Alexandrea Gil grew up in Santa Barbara and shares her story which has a very important straddling two worlds for many people who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing. You can find her book at Amazon here and read the prologue below: https://www.amazon.com/Shes-Ready-Womans-Journey-Fringe/dp/1067282505/

The Santa Barbara Deaf/Hard of Hearing community meets every 4th Friday of the month from 5:30-8:30 at Rusty's Pizza on 270 Storke Road. All are welcome! Deaf, Hard of Hearing, Hearing, Children, Teens, High school and College Students, Adults, Moms, Dads....you name it! More information...

Every Tuesday from 6:30-8pm January 13, 2026 to February 24, 2005 EVERYONE IS INVITED! ONLY ONE RULE NO TALKING Grace Fisher Foundation La Cumbre Mall 120 S Hope Ave Unit F118 Santa Barbara, CA 93105 See less

See entire journey here - Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 Thank you for reading along on this series as I shared my first twelve months of having a cochlear implant. Here in my final post I’ll wrap it up with my closing thoughts and reflections about where I’m at at this point of my journey....

See entire journey here - Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 In my last two post, I talked about my relatively fast adaptation to hearing through my cochlear implant and also shared the reality that the implant does not solve all my hearing challenges. As for most people with varying degrees of...

SBCC ASL Fundraiser by California Pizza Kitchen (CPK) on 719 Paseo Nuevo on Wednesday October 1, 2025. Mention it when dining, takeout, on line order or catering to CPK and they will donate 20% to the SBCC ASL Club.