 Five years later, in 1970, Schaller moved to Los Angeles with her husband and became an interpreter for the deaf at a local community college.She was then hired by the 'Reading Skills Class,' a class of deaf adults learning to read English, and it was here that she met Ildefonso.Within a few minutes of introductions, it became clear to her that Ildefonso did not understand her signs as a form of communication, but he diligently copied Schaller's movements hoping to derive some meaning.