This month's Positively JAX winner is inspiring people to ask questions, specifically about people who are hearing and visually impaired.
– This month’s Positively JAX winner is inspiring people to ask questions, specifically about people who are hearing and visually impaired.
is a local audiologist at the nonprofit Jacksonville Hearing and Speech Center. She diagnoses and treats hearing, balance and ear problems, and she gets it better than most people.“I was born profoundly deaf and at the age of 2, I received my cochlear implant, which helps me hear. At the age of 7, I was diagnosed with a condition called retinitis pigmentosa,” Simmons said.
It’s also called Usher Syndrome. It’s a rare genetic disease that affects both hearing and vision, but it’s never been an excuse -- her parents made sure of that. “They’re like, listen, you’re a child, you’re going to do whatever any other kids are doing. Because of my parents, I am who I am today -- because they just didn’t treat us any different. They had high expectations for us,” Simmons said.Extraordinary Jordan and Her Bionic Ears“Her name was Jordan, and she was being bullied at school for her hearing loss. And she was having a difficult time,” Simmons said.“I went through a tough, you know, a moment of sadness.
Simmons is all about educating. She does some of that on social media and now through her children’s book. She’s teaching others what her parents taught her at a young age and clearly a lot more.“The main thing is ask. Ask people with disabilities if they need help, or, ‘What do you need from me so that way I can help you?’” Simmons said.Copyright 2024 by WJXT News4JAX - All rights reserved.
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