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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Written by: Monica Kastilani and Christopher Gensch
Five days. One hundred and twenty hours. And twenty high school teenagers who are deaf and hard of hearing from around the world join together for a jam packed week and leave with lifelong friendships.
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Escrito por: Erica Lucci y Helen Tinsman
Como parte de su Iniciativa Cradle to Career, AG Bell ha puesto en contacto a sus secciones estatales con sus socios corporativos para ofrecer interesantes Exposiciones de Aprendizaje Comunitario.
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Written by: Erica Lucci and Helen Tinsman
As part of its Cradle to Career Initiative, AG Bell has been connecting its state chapters with its corporate partners to deliver exciting Community Learning Expos.
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Written by: Regan Brady
When I was diagnosed with a severe-to-profound bilateral hearing loss at 13 months of age, the accommodations I would someday need for my college dorm room were the furthest thing from my parents’ minds.
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Written by: Julie Swaim
Being able to hear well is often an underappreciated and unacknowledged gift—until we can’t hear, or we find out someone important to us can’t hear all the sounds around them.