May is Better Hearing and Speech Month. It's also when Tamika Catchings is being officially inducted into the Hall of Fame in a packed class featuring Kobe Bryant, Kevin Garnett, and Tim Duncan. Contributor Nia Symone talks to Tamika about her journey to the HOF, which includes learning to play basketball as a child with a hearing disability. Later Nia talks to Dr. Erin Stauder, the CEO of HASA, about what institutions can do to better support athletes with hearing disabilities.

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