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I owe my career to the invention of email
Academics even a few years my senior had to rely on telephones for networking.
When 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...
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...
Mandated equal opportunity hiring may not ensure equal considerations by hiring committees: A hypothetical scenario
-Ryan Imagine that you are a deaf/hard-of-hearing (HoH) person applying for a full-time academic position in a U.S. public institution of higher learning....
Under-represented: Where are all the deaf and hard-of-hearing academics?
-Michele Through working on The Mind Hears since Sept 2018, I’ve had the chance to meet some amazing deaf and hard-of-hearing scholars and researchers.Our...
Applying for jobs – When should you reveal your deafness?
-Ana Graduate students, postdocs, and other academics applying for jobs face a hypercompetitive job market, limited geographic options, and a potentially withering assessment...
Deaf Gain -> diverse and stronger research
my deafness shapes my approach to science in ways that benefit my research
The more I missed, the more I made
My work habits are all about filling in the fear of how much I have been missing and have missed in this world.
Why the world needs another blog
By sharing various ways that we approach different challenges, we hope to build a community toolbox of solutions.
