Hearing Loss at Work; Video Conferencing
Video conferencing is a wonderful way for people with hearing loss to communicate. You can see the person’s face so you can lip reading. But there’s more….. all video conferencing offers captions and as far as I know, all the services provide captions at no extra charge. However, it still requires advocacy. […]
AI & Hearing Aids: How AI Is Helping Those With Hearing Loss
This is an article on AI tools for hearing loss that I found very helpful and interesting.
Hearing Loss in the Workplace
Several years ago, I went to a meeting of SHRM professionals (Society for Human Resource Management) and asked what accommodations they had for the people in their organizations that have hearing loss. They all answered that their organizations didn’t have any people with hearing loss. Statistically I know that’s not possible. Twenty percent of our […]
Are there benefits to living with hearing loss?
Are there benefits to living with hearing loss? A friend challenged me with this question. She wanted to see if there were any positives to hearing loss other than that you can take out your hearing devices when a fire siren goes by and that your partner’s snoring doesn’t bother you. I was stumped. Email […]
After moving to Maine, I found “my people”
All my friends are important to me, but my hearing loss friends take a special place in my heart. They understand—as no one else can—what it’s like to live with hearing loss. That’s why, when I moved to an island in Maine, I knew I needed to start a Maine hearing loss support group.
Law Provides Help for Hearing Loss; Ask for Help
Thirty years ago, on July 26, 1990, the American with Disabilities Act (ADA) was signed into law by President George H. W. Bush. This groundbreaking legislation prohibits discrimination based on disability. The ADA is important to me because I have a profound hearing loss. I started to lose my hearing when I was 19. Today, […]
Travels with Hearing Loss: Auditory Exhaustion
By the time you read this, I’ll be back home from an epic road trip I took driving from Anchorage, AK to Madison, NJ with Cobb, the wonder dog! A trip like that is always filled with experiences and adventures and believe me, I had my fair share of them. What I didn’t anticipate was […]
Let’s Remember No One Hears Perfectly
My cochlear implants have given me the gift of hearing. It’s a miracle and I’m grateful for them every day. But as wonderful as they are, some hearing situations can still be challenging. A dinner party with a group of people all talking at the same time is a good example. When I’m challenged and […]
Family and Friends Don’t Understand Your Hearing Challenges
If, like me, you have a hearing loss, you know what your hearing challenges are. But what about your friends and family? Do they have challenges communicating with you? I bet the answer is yes. Why wouldn’t they? Hearing loss is a communication disorder that affects all the people in our lives. The challenges our […]
Life Goes On – in Unexpected Ways
For the first time since my divorce 15 years ago, I’m in a serious relationship with a man named Stephen. He has average hearing while I am completely deaf without my two cochlear implants. Stephen lives in Maine but is from Texas. He has an accent that’s hard for me to understand. He also talks […]
