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Deaf Students In Medical Fields Need Strong Clinical Leads
In a recent online lecture, “A Deaf Surgeon Comes Into His Own: Insights for Improving Outcomes with Hearing Loss,” Seattle-based ENT consultant Chad Ruffin, who wears bilateral cochlear implants, shared the challenges that surfaced in his time in the medical field – compounded by the internalized ableism mentioned by many deaf entrants to competitive workplaces.
Backing Startup Ballymun’s Small Biz Event
Sound Advice, with WorkJuggle, Find A Venue, Fetch, Grand Designs and Guardian Safety, was invited by Startup Ballymun to speak at a mentoring evening during November 2017. Hearing From Entrepreneurs At Varying Stages It takes a team! – the @StartUpBallymun entrepreneurs panel with co-organisers @BillyLinehan and @liamcbarry1978 with @Marggranddesign @WorkJuggle @soundadvice_pro @gogetfetch @findavenue @GuardianSafety2 – thanx to
How A Child With Deafness Alters Your Perspective
Having a child who’s different to the rest of the family, requires adjustment for each parent and sibling (if relevant) – while also impacting the wider family and friends to an extent. A mother shares a very honest account: Read: Insights From Raising A Child With Hearing Issues Quotes Slowly, friends dropped off and I was
Deafness Led To The Phone, Internet & SMS Texts
Deafness had a key role in the invention of the phone, the internet and SMS texting. Miriam Walsh explains the link to each technology. Would you consider deafness to have influenced the telephone, Internet and SMS texting as everyday communication tools? Most people would not – but deafness is the universal link. The Phone Let’s
eBook: Teaching A Deaf Child To Hear And Speak
Edited by Caroline Carswell