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Together the two boys, who go to Escondido High School in California, have had the difficult job of learning in schools where the majority of the students can speak and hear. Orlando lost his hearing at the age of one．German was born deaf, and his parents moved from Mexico to find a school where he could learn sign language. He met Orlando on their first day of kindergarten.
“We were in a special class with about 25 other deaf kids,” German remembers. “Before then, I didn't know I was deaf and that I was different. ” “Being young and deaf in regular classes was very hard, ”signs Orlando. “The other kids didn't understand us and we didn't understand them. But we've all grown up together, and today, I'm popular because I'm deaf. Kids try hard to communicate with me.”
Some things are very difficult for the two boys. “We can't talk on the phone, so if we need help, we can't call an emergency service, ”German signs. “And we can't order food in a drive-thru.
