The founder of Toy Like Me, Rebecca Atkinson, was watching her children play with toys one day and realized that none of the toys were representing real people with disabilities. […]
Since becoming a hearing aid wearer and learning that I am at least partially deaf, I have begun to understand my friends reactions to hearing loss, both before my diagnosis […]
Since becoming a hearing aid wearer and learning that I am at least partially deaf, I have begun to understand my friends reactions to hearing loss, both before my […]
Walk down any busy street and you will see a plethora of people engaged in their technology. Specifically, their mobile phones. It’s sometimes surprising when we notice a number of […]
Being alone in the wilderness can be especially scary for someone with a hearing loss. People with acute hearing rely tremendously on sounds for safety reasons. Branches snapping, footsteps nearby, […]
Yes, at times it can be hard to live confidently with hearing loss. However, there are ways to make it easier to do so! Confidence isn’t something that just spontaneously […]
Having hearing loss doesn’t ever have to be a curse on your social life. The important thing is to make certain that you are well informed and as prepared as […]
When the nurse wheeled our daughter Raina’s bassinet away for her newborn hearing screening I said, “Go ace your first test baby girl!” Forty-five minutes later, she came back with bad […]
Having traveled over the last few months, I’ve actually realized there are several advantages of traveling with hearing loss. I didn’t realize there were advantages or accepted them until I […]
Spontaneous dance parties and nonstop giggles were some of the advantages that my daughter and I experienced this week while using the BabyBeats app by Phonak and Advanced Bionics. BabyBeats™ […]
I was born at a time when video conferencing was a reality only on “The Jetsons,” the Americans with Disabilities Act was years away, and the web was only something […]
Speech activities for children with hearing loss don’t have to be a boring or frustrating experience. In fact, working on speech can be fun and connecting. Developing speech and language […]
Growing up, I hid behind my hearing loss because I used to have people get frustrated with me when I would say “what?” repeatedly. If I mentioned that I had […]
When I first set off for my year abroad, I didn’t realize how my hearing loss had prepared me for this adventure. Traveling with hearing loss has helped me be […]
Living with any disability comes with a particular set of challenges, many of which are immediately obvious. It also comes with costs and challenges, that are not so obvious. Here […]
My daughter, Sayge, and I have been diving into the BabyBeats app created by Phonak and Advanced Bionics. Babybeats™ app is an early intervention resource that helps children with hearing loss […]
Phonak hEARo Jessica Flores shares her best tips to learn American Sign Language in her latest video. According to research from Gallaudet University, there are about 1 million deaf people […]