Lisa A Goldstein

Learn how your support of AG Bell directly impacts kids like Beckett!

By all accounts, AG Bell’s Leadership Opportunities for Teens (LOFT) program is a resounding success. In fact, it’s so life-changing that many participants eagerly return as counselors.

Making it to the front page of Reddit is considered the Holy Grail. This social website of topic-based communities includes comments and votes. Generally, around 4,000 upvotes within six hours gets you to the front page. Recently, Reddit user Istovi succeeded with a question about podcast accessibility.

When it takes 45 minutes just to prep for a bath because you have to use bottled water, and bath time is only once a week because bottled water is expensive, so you use baby wipes for the rest of the week, you’re someone who will do what it takes to keep her kids safe. Meet LeeAnne Walters, a stay-at-home mom of four. Now she’s also a self-proclaimed water activist whose dogged determination uncovered the Flint water crisis.

This couldn’t be more apt once you know her history. Rowley is best known for being a FBI whistleblower, exposing issues leading up to 9/11.

Facebook – which has roughly 2.89 billion active users as of the second quarter of 2021 and makes almost $86 billion in revenue – is formidable. No wonder Frances Haugen thought long and hard about her decision to be a whistleblower, even starting out anonymously. But now Mark Zuckerberg is likely quaking in his ill-gotten sneakers.

Heidi Weber challenged a for-profit school in a groundbreaking case that’s been described as David vs Goliath. The former dean turned whistleblower has been through a nightmarish experience, but has come out on the other side with no regrets and a fervent desire to educate and help others.

Nivi is a talented dancer who, with the help of some creative solutions, was able to perform her Bharathanatyam Arangetram on stage with a live orchestra.

Overflowing with humor, Alexandra Grossi is making us laugh while keeping it real. Her social channels are full of videos sharing what it's really like to live as a deaf person who uses Listening and Spoken Language.

Meet Elani, who is in the middle of an adventure of a lifetime! Elani is the first deaf person to make their way through the Americas mostly by bicycle.

The Simmons family is speaking at the AG Bell Global Listening and Spoken Language Virtual Symposium in June 2025. They will talk about navigating life with disabilities, how to be an advocate, and empowering others to embrace their unique stories. This is their journey.

Margaret Hargrove has worked tirelessly to build non-biased parent support programs in Maryland. Read about the far-reaching impact of her work.

Meet Provo City's first deaf police officer and read about her journey into law enforcement.

The George H. Nofer Scholarship helps deaf law students as they work towards a successful law career.