Disabled Moms Interview Project: DeafBlind Mom Lisa Ferris
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DeafBlind Mom: Lisa Ferris
I am super happy to meet Lisa Ferris through this interview.
I love her sensibility, practicality, and humor.
I’ll bet you will, too.
** This interview with Lisa Ferris is available both in distraction-free pdf and through my podcast at the end of this post **
If you are a mom with a disability and would like to participate, please download the questions here, and send them back to me via email (meriahnichols@gmail.com) or tap at me if you’d rather record a vlog instead!
What is your disability?
I am Deafblind, with some usable vision and hearing.
My disability is progressive, so I will lose all of my vision and hearing in the coming years.
I also have stage IV kidney disease.
Did you grow up with your disability or was it more recently acquired?
I grew up with vision and hearing loss, although my vision and hearing has changed a lot over [...]