I’m Ellie, a diehard BTS fan, swimmer, waffle enthusiast, also, I have the best cordless earbuds in the world. My parents never expected to have a hard of hearing kid (not to mention 3). I wasn’t initially identified as […]
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Like many parents, Valli Vida Gideons didn’t know anyone with hearing loss before her son was born. At the time, there was no Facebook or online parent groups she could connect with, so she relied heavily on her audiologist and medical […]
Deaf people enjoy music too! That’s the message behind model Nyle DiMarco’s re-make of Ariana Grande’s latest music video. After causing a stir on Twitter last November about the lack of captions on Grande’s ‘Thank U, Next,” video, the Deaf model […]
We all create our own perception of hearing loss as we grow and learn from our experiences. Vlogger Jaime shares her hearing loss journey with us and the different perspectives she has about her hearing loss.
Well, I’ve got a bit of an odd story. I was born with a 30 decibel(dB) conductive hearing loss which was corrected through surgery. As I grew up I still was struggling with hearing and understanding. At age nine I […]
It’s a little bit ironic that I chose to dedicate most of my time to music, considering I have a hard time hearing the full sound of a band. I have mild to moderately-severe sensorineural hearing loss in my right […]
Four years ago, I received the most horrific news that my younger sister had passed away unexpectedly. At the time, everyone around me tried to tell me, “She’s in a better place,” “There are lessons to be learned,” or “She […]
My name is Tinson Chen. I’m an amateur pin collector, an avid trivia player and a pancake enthusiast from Toronto, Ontario. I’m also half deaf. I was born with severe to profound unilateral hearing loss in my left ear. Around […]
British actress Jameela Jamil turned down a movie role for a deaf character. “It wouldn’t be appropriate … to take that role and they should find a brilliant deaf woman to play it,” she told the Independent. Calling for change […]
