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Working DeafBlind

Rodenna Frank is a DeafBlind individual. She is completely deaf and blind on the spectrum.

Aired 10/18/2021

Iowa PBS Presents

Working DeafBlind

Clip: Special | 7m 13sVideo has Closed Captions

Rodenna Frank is a DeafBlind individual. She is completely deaf and blind on the spectrum.

Rodenna Frank is a DeafBlind individual. She is completely deaf and blind on the spectrum. She lives in Marion, Iowa, where she is a wife and mother. Rodenna also works part time at the local Pizza Ranch where she washes dishes. Iowa PBS met up with Rodenna in her home and accompanied her to her place of work.

Aired 10/18/2021

Iowa PBS Presents is a local public television program presented by Iowa PBS

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