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Physically deaf, culturally hearing – Opinion – ABC Ramp Up (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) Not all people who experience a degree of hearing loss can be categorised as 'deaf', writes Jillian Ash. It has become inaccurate to assume that all people who have any degree of...

I was told learning ASL was too complicated, this is the response I sent back...... Dumbest Grammatical Mistakes People Always Make - Who's vs. Whose - Dumb as a Blog on truTV.com

Mother testifies in waterboarding trial Republican American — A former Delaware pediatrician accused of waterboarding his female companion's daughter by holding her face under a faucet terrorized the girl for several years and exercised total control over her...

Are you Deaf or HOH, were you born this way or what was the reason? How old were you when it happened, was it sudden or happen over time? Tell me are you like me.

Raising a Deaf or Hard of Hearing Child » The Parenting Side: Raising Derrick Coleman

Some the students have a hearing aid in one ear but have normal hearing in their other, or moderate to profound loss in one and mild in the other. These students do not qualify for attendance at schools for the deaf in most schools. They struggle to succeed in public school. Accomadations...

I haven't been out socially since my dramatic hearing loss and have only recently started ASL. I slow and use a combo of ASL and finger spelling. Does this frustrate ASL users because I want to go to a Deaf super bowl party. But don't want to be embarrassed.

Cochlear Loses $131.2 Million Verdict in Hearing-Implant Lawsuit - Businessweek Cochlear Ltd. (COH), an Australian maker of hearing implants, lost a infringement trial over patents related to the devices in Los Angeles, with the jury awarding $131.2 million in damages to the Alfred E. Mann...

My daughter came home from school again in tears. She has SSD with a mild loss on her other side. In elementary school she had straight A's. Now in middle school she is struggling. She has all c's and one b. She is getting picked on because her word pronunciation is not 100%. She has all the...

Have you ever walked around with one shoe on? Some people would say its better to go with out any if you don't have two. Now, think about a child with SSD or unilateral hearing.... hmm, makes some think. Ear Disorders * Singled Sided Hearing Loss In Children * California Ear Institute * Ear...

What works for me may not work for you. Why? Different circumstances, situations, beliefs, and maybe even social pressures. As I was growing up my progressive hearing loss was denied and ignored. I had no exposure to Deaf or deaf so when my hearing left me completely I was lost and floundered...

I am not the most articulate but this article describes what I try to perfectly...... Xpressive Handz : The "D" Word: Deaf Discrimination Toward Deaf The “D” Word : Deaf Discrimination Toward Deaf By Joyce Edmiston I was diagnosed with a hearing impairment when I was a child. It began as a...

Cynaps Enhance - Max Virtual LLC: Home of the Cynaps Bluetooth Bone Conduction Headset in a Hat! I have heard a lot about this, good and not so good. Does anyone know more about it?

Is this site for all or only Deaf? "I suppose one of my biggest pet peeves is when folks start dictating to someone who shares a diagnosis how they MUST go about treating that disease or disorder. Just because something works well for YOU, does not mean it will work well for someone else...

Hi I am a 35 year old from Delaware. I was bilaterally implanted with pono pro power in 2012. Pet peeve.... BAHA's are not only for SSD, My loss is mixed conductive and sensoral. Any questions feel free to ask.........