Author: Jenny Brundin

A single mom who is deaf overcame challenges and gave her college’s commencement address in Colorado. ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: Now for the story of a new college graduate who pushed through many roadblocks before collecting her diploma. Colorado Public Radio’s Jenny Brundin reports.(SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING)KAITLYN MCCORMICK: I stand before you today not just as a graduate.JENNY BRUNDIN, BYLINE: Kaitlyn McCormick, wearing black graduation robes, her hands shaking slightly, is talking to a thousand of her classmates.(SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING)MCCORMICK: Honestly, there were days I was barely hanging on.BRUNDIN: She’s giving her college’s commencement speech.(SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING)MCCORMICK: I was…