Deaf 17 year old Josh dreads going back to the boarding house because the four other boys there gang up against him, call him ‘gay’, mock his mannerisms and embarrass him in front of others. Why? Because they are bored… After riling him to the point of tears, they simply walk away and resume their homework or video games, as if it never happened. It’s even worse at the mainstream school he attends. Once, as a laugh, they held his hands behind his back so he couldn’t sign. When he tells his teacher, she tells him to ‘grow some courage and fight back.’ He cries himself to sleep and often thinks of suicide.

It's up to each of us to help create a better world for our children.
Dr. Benjamin Spock