FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

SHE DOESN'T LOOK DEAF

Fort Lauderdale, August 2005: Governmental red tape; unknowledgeable and inflexible bureaucrats; bored, petty and self-important office workers in our neighborhood schools…. It is amazingly clear that any person who has to deal with these officious pen pushers is in for a hard time, but when you add the strain of a disabled child into the mix the horrors are manifold. Corinne Cheatham knows these horrors…

    She Doesn't Look Deaf examines the emotions and struggles a parent goes through while raising a deaf child. Parenting is a challenge in and of itself, but add a child with a special need and the stressors increase ten-fold.

    In this book Corinne Cheatham shares the denial, anger, and acceptance she experienced when her daughter was diagnosed as being deaf. She describes the obstacles she encountered, and still encounters, while trying to make sure that her daughter receives the best services possible from school districts and businesses. She stresses the importance of parents advocating for their children and provides information on how to educate themselves about the services that are available. She discusses, as well, the laws in place that are supposed to prohibit discrimination on the basis of disabilities. Parents need to make sure that these laws are being enforced, and if they aren't, hold society accountable, because our future generations are worth it.

About the Author

Corinne Cheatham grew up in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, with her parents and younger brother. She was awarded an Army ROTC scholarship by the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, where she received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing. After graduation she spent four years in the military as a Pediatric Registered Nurse, living in places such as San Antonio, Texas; San Francisco, California; Honolulu, Hawaii; and Ft. Polk, Louisiana. It was at Ft. Polk that she met her wonderful husband, Andre, and their beautiful daughter Aaliyah was born. The family has since moved to Washington state.

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