She was born deaf during the rubella epidemic of the 1960s.
She grew up oral, learning sign language later on.
With auditory training, she was able to make use of hearing aids until the age of 30.
Jamie has managed a closed captioning website and a deaf adoption news service.
In between, Jamie picked up a master’s degree in public communication fromAmerican University.
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