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The sound we can see: working with hearing loss in the field
When I was 19 I went for a checkup with an audiologist and found out that I was hearing only 90% of what...
ByMichelle Micarelli StruettOctober 2, 2019“Moving Together”: Or Researching Health Care Access as a Disabled Academic
If my credibility as a researcher is in question, I’d rather people not focus on my social status, because the “ideal” academic researcher...
ByThe Mind HearsJune 25, 2020My academic path from self-reliance to self-advocacy to peer-support
Self-reliance seems more of a recipe for isolation and alienation than for increasing the presence of disability in academia
ByAna CaicedoMay 1, 2024How to work with ASL-English interpreters and Deaf academics in academic settings
Just like their non-Deaf colleagues, Deaf academics teach students, discuss and present their research, attend various professional meetings, and give media interviews. Communicating...
ByThe Mind HearsFebruary 22, 2019The Mind Hears Mission Statement – Welcoming Chinese speakers
Translated by ~Jenny Kung, Heather Fair, and Minru Li With help from Xiang Li, Anran Cheng, and Xiaoxu Ma The goal for The Mind...
ByThe Mind HearsSeptember 22, 2022Profile: Megan Majocha
Tell us about your background? I am third generation deaf, and I grew up in Pittsburgh, PA. My parents are deaf, and...
ByMegan MajochaAugust 2, 2023When to tell? Applying for jobs when you are deaf or hard of hearing
-Ana Going on the job market was a fraught decision for me. As a postdoc considering tenure-track faculty positions, I relied on hearing...
ByAna CaicedoNovember 14, 2019Navigating a masked world when you are deaf/HoH
While the pandemic rages around the world, I know I have been incredibly lucky. Like many, I have struggled to keep my kids...
ByAna CaicedoAugust 6, 2020The Sounds of Silence
Stephen Klusza takes us on an enchanting multimedia journey leading up to his decision to get an cochlear implant in grad school.
ByStephen KluszaAugust 11, 2021