Written By: Ivette Cejas and Alex Mestres
Adolescence is a difficult developmental period for all children. Add a hearing loss into the mix, and a child’s life becomes even more complex.
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Written By: Lisa A. Goldstein
Holidays with hearing loss were always painful for Shoshana Adelman.* She could never take part in the conversation around the table. She was taught not to interrupt anyone and instead to just sit and listen.
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Written By: Lyndsey Fedorko
If you would have asked me what my journey into motherhood looked like years ago, I would have never guessed it would look the way that it does now.
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Written By: Ryan Brady
In May 2019, Representatives Allison Russo and Casey Weinstein introduced House Bill 243 into the Ohio Legislature. The bill is referred to as “Madeline’s Law,” named after a young girl from Shaker Heights,
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Written By: Rin-rin Yu
The American Disabilities Act (ADA) stipulates that venues open to the public need to accommodate everyone, including the deaf and hard of hearing. But sometimes separate accommodations don’t always mean equal accommodations.
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Written By: Rin-rin Yu
The American Disabilities Act (ADA) stipulates that venues open to the public need to accommodate everyone, including the deaf and hard of hearing. But sometimes separate accommodations don’t always mean equal accommodations.
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Written by: May NG, Darren’s Mother
Darren Toh was considered lower than 0.1 percentile for speech and development. When he finally learned to speak, he soared—with an IQ higher than that of Albert Einstein and Stephen Hawking.
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Written by: Elizabeth Knox
When I was eight-years-old, I wanted to be an “all-entologist,” a word I made up to encompass my biggest dreams. I imagined a world where I pivoted between being an archaeologist,
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Written by: Julie Swaim
Over the past year I have had the opportunity to speak with many parents, in various stages their child’s and family’s hearing journey.
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Written By: Joni Alberg
Nearly every state in the U.S. requires newborns to be screened for hearing loss prior to discharge from the hospital. A majority of evidence has shown that early identification and intervention for children who are deaf and hard of hearing has a profound effect on their ability to understand and use language.
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