DON GALLAWAY: WE PROVIDE OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY,
PHYSICAL THERAPY, LIBRARY SKILLS, SPEECH SKILLS, WE HAVE A SOCIAL
WORKER ON STAFF, SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGIST ON STAFF... AUDIOLOGISTS.
KENNEY MOORE: ANOTHER BEAUTY OF OUR SCHOOL IS
THAT WE REPORT TO THE STATE SUPERINTENDENT CATHY COX... SHE'S ACTUALLY
OUR LOCAL SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT. AND WE REPORT TO THE STATE BOARD OF
EDUCATION, THEY'RE OUR LOCAL BOARD OF EDUCATION.
MIKE BROOKS: IT'S LUNCH TIME HERE THE BIG KIDS
AND I'M HERE AT THE "COOL TABLE" RIGHT? VERY COOL!
AMBER SHEPPARD: HANGING OUT WITH DEAF STUDENTS,
IT'S JUST COOL! I THINK HANGING OUT WITH PEOPLE... NOW YOU MADE ME
NERVOUS (LAUGHING)
SHU-MIN ZENG: YEAH, I LIKE IT BECAUSE I'M NOT
ALONE AND BEING DEAF IN A MAINSTREAM SCHOOL I'D BE ALL BY MYSELF.
MIKE BROOKS: AND TRAVIS, ARE YOU MORE COMFORTABLE
HERE THAN AWAY FROM SCHOOL?
TRAVIS McCLAIN: I'LL NEVER FORGET ONE TIME I WAS
AT A PUBLIC SCHOOL AND I WAS TOTALLY ALONE CUZ I COULDN'T TALK TO
ANYBODY CUZ EVERYBODY WAS HEARING. SO THEN MY PARENTS PUT ME HERE IN
AASD AND I FEEL TOTALLY COMFORTABLE, I'M NEVER ALONE ANYMORE.
MIKE BROOKS: ARE THE TEACHERS TOUGH HERE?
MEGAN METZLER: TEACHERS DO PLACE HIGH
EXPECTATIONS THAT THEY PLACE ON US, BUT THEY WANT US TO BE SUCCESSFUL
IN OUR FUTURE.