Profile: Karen Putz

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Karen Putz is a deaf mom to three deaf and hard of hearing children and her husband is also deaf. Karen was born with normal hearing and was diagnosed with moderate to severe hearing loss in elementary school. At the age of nineteen, Karen became profoundly deaf after a fall while barefooting (waterskiing on bare feet). She was introduced to American Sign Language and her life changed. Karen holds a B.S. in Counseling and an M.A. in Rehabilitation Counseling. She works in early intervention as a Deaf Mentor providing services to families with deaf and hard of hearing children as well as through her online business. She also works for CSDVRS.com, a videophone company that provides accessible phones for deaf and hard of hearing persons.

Karen’s first love is writing. She is a feature writer for Disaboom.com, Chicago Moms Blog and Parenting Squad. She serves on the board of Hands & Voices and Illinois Hands & Voices.

Inspired Quote: Life is too short to pout all the time.

Company: A Deaf Mom Shares Her World
Website: deafmomworld.com