San Antonio nonprofit builds accessible playground, outdoor space for hard-of-hearing kids

Emma Faye Rudkin said the new playground at her nonprofit, Aid the Silent, has no simple design. “We designed it where it has limited static electricity,” Rudkin said. “When I was growing up, I always felt lonely on the playground. That’s where I felt like I couldn’t belong or understand. I played by myself a lot.” Aid the Silent is a San Antonio nonprofit that advocates and supports the deaf and hard-of-hearing community. Rudkin said she first started the organization when she was 18, but she had longed for a sense of belonging since the age of 3 when she went profoundly deaf…

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