Success Stories

Heetal Patel

While many of us take something as basic as hearing properly for granted, Heetal never had the chance to do so as she had a sister born with hearing impairments. Her sister used to study in the Oral School for Deaf Children in Kolkata, when Heetal decided to volunteer as a teaching assistant in the same school as she wanted to work with deaf kids.

Heetal had a degree in B.com, but working in a deaf school and seeing how the school helped her sister become an independent individual largely inspired her to give something back to the society.

That said, Heetal went on to complete her diploma and masters in deaf education from Columbia University, U.S.A, and then work as a language therapist for hearing impaired children aged between 6 months and 8 years, at the Cochlear Implant Habilitation Infant Training Centre.

To augment her knowledge and to help the students more, Heetal also got enrolled for the certificate in special education program offered by ACT, and is currently enrolled in ACT’s Diploma in Special Education ( ADHD, Autism and Learning Disability) program.

Heetal wants to keep learning more so that she can employ it to help more kids suffering from hearing issues, and has made significant progress with most of the kids. It is professionals like Heetal whose compassion to help the ones in need that makes our society a better place to live in.

ACT is proud to have been a part of Heetal’s noble journey, and wishes her all the success in her mission to make our society a better place.