Deaf Teacher Student On The Fox News

One local man in Colorado Springs won't let disability get in the way of helping others and achieving his goal, Fox 21 has the story.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado -- Kyle Viola is a student teacher at Stratton Elementary School. This is first year as a student teacher, but there is something a little different about his teaching style. "I am profoundly Deaf, so I cannot hear anything at all," He says. "My teaching style is to communicate to kids through sign language and voice."

Viola is working on his masters degree in Deaf education from the University of Northern Colorado. He attended grade schools in district eleven, and is happy to be back. He is a student teacher for Kate Foote. "Kyle is a fabulous role model for our children," She says. "For the most part, They understand me well." Explains Kyle. "Sometimes they don't understand me with my voice. It's not perfectly clear."

Kate and Kyle work together to teach the students the phonics portion of the curriclum. "Seeing himself make himself understood to these children, through both signs and speech... It's just been a wonderful experience to see kids focusing on him and really follwing him." Voila says, "I feel my journey has been wonderful. I've learned a lot from my teachers, and I had great family support. I feel that's really important." Voila is in last year of his mater's program. He plan to teach elementary through high school. Matthew Kruger, Fox 21 News.

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Deaf UFC Fighter "The Hammer" Official Teaser

Hamill is now "The Hammer"! The movie is the true story of Deaf UFC Fighter, Matt Hamill.

The captions are provided in the video promo so that hearing and Deaf audiences can experience the film together.

Matt “The Hammer” Hamill and Clay “The Carpenter” Guida - business ventures outside the UFC including “Hamill” the movie based on his life story were able to see a man with a physical handicap, Matt Hamill is Deaf flourish in a sport.

Some Cool Things About The Movie:
- All the Deaf characters are played by Deaf actors.

- The movie is 1/3 in sign language and 2/3 in English, which is why there are subtitles throughout, so that Deaf and hearing audiences can watch the movie together.

- Russell Harvard (who plays Matt), played Daniel Day Lewis' son in There Will Be Blood.

- Shoshannah Stern (who plays Kristi) was Bonnie on Jericho, and a prominent figure in the first season of Weeds.

- UFC Fighter Rich Franklin who plays one of Matt's wrestling coaches, actually fought and beat Matt Hamill IN 2008.

- Mark Hamill (of Luke Skywalker fame) is not in the movie.

For showtimes and more information go to: https://thehammerpremiere.com.

Other names, The Hammer. Nationality, American - Born in Loveland, Ohio, Hamill was Deaf from birth. He was introduced - Hamill is the subject of an upcoming movie entitled Hamill about his early life and wrestling career https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matt_Hamill.

Matt Hamill's official Website: https://matthamill.com.

Visit https://www.ufc.com or www.youtube.com/UFC.

Rare Footage of Matt Hamill's College Wrestling Days:
http://www.youtube.com/watch.

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Deaf For 29 Years & Hearing Herself For The First Time

Deaf woman hears own voice in dramatic video the National Today News.

LOS ANGELES, California -- Today Exclusive reporter interview with Sarah Churman, 29 this morning on the NBC Today. This is the video of them turning it on and her hearing herself for the first time.

Sarah Churman, 29, was born with hearing loss, Until recently, she had never heard the sound of her own voice. But thanks to a hearing (cochlear) implant, Churman was able to experience a miracle.

Sarah says "I have worn hearing aids from the age of 2, but hearing aids only help so much. I have gotten by this long in life by reading lips. This was taken as they were activating the implant."

"My whole life I've been complimented on how well I speak. I don't really have an answer for you other than I have always had a passion for reading, grammar, and English. My hearing loss was/is considered severe to profound. I've worked very hard to be able to interact and blend in." Sarah Churman said.

For those of you who have asked the implant she received was Esteem offered by Envoy Medical. Amidst all of the will they/won't they Radiohead drama currently clogging up YouTube and Twitter feeds. Suffice it to say that if witnessing this amazing moment doesn't give you the warm fuzzies... Read The Full Story.

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