Horace Mann School for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing

• 1: Home
• 2: About Us
  • 2.1: Our Beliefs
• 3: The School
  • 3.1: Parent Infant Program
  • 3.2: Early Childhood
  • 3.3: Elementary Program
  • 3.4: Secondary Program
    • 3.4.1: English Language Arts
    • 3.4.2: Social Studies
    • 3.4.3: Mathematics
    • 3.4.4: Technical and Transitional Services
    • 3.4.5: Transitional Services
• 4: The Evaluation Unit
  • 4.1: Overview
  • 4.2: Facilitator
  • 4.3: Behavior Specialist
  • 4.4: Diagnostic Teacher
  • 4.5: Hispanic Liaison
  • 4.6: Physical Therapist
  • 4.7: Registered School Nurse
  • 4.8: School Psychologist
  • 4.9: Social Worker
  • 4.10: Speech and Language Therapist
  • 4.11: Vision Specialist
• 5: Programs
  • 5.1: Successful Deaf Leaders
  • 5.2: ScanWorks
  • 5.3: Girl Power
  • 5.4: Summer Works Program
  • 5.5: Technology Goes Home
• 6: Archives
• 7: Contribute
  • 7.1: The Golf Benefit
  • 7.2: Advisory Board
  • 7.3: Wish List

Rickey Tom

Senior Accountant
Fidelity Investments
2002 Recipient

Successes

Rickey studied hard in school and earned a bachelor's degree from Rochester Institute of Technology. He is the co-founder and current leader of the Asian Deaf Association of New England. He has served on the board of the National Asian Deaf Congress and is on the Multicultural Advisory Council at D.E.A.F., Inc. He is currently the chairperson of the first-ever Multicultural Conference in the Deaf Community.

Challenges

Rickey's biggest challenge is to overcome communication barriers in the workplace. He relies on interpreters, e-mail, and notes from his co-workers to be sure that he gets all the information. He has also been challenged to learn about many cultures that he has met both personally and professionally.

Advice to Horace Mann Students

"It is very important to have confidence, strong self-esteem, and pride. Be yourself and work hard to finish high school so you can achieve your goals. Learn values from your elders. Learn from their mistakes as well as your own."