Archive 4 Columns
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The Eight Faces – a deaf artist’s perspective on masks
At this moment, after 2 years of pandemic living, many COVID restrictions are being rolled back in the communities where we – Michele...
Bridging communication between the hearing and deaf worlds: a conversation with the founders of Ava
Our mission is to make Deaf and hard-of-hearing peoples’ lives easier and happier in any situation, including academia—that’s why Ava was created.
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...
Understanding unfamiliar accents
I wrote this post on an airplane coming back from an international conference I attended in Thailand. Because of the distance involved, participation...
Deaf Gain -> diverse and stronger research
my deafness shapes my approach to science in ways that benefit my research
Passing the rattlesnake test
The combination of my slight deaf accent, excellent bluffing skills, and the privilege of being able to follow well-lit conversations with low background...
Using FM Systems at Conferences
-Michele You’re wearing your hearing aids, sitting at a conference presentation, feeling confident that you’re understanding what’s going on, when it happens. The...
Accommodating a Pandemic
Can we apply innovations in accommodating this pandemic to help us build a more inclusive long-term post pandemic academic workplace? I hope so.
Hearing and understanding are not the same
Hearing that sound is happening is not the same as processing sound.
Making your in-person and remote workplaces accessible for your deaf/HoH colleagues
The Mind Hears annual post on how to make your in-person and remote academic workplace accessible to deaf/HoH colleagues.
Invitation to our 2nd The Mind Hears online community meet-up
One of our goals with The Mind Hears blog is to build a community and reduce isolation for deaf and hard of hearing academics. To...
Profile: Dr. Krista Kennedy
setting limits on how much listening I do each day, negotiating accommodations through the ADA office, and educating my colleagues about CART and...
