiple times
What other health issues were the doctors worried about?
Bone weakness, weakened immune system, vision problems
Chuck and Lois
Facial expressions
What was Brandi doing when she met her best friend, AnnMarie?
She was competing in a beauty pageant.
What adoption agency did Jess use?
New Horizon
Why was Brandi so concerned about getting Zoe in an environment with other Deaf people as soon as possible?
Because children need to experience language at a young age or they will fall behind their peers. She needed a way to communicate.
Zoe's permanent adoptive family who she is still with now
Brandi and Tim
What protest took place at Gallaudet University in 1988?
Deaf President Now protest
Where did Brandi go to college?
Rochester Institute of Technology
Who at New Horizon's personally helped Jess the most?
Marlys
Why does Brandi believe that Zoe was destined for the Rarus family?
She believes in God, she always wanted a daughter, she always wanted a Deaf child, Tim had dreams about a little girl like Zoe
What are Zoe's (Rarus) siblings names?
Blake, Chase, Austin
List 3 technologies meant to assist Deaf people in the hearing world.
1. closed captioning
2. light alerts
3. hearing aids or cochlear implants