Hearing Speech + Deaf Center is hosting a free Winter Wonderland event for children on Saturday, December 9, 2023, from 10a.m. to 1p.m. The event is at the Center’s Corryville location, 2825 Burnet Avenue, Cincinnati. Pre-registration is required for this event. Children attending Winter Wonderland will get a “magical passport” to explore holiday traditions around ..read more

ASL interpreters are coming to town on the 9th day of the month of September in this the year 2023. Fantasy and history will collide. Use Promo Code HSDCcsd23 to purchase tickets to the Ohio Renaissance Festival tickets with a 30% discount.  Need more information? Check out the Ohio Renaissance Festival website at https://renfestival.com/ or email mschreffler@hearingspeechdeaf.org. Event Information ..read more

A personal tragedy led Susan to be all-in for kids like Sam. A July 28 Gala celebrates Susan and cheers for #ShiningStar Sam’s progress. The Gala delivers critical funding to our 501c3 programs for deafness, hearing loss, and speech disorders. Tickets and sponsorships to support Susan and Sam and our mission for #CommunicationEquity, #Inclusion, and ..read more

Program treats children affected by complex trauma CINCINNATI, July 1, 2022 – Hearing Speech + Deaf Center’s Connections for Life (CFL) program has received an investment from the SC Ministry Foundation. The CFL program treats children (toddlers to teens) who experience chronic and complex trauma ‒ exposure to adverse experiences such as violence, abuse, neglect ..read more

Congratulations to our board member, Jack Wyant. Jack will receive a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Cincinnati Chapter of the Association for Corporate Growth on Wednesday, June 22. Previous Lifetime Honorees have included luminaries such as James Anderson, John Barrett, Bob Castellini, Richard Farmer, Candace Kendall, AG Lafley, Glen Mayfield, John Pepper, Ted Robinson, George ..read more

TechCrunch is reporting about new accessibility features coming from Apple later this year. Live captioning is among the most widely applicable new feature. With it, captions of spoken content from videos, podcasts, FaceTime, and other calls will appear in a speaker-specific scrolling transcript above the video windows. See the TechCrunch story here for more details ..read more

Contact your Ohio Statehouse representative. The proposed Ohio Budget offers significantly more resources to Community Centers for the Deaf. The proposed budget will: Increase the capacity of Ohio's eight Community Centers for the Deaf, allowing services for more deaf and hard-of-hearing people; Provide more ASL interpreters and allow them to become certified and meet CCD-established [...] The post Communication equity, inclusion, and access appeared first on Hearing Speech + Deaf Center ..read more

The Wall Street Journal recently reported on a May survey of 1200 Americans who use captioning for videos. The results are surprising to some.  WSJ: “In a May survey of about 1,200 Americans, 70% of adult Gen Z respondents (ages 18 to 25) and 53% of millennial respondents (up to age 41) said they watch content [...] The post Captions are cool! appeared first on Hearing Speech + Deaf Center ..read more

A personal tragedy led Susan to be all-in for kids like Sam. A July 28 Gala celebrates Susan and cheers for #ShiningStar Sam's progress. The Gala delivers critical funding to our 501c3 programs for deafness, hearing loss, and speech disorders. Tickets and sponsorships to support Susan and Sam and our mission for #CommunicationEquity, #Inclusion, [...] The post Susan and Sam appeared first on Hearing Speech + Deaf Center ..read more

Program treats children affected by complex trauma CINCINNATI, July 1, 2022 – Hearing Speech + Deaf Center’s Connections for Life (CFL) program has received an investment from the SC Ministry Foundation. The CFL program treats children (toddlers to teens) who experience chronic and complex trauma ‒ exposure to adverse experiences such as violence, abuse, neglect, [...] The post Hearing Speech + Deaf Center receives funding for Connections for Life from SC Ministry Foundation appeared first on Hearing Speech + Deaf Center ..read more