Shannon Reyenga
Shannon is a cochlear implant recipient, mother, blogger and disability advocate based in Hot Springs, Arkansas. She's had hearing loss her whole life. But, it wasn't until 2015 that she found out she was going blind too -- hooray! Shannon has Usher Syndrome type 2A. She has profound hearing loss in both ears and about 15 degrees of vision in both eyes. Staying true to her Colorado roots, Shannon enjoys hiking and homebrewing with her husband in her free time. Follow her on Instagram at @shanabeet or read her blog www.thisdeafblindlife.com and here is a link to her article in the HuffPost Why I Didn't Tell My Boyfriend I Was Going Blind Until I Absolutely Had To.