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Christy Smith

Christy Smith. deaf survivor. By Nicole Caswell. Christy’s birth. Christy was born on September 13 th 1978 in Colorado. She was born premature. She lost her hearing soon after she was born when she pulled air tubes away from herself.

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Christy Smith

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  1. Christy Smith • deaf survivor By Nicole Caswell

  2. Christy’s birth Christy was born on September 13th 1978 in Colorado. She was born premature. She lost her hearing soon after she was born when she pulled air tubes away from herself. YEAR 1978 MONTH S-E-P-T-E-M-B-E-R DAY 13 C-H-R-I-S-T-Y BORN C-H-R-I-S-T-Y COLORADO BORN DEAF WHEN BABEY HOSPITLE ACCIDENT

  3. Christy’s Childhood She moved to Washington D.C. with her two brothers. She attended Gallaudet University. She obtained a bachelors degree in art. SHE BROTHERS TWO W-A-S-H-I-N-G-T-O-N GO NOW SHE W-A-S-H-I-N-G-T-O-N live

  4. Christy’s Career After College she became a contestant for the TV show Survival. She was the first deaf contestant on Survival. There she was treated as any other contestant. After she was taken off the show she started a TV show called Christy’s kids. It impacted the deaf community to see her on Survival. They saw that the deaf could be anything anyone else could be. AFTER COLLEGE SHE CONTESTANT TV SHOW S-U-R-V-I-A-L SHE DEAF COMMUNITY HELP INSPIRE

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