I had ambitions. I happened to be born profoundly deaf, but hear and speak thanks to cochlear implants. I wanted to be an artist. In spite of a language delay due to my hearing loss, I used art as a tool to express myself and even managed to learn to speak French fluently as my [...]
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It was a gift
Sunday, May 30th, 2010
Posted in College, Encouragement, French, Rachel | 8 Comments »
I’m grateful to have CHOICES
Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010
This is one of those moments where I just have to really thank my parents for choosing to get me cochlear implants and teaching me to hear and speak utilizing the AV approach. Moreover, I have to also thank them for teaching me while growing up that when I ask for accommodations, I should ask [...]
Posted in Accommodations, Advocacy, College, Rachel, School | 4 Comments »
hEARo: UCLA Football Player Derrick Coleman
Wednesday, January 6th, 2010
UCLA Tailback Derrick Coleman — see the hearing aids!?!
(Photo source HERE)
Derrick Coleman, a tailback on the UCLA Bruins football team, is not only a successful athlete who happens to have hearing loss, but also a stellar young man who has distinguished himself as one of the recipients of the 2009 Allstate AFCA Good Works Team®. [...]
Posted in Acceptance, College, Elizabeth, Encouragement, Hearing Aids, News, Spoken Language, Well-Known People | No Comments »
Ready for College?
Tuesday, April 28th, 2009
It’s Spring, which means warm weather, flowers… and graduation time! If you are a high school senior with hearing loss, a professional who works with students of this age, or the parent of a soon-to-be college student, are you ready for this big transition? It’s an exciting time, but also one filled with many unknowns [...]
Posted in Cochlear, College, Elizabeth, Life, Teens | No Comments »
Apply for the Graeme Clark Scholarship!
Monday, April 27th, 2009
The deadline to apply for Cochlear’s Graeme Clark Scholarship (named for the inventor of the Nucleus® multichannel cochlear implant) is AUGUST 1, 2009.
This scholarship is open to Nucleus® cochlear implant recipients who are attending college or will attend college next year (2009-2010 school year). To learn more about the scholarship, visit Cochlear’s page HERE for more [...]
Posted in Award, Cochlear, Cochlear Implant, College, Elizabeth, Graeme Clark, Scholarship, Teens | 3 Comments »
Exciting News — Meet Me in St. Louis!
Tuesday, April 21st, 2009
I’ve tried to keep mum about this, but I’m just going to burst if I wait any more to tell y’all my plans for next year.
In May, I’ll graduate from Summa Cum Laude from Texas Christian University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders. Then, just a few short weeks after [...]
Posted in AGBell, Cochlear Implant Convention, College, Elizabeth, Scholarship | 9 Comments »
Nicole’s Story
Monday, April 13th, 2009
Rachel and I met Nicole at Cochlear Celebration 2009 in Anaheim, California. Nicole is a student who hopes to pursue a graduate degree in nursing. She is also a talented dancer who has performed with many professional companies as well as shared her love of dance with deaf and hard of hearing children at Kendall [...]
Posted in ASL, CI User Story, Cochlear, Cochlear Implant, Cochlear Implant Convention, College, Deaf Community, Elizabeth, Medical Care, Opinion, Video | No Comments »
TCU “Daily Skiff” Article on EaR Books
Sunday, March 29th, 2009
The TCU Daily Skiff, the student newspaper of my school, Texas Christian University, recently ran a feature article on EaR Books. See for yourself!
Student’s work opens hearts and ears to cause
Luke Urban
Issue date: 3/27/09 Section: Features
Media Credit: Rose Baca
Elizabeth Boschini
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As a child, Elizabeth Boschini said she read books which portrayed deaf children as different and passive. [...]
Posted in AGBell, Advocacy, Children, Cochlear Implant, College, EaR Books, Elizabeth, News, Spoken Language | No Comments »
Survey for high school and college students
Wednesday, May 21st, 2008
Paula Rosenthal from Hearing Exchange is doing a survey for high school and college students. If you’re one of them, please respond to her!
HearingExchange has undertaken a new project to assist deaf and hard of hearing students with the college selection process. If you have a hearing loss and are either entering college or [...]
Posted in College, High School, Rachel | 3 Comments »
Being an advocate…
Wednesday, March 26th, 2008
What a nice start of my first week of third quarter! I sent my photo to Savannah, my university’s main campus, last week as the photo that I sent was chosen for my university’s annual photography publication. Last Monday afternoon, I got an e-mail telling me that my photo was BENT in the [...]
