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deaf/HoH experiences
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.
