1. By Michael Calderon

2. Name  Lance Allred  Birth: February 28,1981  Born: Missoula, Montana then moved to Utah  Age:32

3. Facts  He was born hearing impaired with a 75/80% hearing loss  He is the first deaf person in the nba  He is famous for his basketball skills

4. How was he treated?  His teammates treated him like he was a regular hearing person  The coaches expected the same effort as the others  He made a great impact on deaf people by showing them they can do anything if they put there mind to because he made it to the nba and he was the first deaf person t go to the nba

5. Effect  He made a great impact on deaf people by showing them they can do anything if they put there mind to because he made it to the nba and he was the first deaf person t go to the nba