Hello everyone. Today, we will look at a story about a girl named Tiara Herr and how she grew up to love music and be proficient in it. Herr is profoundly deaf, but she is an amazing Vocal Coach for a theatre. She can also play instruments well. She used her other senses and remembered the sounds she heard before going deaf to practice. Herr’s deafness developed from cancer she got at a young age. She managed to obtain many types of treatment, but they gradually decreased her hearing. Despite that, she continued to love music. I suggest reading the full article for extra details: https ..read more

Hello all. For today’s discussion, we will examine the feeling of helping deaf people through the perspective of an interpreter.  That interpreter is Sam Farley. He not only teaches ASL at Brigham Young University in Idaho, but he also loves helping the Deaf community as an interpreter.  Farley’s experiences with the Deaf community throughout his childhood helps him excel at his jobs. He will exert lots of effort towards his work to make sure deaf people have as much access to language as possible.  I suggest reading the full article for more details: https://universe.byu.e ..read more

Hello all. Today we will look at a special moment between a mother and her son. The son used sign language to sing a song for his mother, who could not hear too well. It touched her heart because it was about how much her son loved her. It received positive recognition throughout the internet and from everyone in his school. The article’s author is Suchitra B, and it was published on UpWorthy. Check out the full version for more details about it and the song: https://scoop.upworthy.com/boy-gets-emotional-as-he-surprises-his-deaf-mother-by-signing-a-love-song-for-her. This article was nice ..read more

Hi everyone. For today’s discussion, we will look at a list. It will show plans for makings sports games more accessible for the deaf community.  The list mainly focused on ASL. It presented many ideas for making ASL more available for deaf viewers. One was making fans and people on the field learn ASL to help guide deaf viewers. Another idea was to recognize ASL more in certain parts of sports games. The article’s author is Gary Noll. I suggest reading the full version for more ideas and details on their processes: https://www.nj.com/opinion/2022/11/ways-to-make-games-more-inclusive ..read more

Hello all. Today we will look at a new software created by AudioTelligence for hard-of-hearing people that received an award.  The software essentially helps people hear sounds they wish to hear clearly, like the other person in a conversation. It does this by blocking other background noises that make it difficult to hear. The article’s author is Millie York. I suggest reading the full version on the Assistive Technology Today website for extra details on how it works: https://attoday.co.uk/hearing-software-awarded-for-personal-amplification-in-assistive-listening-devices/. This sof ..read more

Hello all. Today’s topic will not specifically address a famous Deaf person, but it will address an inspirational moment between a deaf teacher and one of her old students. Now, after reading that sentence, you would think that the teacher helps the student, but actually, it’s the opposite. The teacher, Tracy Peachmann, planned to stop teaching early due to her loss of hearing. It made her feel worse because she enjoyed teaching. She also refused to get cochlear implants since the surgical process made her fearful. Then Peachmann changed her mind after her past student told her his experience ..read more

Good day everyone! Today we have another awesome mother supporting her deaf child to discuss. The mother is named Kristy Hopkins. She created a platform for people to learn how to support children who are deaf.  The motivation came from her daughter, who struggles with cochlear implants. She experiences sicknesses from cochlear implants and gets bullied. Some people do not know what others in the Deaf community go through, and Hopkins is willing to help people understand. I suggest reading the full article on the Tivy-Side Advertiser website, which was written by Mike Lewis: https ..read more

So i thought i may take  a chance and introduce myself. My name is Tony and im hard of hearing, my entire hearing loss journey has been a walking minefield for me. I was diagnosed with bacterial meningitis at the age of 2 long long long ago (according to my daughter there may have been dinosaurs around back them) which caused some hearing loss fast forward about 35 years all of a sudden my hearing when from passable to me losing a fair amount im now in the "severe range" according to my audiogram and at the age of 42 have gotten my first pair of hearing aids (Phonak P-70-PR's ) and am bec ..read more

Hello everyone. Today, we will look at a story about a girl named Tiara Herr and how she grew up to love music and be proficient in it. Herr is profoundly deaf, but she is an amazing Vocal Coach for a theatre. She can also play instruments well. She used her other senses and remembered the sounds she heard before going deaf to practice. Herr’s deafness developed from cancer she got at a young age. She managed to obtain many types of treatment, but they gradually decreased her hearing. Despite that, she continued to love music. I suggest reading the full article for extra details: https ..read more

Hello all. For today’s discussion, we will examine the feeling of helping deaf people through the perspective of an interpreter.  That interpreter is Sam Farley. He not only teaches ASL at Brigham Young University in Idaho, but he also loves helping the Deaf community as an interpreter.  Farley’s experiences with the Deaf community throughout his childhood helps him excel at his jobs. He will exert lots of effort towards his work to make sure deaf people have as much access to language as possible.  I suggest reading the full article for more details: https://universe.byu.e ..read more