Everyone should have the right to full access where their spiritual beliefs and needs are concerned. Thankfully, religion is becoming increasingly accessible to the deaf community. From the Vatican to Israel, examples of religion becoming more accessible for deaf and hard of hearing worshipers are coming from around the globe. The Vatican Recently the …
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Phonak “hEARo” Elspeth Bowes’ bilateral moderate-to-severe hearing loss wasn’t discovered until she was 12. Prior to that, she constantly missed elements of family conversations and was forever being told to turn down the TV. At age seven, she was offered grommets (tubes) in case of glue ear, which didn’t help. When she was finally taken …
This year has been like no other. Within a matter of a few short months, we’ve seen our lives changed in many ways. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, many of us are no longer able to go out and socialize like before, and the majority of us are now confined to our homes, only venturing out …
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If you watched the Super Bowl yesterday, you may have noticed the moving performance of “The Star-Spangled Banner” by deaf rapper Warren Snipe. Snipe is the originator of what he terms “Dip Hop,” a new genre of hip hop as seen through deaf eyes. This distinct style focuses on education through music, helping the hearing …
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Deaf awareness isn’t that difficult a thing to understand. In a sense, it is about thoughtfulness and understanding. If you can hear perfectly, that’s great, I’m so happy for you, I really am. The only problem I ever have with hearing people is when they assume that everyone else can hear as well as they …
I thought I’d share two funny incidents involving my hearing aids which happened this week because I think we all have days like these. I put my hearing aids in and began the day. About an hour in I realised that neither one was working. I tried turning them on and off, nothing. About this …
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