THE BIOGRAPHY OF A DEAF

WRITERBy: Anna Yarbrough

CONNIE BRISCOE

THE FACTS: She was born on May 18, 1957. She’s 55 years old.

From here on out

DEAF? She was born with a hearing loss, but

Connie lost a majority of her hearing in her 20’s.

FROM? She’s from the United Kingdom. Born

from Jamaican immigrants.

FAMILY She has 10 siblings. She has a daughter who is deaf.

TREATMENT She wasn’t treated badly. Recently she had a cochlear implant and

now her hearing is almost fully restored. It’s almost as if she never lost her

hearing.

THE IMPACT She has had no impact. Unless you

count her daughter. In an interview she had said she had

very little interaction with the deaf community.

She does consider herself deaf even though she can hear.

INTERESTING FACTS She was arrested in 2012 She had cosmetic surgery because she

perceived herself to be ugly.