Stresses and rewards of genetic testing for hearing loss
Stresses and rewards of genetic testing for hearing loss
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Reflecting our children’s deafness diagnosis
Reflecting our children’s deafness diagnosis
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Our child’s hearing loss journey from toddler to teen years
Our child’s hearing loss journey from toddler to teen years
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Saving Hawai’i Sign Language from Extinction
For indigenous peoples like the Hawaiians, their unique sign languages are crucial to their culture, despite the abundance of mainstream sign languages like American Sign Language (ASL). But the survival of Hawai’i Sign Language is at risk. Hawai’i Sign Language Hawai’i Sign Language (HSL), also known as Old Hawai’i Sign Language, has roots stretching back
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Lou Ferrigno cast in new series ‘The Offer’
Lou Ferrigno, a retired bodybuilder and actor who is deaf, has been cast in a new television series. Ferrigno is perhaps best known for his role as “The Incredible Hulk” in the U.S. TV series that ran in the ’70s. Now he’ll have another show to add to his full resume. Lou Ferrigno in “The
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What I learned doing fieldwork with a hearing loss
When I first started college, I didn’t imagine that I would end up in cornfields doing fieldwork. However, during college I discovered digital map-making, leading me outside in the hot heat. Along the way, I learned tips for the best way to do fieldwork with a hearing loss. My career aspirations have changed frequently throughout
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Why my husband finally decided to start learning ASL
Cue the trumpets: My husband Kevin finally is learning ASL. What made him start learning ASL? It wasn’t my pleading, which eventually became guilt-tripping. It wasn’t the ASL resources I’d left “casually” strewn about. It was good old-fashioned time. Our daughter Raina is hard of hearing. She can hear some things, but not others. Even without hearing
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Ending my Hearing Loss Isolation
This week I will be traveling to New York City to meet with five very interesting people with whom I have recently connected. Each of them lives with adult late-onset deafness and wears a hearing aid or a cochlear implant. All of them are accomplished professionals with their own work, families, dreams, and goals: including
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How a hearing aid helps my mom live with Meniere’s disease
I will never forget when my mom started losing her hearing. It began with frequent vertigo episodes. Doctors eventually diagnosed the dizzy spells as Meniere’s Disease, and it began to affect her hearing. Being hard-of-hearing myself, I always relied her to fill in the gaps that I missed if we were out in public or if I was
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How Clubhouse App Lacks Accessibility
Clubhouse is the hot, new up-and-coming social platform to hit the scene, but its audio-based networking has some accessibility issues. Clubhouse is essentially a place where users can create chat rooms and talk to one another in real time. Think virtual topical and community events audio only style. It has quickly become popular amongst Silicon
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