Laurie Gauthier, 16 years old, was born in 2006 in Quebec with Usher syndrome (deaf at birth/gradual vision loss). She has a language impairment. She received two cochlear implants (first at 17 months old, second at age 5) but has not used the latter because she found it annoying at first and suffered tinnitus. At age 13, she started using it again, following adjustments by her hearing aid technician, and was encouraged by her mother to do so. She has been a student at l’École Oraliste (deaf/hard hearing children) since she was 4 years old. There, she took part in theatre presentations yearly. Miss Gauthier danced in a Hip Hop group and practiced Karate. Her interests led her to work with her father, building bird houses, cottages, wooden swords and learning basic car mechanic skills. After a drop in her visual capacities, she discovered with her rehab team, what Braille is and how it could be useful for her. She wishes to learn it from now on, even if her vision still enables her to read and use electronic devices. For her future, she looks forward to a profession including manual or artistic skills (construction, mechanics, actress).