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Show Disabled student runs for senate office By CHANTAL REECE | uy SIGNPOST staff writer el wearsheats fa ig: to visit everyone was Be nice to me, that’s why I decided to. both ears, though by the time her Kendra Howell is a typical hearing loss was discovered,she | come to this school.” Weber State University student. had already taught herself toread “Also, the Physically ChalThe19- -year-old freshman has not lips. | lenged Student Services is really — declared a-major but is leaning — She considers herself icine te - good about helpin g kids with toward social work. because she has always been able their problems. The program is — The only difference between toattend publicschools, she said. not as big as Brigham Young» Howell and other students is_ _ “It’ssad tosee people whoare University’s or the Univers ity of Howell is hearing impaired. just as impaired as I am and yet | _ Utah's, but it’s ee. " She | At age 5 she experienced rethey can’t do as much as I do,” said. curring ear infections and whena Howell said. “Being hearing | The physically challenged doctor gave hera hearing test, he - ‘impaired has made me grateful depar incnt offers services like discovered she had a permanent forthe hearing thatI do have. I’m sending a hearing persontoclass hearing loss of 50 percent in her Teally fortunate for the things I with the hearing impaired stutight ear and 54 percent in her left am able todo. ising and Idies the dent to take notes. ear, she said. piano.” Alsoavailableis theComTech Although doctors don’t know Howell, who came ee? from : device whichsends radio waves _ What caused it, they speculated Sturgis, S.D. has been attending froma microphone connected to. the loss was caused by medica-_ WSU since the summer of 1992. a ‘professor’ S clothingi os to a hear- . | tion she had token. Eee pate =eon “I love the area. When I came ie From ier hone‘reas page 6 device in the hearing impaired student’s ear, The voice of the professor is _ amplified so the studentisable to hear. | Howell does not use any of the services but sits up front so she can read the professors ups, she said. She isinvolved in LDSSA and Is on the student review boa rd | which deals with residence hall s on campus. Howell is running for eae dent senate to Tepresent physically challenged students. She hopes to make a difference in the senate with her new ideas and prospects, she said. “I don’t consider myself handicapped," she said There is no reason why I | should be considered any different from anyone else,"Howel] said. "The only difference | have © from anyone else are - hea ring aids,” She said. ae an I |
