168 - Vanessa Vlajkovic is a subeditor at ABC News. She's also Deafblind, here's how she does her job - ABC News
My hearing impairment went from mild to moderate to severe, and in 2020 reached profound. When it started affecting my education during high school, my parents' solution was simple; a cochlear implant. But I wasn't keen. I am still, today, firmly against it. Because there was another option, one that hadn't crossed my parents' minds. And that was sign language. I didn't want or need to be cured. Deafness isn't a debilitating disease that causes death. Furthermore, there was no guarantee an...