November 5, 2019
El deafo - books for kids with hearing loss
Published by Editorial Staff at November 5, 2019

Book Review: ‘El Deafo’ graphic novel helps kids gain confidence with hearing loss

"El Deafo" is a graphic novel that follows the story of Cece, a bunny, who gains confidence with herself as she grows up with hearing loss.
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October 1, 2019
deaf book club Hearing Like Me
Published by Editorial Staff at October 1, 2019

October Book Club: ‘El Deafo’ by Cece Bell

We're already on the third book of the Hearing Like Me Book Club, and this month's pick is "El Deafo," a graphic novel by CeCe Bell.
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September 27, 2019
children's book about hearing loss
Published by Lisa A. Goldstein at September 27, 2019

This mom was inspired by her son to write a children’s book about hearing loss

Illustrated children’s books are special to Angeliki Pedersen. They helped her learn English when she immigrated at age 24 from Greece. And when her second son was diagnosed with hearing […]
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September 26, 2019
Published by Ashley McGoey at September 26, 2019

Deaf representation is lacking. This is why it matters

We consume different forms of media and entertainment, which his affects our place in the world from a young age, especially when we don’t see people like ourselves represented.  As […]
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September 17, 2019
Haben Girma
Published by Lisa A. Goldstein at September 17, 2019

Haben Girma: The story of a Deafblind trailblazer

She has climbed icebergs in Alaska, used a radial arm saw, helped build a school in Mali, and faced a bull in Eritrea. All of this, despite being Deafblind. But […]
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August 6, 2019
Published by morgansnook at August 6, 2019

Novel ‘Siren Plays Zeperno’ tells the story of a deaf gamer

Imagine a place where people with a wide range of abilities come together to play an online card-based role-playing game. That’s the core of author Geoff O’Brien’s new novel, “Siren […]
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June 5, 2019
Published by Aatish Patel at June 5, 2019

Deaf gamer Danik Soudakoff talks streaming, signing and never giving up

Deaf gamer Danik Soudakoff isn’t just a fan of video games. He also strives to improve the games he loves by making them more accessible for other gamers with hearing […]
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May 31, 2019
Fortnite accessibility
Published by Aatish Patel at May 31, 2019

How Fortnite is accessible to the deaf community

Fortnite! This is one of the most popular battle royale games in the gaming ecosystem right now. Like any other teenager, I enjoy playing Fortnite with my friends. I like […]
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October 19, 2018
ASL stickers
Published by Kirsten Brackett at October 19, 2018

You can now add ASL stickers to your messages using the Gboard app!

Google recently announced that with the design help from Phonak hEARo Jessica Flores, they were able to create American Sign Language (ASL) stickers!  Nowadays emojis and gifs, serve as text […]
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October 18, 2018
deaf activist chella man
Published by Lisa A. Goldstein at October 18, 2018

Who is the deaf activist, Chella Man?

Imagine being deaf and transgender, with the confidence to be open about both. This describes Chella Man, who recently became the first deaf trans model to sign with IMG, a […]
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October 17, 2018
hearing aids at a wedding
Published by Editorial Staff at October 17, 2018

Watch: Life wearing hearing aids, the wedding experience

  Do you wear your hearing aids at a wedding? Certain social situations that are loud, such as weddings, can be hard for deaf and hard of hearing people to […]
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August 8, 2018
Published by markbarnard at August 8, 2018

Deaf and hard of hearing characters in popular fiction

I’m sitting in a school library as I write this – one of those magical havens of peace and quiet that somehow manages to whisper with a weighty presence, something […]
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April 26, 2018
Published by morgansnook at April 26, 2018

Mom finds hearing loss support for her son on Instagram

  Having a child with a hearing loss sometimes can feel isolating but mom Macey Kibbey has found kindred community through Instagram. The hearing loss journey for Macey’s son Oliver […]
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March 21, 2018
Published by Editorial Staff at March 21, 2018

Watch: How to learn American Sign Language

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 […]
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January 30, 2018
Published by Editorial Staff at January 30, 2018

Watch: The most Googled questions about deaf people answered by Jessica Flores

Have you ever wondered what the most googled questions are about deaf people? Phonak hEARo Jessica Flores wanted to know what the world is wondering about deaf people and made […]
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October 16, 2017
Published by Kirsten Brackett at October 16, 2017

10-year-old girl starts YouTube channel about her hearing loss

Hard of hearing 10-year-old Skye started her own YouTube channel about her life with hearing aids. Her first video is about how to put in hearing aids and what she […]
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October 12, 2017
Published by Kirsten Brackett at October 12, 2017

Ellen interviews 10-year-old boy raising money for hearing aids to give to others

Hard-of-hearing, 10-year-old Braden Baker, fell off his chair when he found out he was going to be on Ellen to be interviewed about why he is raising money to help […]
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October 5, 2017
Published by Jill von Büren at October 5, 2017

What it’s like to be on the road with the Here to Hear Tour

One comedian, a videographer and a driver board an RV. No, this isn’t the start of a pub joke. (I’ll leave the jokes to the comedian.) It’s the start of […]
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September 27, 2017
best technology for hearing loss
Published by Jaime Del Pizzo at September 27, 2017

Why I was born at the perfect time to have a hearing loss

What a time to be hard of hearing. I often contemplate the fact that I was born at the right time to have a hearing loss. If I was alive […]
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June 8, 2017
captions on Facebook
Published by Jill von Büren at June 8, 2017

Facebook gets deaf-friendly with auto captions

Automatic closed captions are coming to Facebook Live videos bringing more accessibility to its deaf users.
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