6 Apps to Improve Accessibility for Individuals with Hearing Loss
Looking for a fun place to go but not sure if it’s going to be fun or accessible? Good thing the answers are right at your fingertips. Here are a few handy apps that can help you decide what will work for you.
The Power of Giving to Families
When you make a gift to AG Bell, you are giving families the resources they need. And you are strengthening the ability of teachers, hearing and speech therapists and audiologists to help those babies learn to hear and talk.
8 Self-Advocacy Tips for the Holiday Season
For individuals who are deaf and hard of hearing, there is no shortage of self-advocacy strategies one can use on a daily basis. However, during the holidays, those strategies may not be enough.
Give a Life Without Limits
Lauren and Johannes were surprised when they discovered their brand-new baby daughter could not hear. No one in their family had hearing loss and Lauren says that Rophe was the first person she ever met who was deaf.
Ready to Change the Future?
Since 1996, a group of very special adults who are deaf and hard of hearing have shared their life experiences to help teenagers with hearing loss learn to lead and to speak up for themselves and others.
What You Should Bring When Traveling Abroad With Hearing Loss
Traveling abroad requires more preparation for any traveler, but even more so for people with hearing loss. Consider lining up accommodations, which means researching any museums, exhibits, and events you plan to visit.
How We Empowered Teens with Hearing Loss Through Mentorship Opportunities
Adolescence is a difficult developmental period for all children. Add a hearing loss into the mix, and a child’s life becomes even more complex.
Tips for Handling the Holidays with Hearing Loss
Holidays with hearing loss were always painful for Shoshana Adelman.* She could never take part in the conversation around the table. She was taught not to interrupt anyone and instead to just sit and listen.
Finding Vivienne’s Voice
If you would have asked me what my journey into motherhood looked like years ago, I would have never guessed it would look the way that it does now.
Madeline’s Law: Improving Outcomes for Children with Hearing Loss
In May 2019, Representatives Allison Russo and Casey Weinstein introduced House Bill 243 into the Ohio Legislature. The bill is referred to as “Madeline’s Law,” named after a young girl from Shaker Heights.
