Christy Smith

By Nicole Caswelldeaf survivor

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 BORNC-H-R-I-S-T-Y COLORADO BORN

DEAF WHEN BABEY HOSPITLE ACCIDENT

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

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-LSHE DEAF COMMUNITY HELP INSPIRE