Melissa is a bright little 8 year old who is severely deaf. The kids in her class call her ‘weird’ because she sounds different to them. She has given up trying to communicate because they say they do not understand her when she speaks. Instead, they send her teasing emails about her hearing aids and sign language. She doesn’t cry in front of them anymore because the last time she did, one kid videoed it on his phone and showed it to the other kids ‘for fun’.

Can we make a better world for our children? I believe we can, if enough people are concerned and get involved in changing what is wrong with society.
Dr. Benjamin Spock 1903-1998, paediatrician and best-selling author