Celebrating Deaf Awareness Month: Consumer Success Story!

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In honor of Deaf Awareness Month, we want to celebrate one of our incredible consumers, Geovanny! Geovanny recently moved to our community from Ecuador, South America. As a Deaf individual, his goal was to obtain his driver’s license, a key step towards independence. For two months, our dedicated Consumer Specialist, Colleen, worked closely with Geovanny, teaching him driving skills and helping him prepare for the written test.

We are thrilled to announce that on September 9th, Geovanny passed his driving written test! 🎉 Congratulations, Geovanny, on this amazing accomplishment! We’re so proud of your hard work and determination. 👏

Did you know? American Sign Language (ASL) is a complete, natural language with its own unique grammar, distinct from English. Expressed through movements of the hands and face, ASL is the primary language for many Deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals in North America and is also used by some hearing people.

ID: Graphic shows a photo of Geovanny holding a life size Florida license plate that reads “PASSED”. He is also holding his physical license in his right hand, held over the life size license plate; his hand is covering most of his license plate to protect his information. Behind him is a backdrop with multiple pictures of the seal of the State of Florida and the Florida license plate. There is a wavy purple design on the bottom of the graphic with white text that reads, “Deaf Awareness Month” and the CILNCF logo in white is displayed on the bottom right corner.