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Profile: Eric Heinze
I realized that there was a “deaf tax” in going to a predominantly hearing institution, and, as the only deaf person on campus,...
Profile: Megan Majocha
Tell us about your background? I am third generation deaf, and I grew up in Pittsburgh, PA. My parents are deaf, and...
Profile: Nora Duggan
Build up a network of deaf students where you can share tips, or even just rant about barriers you're facing.
Science in ASL is a whole different language: Interpreters in STEM
— Megan Majocha Deaf and hard of hearing scientists often face a lack of communication access, which is troubling because they have made...
Profile: Dr. Anna Danielsson
The more I’ve risen through the academic ranks, the easier I’ve found it to get accommodations for my hearing. Part of this is...
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...
Profile: Dr. John Dennehy
Background? I was born deaf. At the time, my family had recently moved to rural New Hampshire. Early on, my parents struggled because I did not hit age-appropriate...
Profile: Dr. Stephanie W. Cawthon
Where did you go to school? After early childhood in a segregated setting for students with disabilities in Canada, I was in mainstream...
Profile: Dr. Hilde Haualand
Background? I am a deaf multilingual in several signed and written languages (and selectively and contextually, sometimes also spoken languages), who grew up...
Profile: Dr. Maartje De Meulder
Background? I was born in Flanders, Belgium to hearing (non-signing) parents. I am the oldest of four. I grew up hard-of-hearing and became...
