education

Being a teacher with hearing loss gives you a unique opportunity to teach students about empathy and hearing loss awareness from a young age. As a now-former Deaf teacher, I taught for three years as an intern and elementary school educator. I was originally drawn to teaching by my coaching. The principal of the school […]

Meagan Ackerman and Lana Wilson, are two mothers both raising children with hearing loss. The two mothers met on social media and decided to join together to create an account to teach their family and friends American Sign Language.  When Meagan and Lana first connected on social media, they discovered that they are both on similar

Over 20 years ago I started my journey as a pediatric audiologist and was fortunate to work in one of the few multidisciplinary centers that had teachers of the deaf in the core team. As a new audiologist, I was keen to learn all I could to support children with hearing loss and their families.

Over the years I have had a lot of experience with troubleshooting hearing technology at school. Sometimes it’s my own, and sometimes the FM system provided by the school requires attention. Often times it can be difficult to explain how the technology isn’t working, especially when interacting with a typical hearing peer. I have discovered

It isn’t easy to learn a foreign language with hearing loss. But I haven’t let it stop me. Around the world, it is common to meet individuals with the ability to speak more than one language. Many countries actually have more than one official language. In fact, Zimbabwe has 16 official languages! Increasingly, people are

People with mild to moderate hearing loss often get overlooked and tend to not have intervention services. This can significantly impact classroom performance. Karen Putz once said, “A little hearing loss on an audiogram is a big deal if you’re not getting 100 percent communication access.” This statement has really stuck with me. Mild-Moderate Hearing

Studying abroad with a hearing loss was never a dream of mine. I took Spanish all throughout high school. It was reasonably easy for me, but the idea of residing in another country to live the language sounded extremely challenging.  A Gift for Learning Language My high school teacher told me I had a gift

The transition from high school to university is one of the most exciting yet terrifying experiences. I remember lying awake with jittering nerves uncertain about venturing into the unknown. The last 12 years of academia built up to this, yet I wasn’t prepared. There are many things I wish I had known about university accessibility

Going back to school is an exciting time that includes a lot of new changes for both students and the parents. But when a student with hearing loss enters into a new grade, it is important that their teachers and peers are aware of their communication needs and their hearing technology. To make it easier

Going back to school is an exciting time that includes a lot of new changes for both students and the parents. But when a student with hearing loss enters into a new grade, it is important that their teachers and peers are aware of their communication needs and their hearing technology. To make it easier