Sophie’s choice: Ballet stars tell of coming to terms with daughter’s deafness

Monday April 12, 2021

One of Australia’s best known artistic couples have opened up about the family struggles and conflicts associated with trying to help their profoundly deaf daughter live with her disability.

Queensland Ballet artistic director Li Cunxin and his wife, Mary, have told the ABC’s Australian Story program of their efforts to ensure their daughter, Sophie, would enjoy the opportunities of the hearing world despite her diagnosis.

However, Sophie resisted their attempts to ensure she was able to speak by fitting her with hearing aids and not teaching her sign…

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