Chances are that someone in your department has hearing loss, whether they’ve disclosed this or not, and will benefit from your efforts to...
January 3, 2024When explaining why you want to mention their disability in your letter, share with your mentee specific character traits that you notice them...
May 19, 2022Is there anything as vulnerable as a deaf person standing in front of an expectant audience?
January 26, 2022Hearing that sound is happening is not the same as processing sound.
June 2, 2021-Stephanie Cawthon This is a repost from Dr. Stephanie Cawthon’s blog, where she explores topics such as educational access, equity, attainment and deafness....
May 12, 2021–Hi there. I’m Sara, and I’m almost deaf. As folks with hearing loss, we have been trained to speak clearly so that we...
March 11, 2021The Mind Hears annual post on how to make your in-person and remote academic workplace accessible to deaf/HoH colleagues.
January 4, 2021Just like their non-Deaf colleagues, Deaf academics teach students, discuss and present their research, attend various professional meetings, and give media interviews. Communicating...
February 22, 2019my deafness shapes my approach to science in ways that benefit my research
December 4, 2018