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 I was already seated because it was not news that […]
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As the holidays promise us a welcome return for all those things we enjoy so much, perhaps it’s time to spare a thought for a bit of planning. The holiday season might be the season of parties, dining out and […]
Wearing hearing aids can really make a huge positive impact on your life and at work. Here are 5 Tips for Adjusting to New Hearing Aids at Work.
Communication is tricky and misunderstandings happen. Even with total access to sound, meaning can be lost or confused. Add hearing loss to the mix and the potential for communication breakdown compounds. When our daughter was diagnosed with a mild-to-moderate hearing loss, […]
Traveling, in my opinion, is one of the greatest opportunities we have as human beings. The ability to explore other cultures and experience other ways of living broadens your perspective on life. I think that we, as hard of hearing […]
Mention bullying to almost anyone and, you will usually get a response which assumes that those being bullied are young people and generally within school-age. However, there is a so-called modern trend towards disability bullying, not that in reality it […]
Dating another person who has hearing loss can have its challenges, but don’t fret – there are ways to overcome them!
Where are you from?! It’s a question I get all the time, as people look at me with interest, wondering in what far away land I’ve developed my unique intonation and pronunciations. Ugh, I think. They’ve just noticed my deaf accent.
The gap between deaf and hearing employees in the United States is drastic. According to “Deaf People and Employment in the United States: 2016“, published by the National Deaf Center on Postsecondary Outcomes, in 2014, about 48 percent of deaf […]
