His father leaving him alone and broke was ‘the best thing’ for Jack Tucker Jack Tucker has spent 40 years helping other people with disabilities November 16, 2014 By JIMMIE TRAMEL World Scene Writer OKTAHA — Just because Jack Tucker…
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Deaf Awareness Week kicks off 2014 – Oklahoma
Deaf Awareness Week kicks off September 21, 2014 September 14, 2014 Transcript Staff OKLAHOMA CITY — Deaf Awareness Week in Oklahoma kicks off September 21st. The event is celebrated each year in the U.S. during the last full week of…
Deaf-blind man finds success at warehouse job – Oklahoma
Deaf-blind man finds success at warehouse job by Brianna Bailey June 24, 2014 Standing next to an open loading bay with sunlight streaming in at the Cintas Corp. warehouse in northeast Oklahoma City where he works, Norman resident Peter Broussard,…
OSD grads hit close to home
OSD grads hit close to home May 21, 2014 Pauls Valley Democrat Pauls Valley, Oklahoma — Students from Pauls Valley and Paoli will be among those graduating from the Oklahoma School for the Deaf this week. Trynecka Olivia Sheffey of…
Former principal at deaf school named to Dept. of Rehabilitation Services’ governing board
Former principal at deaf school named to Dept. of Rehabilitation Services' governing board THE ASSOCIATED PRESS December 27, 2013 OKLAHOMA CITY — A retired principal at the Oklahoma School for the Deaf has been appointed to the Commission for…
Oklahoma organization helps deaf and blind people achieve their potential
Oklahoma organization helps deaf and blind people achieve their potential Cassandra Oakes founded the Sight-Hearing Encouragement Program to ensure that people who were deaf and blind would have an organization in Oklahoma focused on helping them achieve their potential. A…