{"id":7,"date":"2025-11-11T21:33:12","date_gmt":"2025-11-11T21:33:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inyourownwords-s2c.com\/?page_id=7"},"modified":"2026-01-09T10:40:30","modified_gmt":"2026-01-09T18:40:30","slug":"about-dannah","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/inyourownwords-s2c.com\/?page_id=7","title":{"rendered":"About Dannah"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading alignfull has-text-align-center has-large-font-size\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\"><strong>About Dannah Phirman<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized has-custom-border\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"787\" height=\"591\" src=\"https:\/\/inyourownwords-s2c.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/D-Phirman.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-58\" style=\"border-top-left-radius:22px;border-top-right-radius:22px;border-bottom-left-radius:22px;border-bottom-right-radius:22px;aspect-ratio:1.3316599564884122;width:341px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/inyourownwords-s2c.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/D-Phirman.jpg 787w, https:\/\/inyourownwords-s2c.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/D-Phirman-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/inyourownwords-s2c.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/D-Phirman-768x577.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 787px) 100vw, 787px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>I first became aware of Spelling to Communicate after seeing a play written by Speller and S2C self-advocate, Sofi Ghassaei. Inspired by her beautiful words and by the poetry, songs, and writing of Spellers everywhere, I was hooked! I became a certified S2C practitioner through the International Association for Spelling as Communication (I-ASC) in 2025, and I am committed to bringing communication to as many nonspeaking, minimally speaking, and unreliably speaking individuals as possible. It is truly my passion!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I have enjoyed a successful career in the entertainment industry as a writer and performer, and I bring that energy, creativity, and enthusiasm to all of my sessions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;m also a mom and can easily access a calming presence and inner steadiness in my work, offering Spellers the crucial regulation support they need while learning the demanding skills required for S2C.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I presume competence in <strong>every<\/strong> individual I work with, and I am so excited to be on this spelling journey with them. I will also teach you, the family member, the S2C skills you&#8217;ll need to be a Communication Regulation Partner (CRP) so that your loved one has consistent communication support across all environments. 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