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deaf/HoH experiences
How much listening is too much?
As academics, our jobs require us to listen to others all the time—in our classes, in faculty meetings, in seminars, and when meeting...
I owe my career to the invention of email
Academics even a few years my senior had to rely on telephones for networking.
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...
Captions and Craptions for Academics
We encourage all presenters to use real-time auto caption for every presentation. However, if a deaf/HoH person requests CART, real-time auto caption, even...
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...
How 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...
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.
What’s In a Name?
What’s in a name? that which we call a rose By any other name would smell as sweet. ― William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet Shakespeare’s...
Why the world needs another blog
By sharing various ways that we approach different challenges, we hope to build a community toolbox of solutions.
