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FVTC grad breaks barriers

Posted at 6:43 PM, Sep 30, 2016
and last updated 2016-09-30 19:43:24-04

A graduate from Fox Valley Technical College is breaking barriers.

Suzie Helgerson, who is deaf, completed the college's trucking program after the federal government began granting medical waivers to the hearing impaired.

Suzie is now able to drive truck, just like her husband, a 26 year veteran of the road.

She's the fifth deaf woman in the country, and Wisconsin's first. Congratulations Suzie!