#013.  How a normal hearing  child of deaf adults serves children with hearing loss and develops a better model for their communication and educational needs! In addition to serving as owner and lead consultant for Carter Hears! in Fort Mill, South Carolina, an educational consulting group that focuses on children with hearing loss by supporting schools, professionals, and families with customized services. Mariann Carter has developed an unique model for optimizing education for children with hearing loss.  The Quill Model. The Quill Model aims to demonstrate that services li ..read more

#012.  A normal hearing woman raised by deaf parents learns how to communicate more effectively and be more appreciative of different abilities.  A discussion with Mariann Carter. Professionally, Mariann C. Carter, M.Ed., M.S., EIPA 3.9, NBCT-Retired, is the owner and lead consultant for Carter Hears! in Fort Mill, South Carolina. Carter Hears! is "an educational consulting group that focuses on children with hearing loss by supporting schools, professionals, and families with customized services." It's the agency's mission, "that all children, specifically children with hearing loss ..read more

#011.  How to persevere through self-advocacy!  A discussion with Anna Hartge. Anna is a young professional living in Washington, DC, with roots in Ohio and Michigan.  She considers herself a lifelong educator with experience teaching 7th grade social studies, serving within the federal government on education topics and most recently worked with college students in career services. Anna is a proud user of hearing aids and is a big believer in living a life without limits. If you would like to tell your story or have suggestions for topics or guest, email us at experiencelifea ..read more

#009.  Please understand this…shouting won’t help me hear you better!  A discussion with Katherine Bouton.   Katherine is an advocate and educator for the deaf and hard of hearing. Her recent book is “Smart Hearing: Strategies, Skills, and Resources for Living Better with Hearing Loss” (October 2018).   She is also the author of “Shouting Won’t Help,”(2013), a memoir of losing her hearing in midlife and how it affected her, and of “Living Better with Hearing Loss” (2015).  Katherine’s books are available at Amazon.com or at your favorite independent bookstore. Her 40 ..read more

#008.  How her research interests were shaped by her personal journey with hearing loss.  Another conversation with Brittany Lash, PhD,  Assistant Professor at the University of Dayton in the College of Arts and Sciences and Department of Communication. See show notes for Episode #007 for her full bio. https://udayton.edu/directory/artssciences/communication/lash-brittany.php If you would like to tell your story or have suggestions for topics or guest, email us at experiencelifealoud@gmail.com Visit us online at www.yourlifealoud.com Connect with us on social media! Twitter ..read more

#007.  How her personal journey with hearing loss helped shape a career in research.  A conversation with Brittany Lash, PhD,  Assistant Professor at the University of Dayton in the College of Arts and Sciences and Department of Communication. Dr. Brittany Lash’s primary research interests focus on the intersections between health and interpersonal communication.  A particular passion for disability studies and the communication issues surrounding individuals with disabilities has driven much of her research as she strives to give a voice to individuals within this populati ..read more

#005.  Where do you find the answers?  A discussion with Kim Cavitt, AuD https://audiologyresources.com/about-kim-cavitt/ Kim Cavitt, AuD, owner of Audiology Resources, graduated with her master’s degree in audiology from Indiana University in 1991 and her AuD from Salus University in 2005. She spent nine years as a clinical audiologist and preceptor at The Ohio State and Northwestern Universities and spent two years as the Director of Professional Relations at Amplifon Hearing Services.) Since 2001, Dr. Cavitt has operated her own audiology consulting firm, Audiology Resources, prov ..read more

#004. How to hear better EVERYWHERE!  A discussion with Juliette Sterkens, AuD.   Born in the Netherlands, audiologist Dr. Juliëtte Sterkens has over 40 years of experience in the field of audiology and hearing rehabilitation. Following a successful career in private practice in Oshkosh Wisconsin, Dutch born audiologist Dr. Juliëtte Sterkens is currently on her encore career as the Hearing Loss Association of America’s professional hearing loop advisor.  In this capacity, she advocates for inclusion of telecoils in hearing aids and cochlear implants, and the installation of hea ..read more

#006. A resource you need!  A discussion with Barbara Kelley, Executive Director of the Hearing Loss Association of America (HLAA) Here’s a link to her bio. https://www.hearingloss.org/about-hlaa/our-team/staff/ They did a survey on the impact of people with hearing loss and the pandemic.  https://www.hearingloss.org/hearing-loss-pandemic-survey/. Here’s a brief video on it. She is also on the steering group for the newly-formed Cochlear Implant International Community of Action – a global effort to raise awareness and advocacy about cochlear implants.  HLAA resources for COVID ..read more

#003. It is truly a deafening world.  A discussion with David Owen, author of Volume Control:  Hearing in a Deafening World.  David Owen has been a staff writer for The New Yorker since 1991. Before joining The New Yorker, he was a contributing editor at The Atlantic Monthly and, prior to that, a senior writer at Harper’s. He is also a contributing editor at both Golf Digest and Popular Mechanics, and is one of The Fifty Funniest American Writers. He is the author of more than a dozen books.  All his books can be found at:  https://www.amazon.com/David-Owen/e/B001K8AJC ..read more