advocacy Archives | Hearing Like Me

July 13, 2023

Published by Lisa A. Goldstein at July 13, 2023

Meet Phonak Ambassador and Professional Skier Robin Gillon

Do not let anybody tell you what you can or cannot do. Being deaf/HOH will make you a much more interesting and amazing human being.

June 26, 2023

Published by mikemcallister at June 26, 2023

Telling People You Wear Hearing Aids

Most people will not know you wear hearing aids until you tell them. So telling people you wear hearing aids is one of those more important conversations to have as […]

January 4, 2023

Published by Abigail Russell at January 4, 2023

Accommodations in Medical School

A research study led by Lisa M. Meeks at the University of Michigan sheds light on accommodation requests reported by a national sample of U.S. medical students. Abigail Russell describes […]

December 7, 2022

Published by Beth Tingle at December 7, 2022

Life coaching: improving lives of people with hearing loss

Transformational life coach Carly Sygrove is filling a niche in the coaching sector. After experiencing sudden sensorineural hearing loss in 2016, Sygrove noticed a gap in rehabilitation once her treatments […]

November 7, 2022

Published by Danielle Guth at November 7, 2022

First Black DeafBlind journalist

Steven McCoy has made history as the first Black DeafBlind journalist. He transformed his struggles into a passion to bring awareness to disabilities and overlooked populations.

September 21, 2022

Published by Rachael Ding at September 21, 2022

Spreading deaf awareness in your community

Whether you are a student, youth or adult, spreading deaf awareness is a wonderful initiative. Here are some helpful tips to get started in spreading deaf awareness in your community!

September 2, 2022

Published by Rachael Ding at September 2, 2022

How to address your hearing loss at school

As summer winds to a close, students are returning to the classroom. Here are a few ways to address your hearing loss at school!

January 17, 2022

Published by PR Hilton at January 17, 2022

Woman’s path to deaf advocacy inspires others

Britney Trimming lost her hearing at age two. The now occupational and physical therapist assistant shares her path to deaf advocacy.

January 10, 2022

Published by Danielle Guth at January 10, 2022

Teen’s empowering essay about hearing loss inspires others

Hind Rasheed, a 17-year-old student from Lebanon living in Saudi Arabia, wrote an empowering essay about hearing loss for school.

January 3, 2022

Published by PR Hilton at January 3, 2022

Meet deaf life coach Karen Putz

Karen Putz is a deaf life coach, author, Phonak hEARo and motivational speaker. Did we mention she’s also an accomplished barefoot water skier? Putz, “specializes in helping people unwrap the […]

September 1, 2021

Published by Editorial Staff at September 1, 2021

Celebrating Deaf Awareness Month this September

Living life with hearing loss can come with its challenges, but through advocacy, support, therapies and technology, we can support a world where hearing loss isn’t an obstacle.

June 12, 2020

Published by Beth Leipholtz at June 12, 2020

What to do early on for your deaf baby

When receiving an early diagnosis of hearing loss for your child, it’s easy and normal to feel overwhelmed. For some, these feelings lead to a paralyzation of sorts, as processing […]

January 30, 2020

Published by Beth Leipholtz at January 30, 2020

Why being vocal about hearing loss matters as a parent new to hearing loss

Being a parent new to hearing loss has made me realize that being vocal about hearing loss is important. You'll help yourself and others too.

October 29, 2019

Published by valli gideons at October 29, 2019

How to help deaf teens advocate for themselves

Valli Vida Gideons' teenage son was able to stand up for himself in an unfair situation. Learn how to help deaf teens advocate for themselves.

September 23, 2019

how to advocate for yourself with hearing loss

Published by Kayla DeGuire at September 23, 2019

How disability advocacy helped me learn self-advocacy

It can be a process to learn how to advocate for yourself with hearing loss. It’s ironic, but one thing that has really helped me is my work with disability […]

September 17, 2019

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 […]

September 16, 2019

Published by Editorial Staff at September 16, 2019

5 ways restaurants can be more deaf-friendly

In a recent viral video, a deaf customer at a fast-food restaurant was denied service, after claiming they couldn’t order though the drive-though ordering system. In the video, which includes […]

July 8, 2019

Published by Emmy Cartwright at July 8, 2019

5 ways deaf students can advocate for themselves in college

As I prepare to go to college next year, I have been learning about the best ways to advocate for yourself as a college student. Here are the top five […]

May 27, 2019

Published by Emmy Cartwright at May 27, 2019

How my hearing loss accommodations have evolved over time

Once I was mainstreamed out of Desert Voices, a private school for oral deaf education, I started to realize that the type of advocacy required from myself was different. I […]

March 11, 2019

Published by Madeline Brinkmann at March 11, 2019

What I learned at the Canadian Hard of Hearing Youth Forum

Last November, I was fortunate enough to attend the Canadian Hard of Hearing Association Youth Forum in Ottawa. It was a great experience.