No one can deny that colleges in the US are outstandingly expensive. Financing college education is certainly harder for people with hearing loss as they have higher expenses in terms of covering cochlear implant surgeries and sound processor upgrades. I complied a list of scholarships for US students with hearing loss who are going to [...]
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Scholarship Opportunities for US Students Going to College
Tuesday, March 1st, 2011
Posted in College, Rachel, Scholarship | 3 Comments »
Thomas’s Story
Thursday, October 14th, 2010
I met Laura and Mark Paddack, parents to the adorable toddler, Thomas, at this past summer’s AG Bell Convention in Orlando. They were kind enough to share their story with me. Their son received bilateral cochlear implants at eleven months of age and, with help from a grant through AG Bell’s Parent-Infant Financial Aid program, [...]
Posted in Advanced Bionics, AGBell, Bilateral Implantation, Children, CI User Story, Cochlear Implant, Cochlear Implant Convention, Elizabeth, Parent's Story, Scholarship, Spoken Language, Video | 1 Comment »
My sister’s joining the club!
Monday, June 15th, 2009
Jessica will be joining the blogsphere as she asked if she could step up to the plate to share her personal experiences as a cochlear implant user. My life will be very busy in the next year as I will be traveling to Peru for a month this summer, and then I head to Europe [...]
Posted in Advocacy, Life, Rachel, Scholarship | 1 Comment »
AG Bell Preschool-Age Financial Aid Awards
Wednesday, June 3rd, 2009
From The Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing’s “AG Bell Update”: AG Bell’s Preschool-Age Financial Aid program was established to provide financial support to families of preschool-age children who have a moderate to profound hearing loss and are seeking a listening and spoken language outcome for their child. Grants are [...]
Posted in AGBell, AVT, Children, Cochlear Implant, Elizabeth, Hearing Aids, New Parents, News, Oral Education, Scholarship, Spoken Language | 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 [...]
