Earlier this month, marking World Hearing Day, the prestigious medical journal The Lancet announced the formation of a commission to study the impact of hearing loss across the globe. Worldwide, more than 1.3 billion people have hearing loss and more than half a billion have disabling hearing loss. We usually think of hearing loss in … Continue reading Treating Hearing Loss Globally
Hearing Loss as a Disability
I Have a Disability. How About You?
December 3rd (that’s today) is National Disability Day, a United Nations recognized event also known worldwide as the International Day of People with Disability. National Disability Day promotes education about the needs of people with disabilities as well as compassion and understanding of the challenges they face. Some disabilities are visible at a glance. People … Continue reading I Have a Disability. How About You?
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Let’s Make Hearing Loss a Visible Disability
Hearing loss is often referred to as an invisible disability, because there are no telltale markers -- no wheelchair, no white cane. It’s invisible even compared to Deafness, with its vibrant silent language. For a long time, people with hearing loss wanted to keep it invisible. They wanted hearing aids no one could see, they … Continue reading Let’s Make Hearing Loss a Visible Disability
Katherine Bouton: Smart Hearing 