Shanna Groves with Deafinitely Talking and LipreadingMom.com talks with author, TEDx presenter, and accessibility expert Meryl Evans. The topic is Performing Boldly with Deafness. In this podcast, Shanna and Meryl discuss: – Making online content accessible to people with disabilities – Finding solutions to accessibility issues – Pursuing the performing arts while living with deafness … Continue reading
The second Deafinitely Talking podcast episode is now available for viewing and listening. I talk with Shari Eberts, internationally known hearing health advocate, speaker, and co-author of Hear & Beyond: Live Skillfully with Hearing Loss. Shari is also the executive producer of the award-winning documentary We Hear You. In episode two, we talk about Erasing the Stigma … Continue reading
I’m excited to announce that the very first Deafinitely Talking podcast has posted. In episode one, I talk with Dr. Anne McIntosh, founder of Safe’N’Clear. Anne is a Communication Professor at the University of Maryland Global Campus and member of the deaf community. In 2012, Anne founded Safe’N’Clear, Inc., the only FDA-approved clear face mask … Continue reading
By Heather Jensen / LipreadingMom.com Guest Blogger One of the best ways someone can help a person in their life who is deaf or hard of hearing is to take measures to improve everyday communication. For some people who don’t speak much (or any) sign language, the fear of offending, confusing, or generally failing to … Continue reading
Writer and speaker Gael Hannan is my hearing loss community hero. She is wise, informative, and witty on her blog, the Hearing Loss Consumer. That is why I am thrilled to be Gael’s guest writer this week on her blog. Below is a sneak peek of the article. The link to continue reading on the … Continue reading
I met Janet at a presentation I gave this summer in Kansas City. The speaking topic was “How to Thrive with a Hearing Loss.” While I expected attendees to have a basic understanding of hearing loss and deafness, I wasn’t prepared to meet someone who had as many years of personal experience as Janet did. … Continue reading
What would you do if you lived with a life-threatening illness? Maybe you already do. Meet Kathryn Chastain Treat, a survivor of a horrific illness that often keeps her isolated from the outside world. As a loyal follower of the Lipreading Mom blog, Kathryn’s story parallels the newly diagnosed hearing loss experience: the fear and … Continue reading
Aaron Rose was born profoundly deaf due to the genetic mutation Connexin 26. At the age of seven, he received a cochlear implant that he wears to this day. In school, Aaron didn’t request any assistive devices or sign language accommodation. “I feel that I do well enough with my implant and have good strategies … Continue reading
Life with a hard of hearing mom is not as funny as it looks. I have to tap her on the shoulder to get her attention. She is also a writing mom. My mom has to lip read me, and she can not really talk to me on the highway. I feel sad to see … Continue reading
By Paul Harrison / LipreadingMom.com Guest Blogger There are a great number of things that can cause hearing loss. Injury, noise trauma, medication and plain old wear and tear on the various parts of the ear are all well documented causes. Researchers from the department of biochemistry and molecular biology at Monash University and the … Continue reading
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