WORKIN’ HARD. Lakisha Tagabuec (left) and Ashley Mobley were employees for Tacoma Water for the day at Junior Achievement’s BizTown May 2. Here they are checking the water meters of local businesses for daily usage. The two students were part of the largest deaf and hard of hearing student group to visit the experiential learning center in Auburn. (INSET) Andy Vasquez and Piper Gallucci discuss proper billing procedures while working at the mock Puget Sound Energy office.
Deaf students take over town for a day
By Clare Jensen
For the average person, a day of running errands usually does not mean a day of struggling with communication.
For a deaf person, it is rare to go from the grocer to the bank to the post office with the ease and comfort of being able to communicate in his or her native sign language.
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