Whitney Spagnola, Author at Hearing Like Me

April 13, 2020

Parent's guide to distance learning for deaf students

Published by Whitney Spagnola at April 13, 2020

A parent’s guide to distance learning and hearing loss

Audiologist Lindsay Cockburn and Phonak Employee/parent of children with hearing loss, Whitney Spagnola give their top tips for distance learning at home.

March 17, 2020

Published by Whitney Spagnola at March 17, 2020

Making online learning accessible for deaf students

Is your child studying at home as a result of COVID-19? Here are tips for creating an accessible virtual education for deaf students.

January 8, 2020

Published by Whitney Spagnola at January 8, 2020

This listening simulation shows why your child should use multiple remote microphones in the classroom

A new listening simulation shows the importance of using multiple remote microphones in the classroom. Here's how you can help your child hear at school.

August 16, 2019

Published by Whitney Spagnola at August 16, 2019

Why parents should practice ‘serve and return’ conversations with their children

As a mom of a daughter with hearing loss, I know that the importance of conversation is crucial to her development. The question is, what exactly qualifies as a conversation? […]

June 14, 2019

Published by Whitney Spagnola at June 14, 2019

Listening to different hearing aids taught me how to better help my daughter

When my daughter, Lucy, needed her first pair of hearing aids, I felt totally bewildered. Like 92% of parents, I was a “normal hearing” person, trying to make a decision […]

January 2, 2019

Published by Whitney Spagnola at January 2, 2019

How my child’s mild hearing loss led to my hearing loss diagnosis

Six years ago, or maybe 26, my journey with hearing loss began. It was six years ago that I concretely learned my daughter failed her newborn hearing screening. I’m glad […]

July 13, 2017

Published by Whitney Spagnola at July 13, 2017

3 tips for explaining mild hearing loss to friends and family

My daughter, Lucy, got hearing aids when she was three. The road from her failed newborn hearing screening to the day she was fit with her hearing aids was a […]

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