She has a Master's of Education from The Ohio State University and a bachelor's degree in Speech and Hearing Science. Abby started Hands to Learn, an educational service business, to provide direct instruction, curriculum modification, and consultative services for students with hearing loss in Ross and Pike Counties. She is now employed by the Ross County Board of Developmental Disabilities and provides itinerate teaching services to students in mainstream schools. Abby is a board member of Ohio Hands and Voices and also a trainer in Visual Phonics, a tool to promote access to English phonemes for decoding, spelling, and articulation. Abby has an Advanced Plus rating on the SLPI and over ten years of experience working with individuals that are deaf or hard of hearing using a variety of communication modalities.