In the past few days, I have been seeing a few people reposting a status on Facebook about being excluded from family and social events: Being left out of a hearing family/hearing friend’s conversations just because I’m only deaf person in the family or circle of friends. Whoever is hearing need to realize it is [...]
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Cochlear implants and listening and spoken language enable us to be part of the extended family
Sunday, August 28th, 2011
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When having a disability means having special powers
Sunday, June 26th, 2011
Last night, I had an amazing opportunity to attend the Glee concert and hear sensational music from the cast of the show. For those who are not familiar with Glee, it is popular American TV show that is being shown both in the US and the UK. Boy! The concert was LOUD as it could [...]
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Wearing Helmets with Cochlear Implants
Thursday, June 23rd, 2011
Charlotte New, a cochlear implant recipient, shares her experiences and tips on wearing helmets with her CI on her head. Really, I didn’t have any special adjustments. I just spent A LOT of time in shops trying on so many different helmets. The one i bought for skiing, I bought it in Austria as UK [...]
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Soaking in the FUN with N5 Sound Processors!
Tuesday, June 21st, 2011
“Can you take a picture of us?” I heard clearly a young women asking me this question as I was bathing in a stunning thermal bath called the Blue Lagoon in Iceland. People were chattering in different languages. As I had silicon mud, a natural skin moisturizer, on my face, which made me look like [...]
