A Deaf Mom Shares Her World

About DeafMom

Welcome! Grab your favorite drink (mine used to be Steak ‘n Shake milkshakes, but, oh well) and some chocolate and sit back awhile. If you haven’t figured it out yet, I’m a deaf mom of three deaf and hard of hearing kiddos. The hubby is deaf too. However, we’ve got a cute little Westie who can hear a rabbit breathing a half mile away.

For a while, I was a full-time Mom until a couple of years ago, I took up a part-time job providing early intervention services to families with deaf and hard of hearing children. I’m a board member of Hands & Voices and I run the Illinois chapter.

About a year ago, I decided to ignore the kids (something had to give!) and pursue my first love: writing. I started freelancing for a writing company. My blog writing also opened up some opportunities for me as well and now I’m a writer for Disaboom, Parenting Squad , Chicago Moms Blog and a couple of other places. I also work for CSDVRS, a company that provides videophones and relay services.

Fortunately, the kids and the hubby learned to turn on the stove and wash dishes every now and then. They haven’t quite gotten the hang of dusting, vacuuming and swishing the toilet bowls yet.

I also run a blog about Jobs, Careers and Callings for deaf and hard of hearing people. That blog was born because I realized I wanted my kids to know about deaf and hard of hearing people in the work place– something I didn’t have when I was growing up. So mosey on over there and see the wonderful collection of jobs, careers and callings that deaf and hard of hearing people are doing everyday.

And if you want to give me a holler, (wait, make that a tap on the shoulder or a friendly wave):

MyBlogLog: DeafMom

BlogCatalog: DeafMom

Twitter: DeafMom

ooVoo: DeafMom

Email: Parentsofdeafhoh (at) aol (dot) com

So, sit back in your easy chair and make yourself at home. The only rule I have is the same one that Liz Strauss employs: “Be nice!”

A little more about me:

Karen Putz Wakes Up Internet Community

Stephen Hopson Interviews, Karen Putz Part I

Stephen Hopson Interviews, Karen Putz Part II

Karen Putz’s Interview with Diversity, Inc. Magazine