Special Appeals

Imagine for a moment being a toddler who is deaf, at the start of your language development, and suddenly everyone is wearing a mask. You can’t see anyone’s mouth enunciating words, and those [...]

If you have felt scared during this crisis at some point, imagine how frightened a child must feel. No school, no playdates, no birthday parties, no visits to grandma — it is a tough time [...]

Tucker Maxon is facing the most formidable challenge in the school’s 73-year history, and we need your help. The COVID-19 crisis has had an immediate impact on the families we serve. Since much [...]

Shirley Tawiah had a normal pregnancy, but Aiden didn’t pass the newborn hearing screening. When they returned for a second screening, Aiden wouldn’t settle down, so his parents were told further [...]

Veronica Gonzalez knew something was wrong.  After her first son, Henry, didn’t pass the newborn hearing screening, no one at the hospital seemed concerned. “Fluid in his ears,” they said. Later, [...]

To say that Tucker Maxon is near and dear to my heart would be an understatement. Just four years ago, my husband and I felt defeated wondering about the options for Brady’s future. At that time, [...]

Step inside the kindergarten classroom at Tucker Maxon and you’ll quickly be surrounded by the sound of excited young voices as busy students read and share stories, cut and color art projects, [...]

Erin Henry “just knew” her daughter Vivian was deaf from the day she was born. Unlike parents with typical hearing, Erin already knew about being deaf because she is too. Erin also knew about [...]

Just a few short months ago, we moved 2,600 miles away from everyone we know, love, and consider family in Alabama so that our two children, Corrigan and Chantry, could attend Tucker Maxon [...]