My name is Renée Rickard. I love to do water activities, such as waterski, jet ski, and wakeboard. I also love to play videogames. I have an older hearing sister but use American Sign Language (ASL). I graduated from California School for the Deaf in Fremont. I...
Imagine bumping into someone on the street and not being able to apologize. Imagine being in a new environment and not being able to ask where the restroom is. For those who are deaf and deafblind, they don’t have to imagine. These are real challenges they face every...
For Immediate Release: 3/24/2020 GRESHAM, Ore. – Avamere at Chestnut Lane, a deaf and deafblind assisted living community, earned Pinnacle Quality Insight’s 2020 Customer Experience Award. The senior living community qualified for the award in the move-in process and...
For Immediate Release: 7/30/19 GRESHAM, Ore. – Avamere at Chestnut Lane has served the deaf, deafblind, and hard-of-hearing residents and their families for 16 years. The team and residents will celebrate the anniversary of opening the first deaf-managed assisted...
