Feel Caught Between Deaf and Hearing Worlds?
I am deaf but not Deaf. I can hear but I’m not Hearing (term for someone who does not have hearing loss, which I have not capitalized for this article). So, what am I? Last night, we watched CODA (child of Deaf adults), the new movie about a family that has both Deaf and hearing…
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Let’s Let Other People Help Us Hear
One of the annoying things about hearing loss, for many people, is having to depend on things and other people to help them hear. Adults may be reluctant to admit their developing hearing loss because it threatens their independence, so they dismiss suggestions from their family to get help. But they don’t want help—from hearing…
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