stigma of hearing loss

Stigma: Why It’s So Hard to Talk About Hearing Loss

Katherine Bouton #HLAA., Captions for hearing loss, CART captioning, stigma of hearing loss

This week the World Health Organization asked me to speak at the launch of their global Report on Hearing. The audience, from all over the world via Zoom, were primarily hearing professionals and public health experts whose work is about hearing loss but who don’t have it themselves. I was asked to speak about my … Continue reading Stigma: Why It’s So Hard to Talk About Hearing Loss

By the Way, She Has a Cochlear Implant

Katherine Bouton Cochlear Implants, stigma of hearing loss

What if hearing aids were as unremarkable as glasses? This is an idea – a goal – that I and others have been tossing around for years. How to remove the stigma and lower the cost of hearing aids so that they are used as casually as glasses. Amazon Prime Video is showing an online … Continue reading By the Way, She Has a Cochlear Implant

I Have a Disability. How About You?

Katherine Bouton #HLAA., Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), hearing loss, Hearing Loss as a Disability, Smart Hearing, stigma of hearing loss

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?