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‘Walking Dead’ actress shares experience being deaf with alma mater

When Lauren Teruel Ridloff stepped through the door at Children of Peace School on Feb. 22, 2019, she said she felt like nothing had changed.
Tony Award nominee and “The Walking Dead” actress Lauren Teruel Ridloff greets students and teachers at Children of Peace Catholic School, on Feb. 22, 2019. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
Principal Diane Russell delivers an award from the Mayor’s Office and City of Chicago honoring Ridloff on her accomplishments. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
Ridloff asks students questions during an assembly. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
Ridloff signs to students about her career and he love for reading. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
Students sign responses to Ridloff's questions during the assembly. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
(Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
Ridloff shows second grade student Angel Williams what a zombie is like from her show "The Walking Dead" during a Q&A part of the assembly. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
Fifth-grader Anthony Zuniga signs a question to Ridloff. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
Principal Diane Russell assists first-grader Jaede McKinnie in asking Ridloff a question. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
Ridloff answers questions from third-grader Jesse Nieto. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)

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