My name is Svetoslava Saeva. I live in Sofia, Bulgaria.

In 1997 I graduated from the Secondary school – Humanitarian profile. Then I started my University education at St. Kliment Ohridski Sofia University, speciality Special pedagogy, specialization Speech – hearing rehabilitation. My Master’s degree is also in the field of Speech – hearing rehabilitation. During the period of my study I started working with children and students with disabilities – mainly hearing impaired and d/Deaf, but there were also with mental retardation, multiple disorders, autism, different syndromes, and combination of disabilities.

Since 2002 I work as Assistant Professor of Special pedagogy: Speech – hearing rehabilitation in Neofit Rilski South-West Universtity, Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria ( www.swu.bg). 

In the last years I am thoroughly interested in and still studying the ability of d/Deaf people to learn English language (written and spoken).

In 2008 I got my PhD diploma in Special Pedagogy: Speech-hearing rehabilitation and Speech therapy. My PhD thesis is dedicated to the ability and typical mistakes that d/Deaf learners make while learning English.