{"id":31886,"date":"2015-09-15T03:41:22","date_gmt":"2015-09-15T08:41:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/?p=31886"},"modified":"2015-09-15T03:41:22","modified_gmt":"2015-09-15T08:41:22","slug":"tsu-student-creates-deaf-section-at-bobcat-stadium","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/blog\/2015\/09\/15\/tsu-student-creates-deaf-section-at-bobcat-stadium\/","title":{"rendered":"TSU student creates deaf section at Bobcat Stadium"},"content":{"rendered":"

Texas State student creates deaf section at Bobcat Stadium<\/strong><\/p>\n

By Amanda Brandeis<\/p>\n

September 12, 2015<\/p>\n

SAN MARCOS, Texas (KXAN) \u2014 At Saturday night\u2019s Texas State football home-opener, the team hopes to put a win in the history books. But win or lose, history will be made in the stands.<\/p>\n

For the first time, a section of the stands will be designated for the deaf, as well as people fluent in American Sign Language.<\/p>\n

\u201cI feel like hearing people look over the deaf community a lot,\u201d said Texas State Junior, Brian Guendling. \u201cAnd we\u2019re all human beings. They\u2019re no different than anybody else, so I just want to provide equal opportunity for everybody to enjoy the football games.\u201d<\/p>\n

Guendling is a former Texas State football player. While he\u2019s not deaf, he\u2019s become an advocate for the deaf community.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen I was younger, I didn\u2019t say my first words until I was 4-years-old, so growing up I was around a lot of deaf people. My best friend\u2019s neighbor was deaf and so I learned sign language.\u201d said Guendling.<\/p>\n

According to university officials, there\u2019s 32 deaf and hard-of-hearing students currently attending Texas State. But Guendling hopes to draw deaf people from all over the state.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re not different than anybody else, we just can\u2019t hear!\u201d said Karlie Franke, a deaf student at Texas State. \u201cI\u2019ve never heard of a deaf section at a university, and I hope it spreads for the deaf community to be involved too, it\u2019s awesome.\u201d<\/p>\n

Attendees in the section will also get a discount on their ticket, $10 instead of $25.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe want the deaf community to feel accepted and come out to the games,\u201d said Guendling.<\/p>\n

To purchase a ticket for the new section, you can contact Guendling on one of his social media pages:<\/p>\n

Facebook: Brian Guendling<\/p>\n

Twitter: @BrianGuendling<\/p>\n

SOURCE:<\/p>\n

http:\/\/kxan.com\/2015\/09\/12\/tx-state-student-creates-deaf-section-at-bobcat-stadium\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Texas State student creates deaf section at Bobcat Stadium By Amanda Brandeis September 12, 2015 SAN MARCOS, Texas (KXAN) \u2014 At Saturday night\u2019s Texas State football home-opener, the team hopes to put a win in the history books. But win…<\/p>\n

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