What does a loud shirt say about you?
Today, a loud shirt screams for the kids.
Today’s loud shirt show that kids
deserve the gift of sound...
they deserve to hear.
Friday 21st October
is a day for those dreadful shirts...
the embarrassing ones...
the coloured ones,
the flowers and dots,
the stripes...
so long as it hurts the eyes,
it can help the ears!
A world without sound...
imagine.
No barking dogs in the night,
no sirens and no screaming people...
But, no loving words from family,
no music,
no crickets on a summer’s night.
Many parents are heartbroken
on hearing that their child is deaf.
Cochlear implants can be bought
and the hearing process can start...
but the brain has to be taught
to interpret the messages from the implants...
therapy can ensure that the brain
receives the messages.
With time,
modern science and therapy,
a deaf child can become a child
who hears and speaks
as well as any other child
in their class.
This takes money...
... more money than most families have,
about $10 000
worth of therapy a year.
So... Loud Shirt Day is celebrated.
People wear their worst shirts,
laugh at each other
and raise a few dollars...
so that kids can hear.
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