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Ireland’s Only Audiology Course Being Scrapped

Finalist status in Ireland’s 2014 Social Media Awards – Online PR category, was gained by Sound Advice (as IDK) after these posts – compiled by Caroline Carswell. Students at Ireland’s only audiology undergraduate course at Athlone Institute of Technology are reviewing their options after learning the course is to be scrapped at the end of

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Newstalk: “What Is It Like To Go Deaf Overnight?”

Radio station, Newstalk 108FM, sent reporter Henry McKean to Specsavers Hearcare in central Dublin, to have his ears filled with putty to block sounds. McKean then had a taste of “being deaf for a day” in Dublin city centre. Listen: What Is It Like To Experience Deafness Overnight? A transcript of McKean’s commentary is here,

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“Why Are Hearing Difficulties So Exhausting?”

Most people who’re severely to profoundly deaf (even with digital hearing-devices) will mention recurring exhaustion from “actively listening” all the time to communicate, to receive and remember daily facts, and to process at warp-speed detail that’s fed to you – in its incompleteness or entirety. A multi-choice survey on the “Hearing Ourselves Think” blog by

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Biographies And Novels With Deaf Characters

Teens and young people who read books with characters who’re deaf or hard-of-hearing can affirm their own identity to themselves while learning new skills for everyday challenges and the value of digital technologies. Powell’s Bookstore in Portland, Oregon, has the biggest range of titles on deafness and hearing that we’ve ever seen in one extensive

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Cochlear Implants Misconstrued In The Economist

On July 20th 2013, The Economist published a very damaging article about cochlear implants, which give families with born-deaf children valuable opportunities, such as using two spoken languages in the family home. Read: Listen Up: Technology That Lets Deaf People Hear Team Sound Advice recommends reading the below response from the founder of the Cochlear

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No Captions For Public Service Broadcasting Event

Public service broadcasters are tasked with serving the population in their country, often with a charter to define their obligations. On July 15th 2013, Ireland’s national broadcaster, RTÉ, held a free public lecture at University College Dublin, “Public Service Broadcasting: Innovating for the Needs of Tomorrow’s Audiences”, with “normalising difference” being one stated topic. Read:

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Webinar: “The Why And How Of Online Captions”

Frameweld, the New York-based digital media firm, hosted an excellent webinar, “The Why and How of Online Captioning” on June 26th, 2013. All videos, slides and Q&A topics from the webinar are in this blog post: Review: The Why And How Of Online Captioning This topic is pertinent, with leading educational institutions tasked to find affordable

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Parent Query: Behaviour Guidance For Children

Several parents recently asked about behaviour guidance for children who’re deaf or hard-of-hearing, so these insights and resources may help. On the behaviour front, young children who’re deaf or hard-of-hearing can be harder to guide as they don’t always hear a particular tone of voice or verbal warning that another child might detect and respond

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Hearing-Aids As Assistive Listening Devices

Today’s wireless technologies can link hearing-aid wearers to their TVs, PCs and phones, with audio streamed directly to hearing-devices as wished. The challenge however is to set an open standard for this wireless technology. Read: Hearing Aids Can Double As Wireless Speakers Each hearing-aid vendor offers a proprietary wireless technology, which makes device-pairing difficult. In

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Mindset Change: Altering Perceptions of Ability

In June 2013, Sound Advice’s Caroline Carswell gave a workshop, “Mindset Change: Transforming Perceptions of Ability“, at the conference of the UK’s National Association of Disability Practitioners (NADP), in Cheshire, northern England. The Problem (Solution)! Read: Active Role Modeling Explained Parents, fearing for their child’s social, emotional and physical wellness, can overprotect a child and

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