Captions are cool!
Wall Street Journal recently reported on a May survey of 1200 Americans who use captioning for videos. The results are surprising to some. WSJ: “In a May survey of about 1,200 Americans, 70% of adult Gen Z respondents (ages 18 to 25) and 53% of millennial respondents (up to age 41) said they watch content…
Susan and Sam
A personal tragedy led Susan to be all-in for kids like Sam. A July 28 Gala celebrates Susan and cheers for #ShiningStar Sam’s progress. The Gala delivers critical funding to our 501c3 programs for deafness, hearing loss, and speech disorders. Tickets and sponsorships to support Susan and Sam and our mission for #CommunicationEquity, #Inclusion, and…
Hearing Speech + Deaf Center receives funding for Connections for Life from SC Ministry Foundation
Program treats children affected by complex trauma CINCINNATI, July 1, 2022 – Hearing Speech + Deaf Center’s Connections for Life (CFL) program has received an investment from the SC Ministry Foundation. The CFL program treats children (toddlers to teens) who experience chronic and complex trauma ‒ exposure to adverse experiences such as violence, abuse, neglect,…
El Deafo begins streaming January 7
Apple TV+ is streaming a new three-part animated series for kids and families called “El Deafo,” based on the autobiographical best-selling graphic memoir of Cece Bell. The story tells Bell’s experiences learning to cope with being hard of hearing. El Deafo follows young Cece as she loses her hearing but finds her inner superhero. Going…
Enroll children birth to age 5 in Ohio Governor’s Imagination Library
Click here to enroll your children birth to age 5 in Ohio Governor’s Imagination Library. Ohio First Lady Fran DeWine first fell in love with Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library when she saw its impact on some very special little ones: her grandchildren. Ohio First Lady, Fran DeWine, reading to young children. “I was visiting my…
Football champs
ESPN’s Sports Center produced this terrific clip about the California School for the Deaf, Riverside football Cubs. They may not have won the state’s high school football title but Cubs football won the hearts of millions with their pride, determination, and grit. By any measure, CSDR football enjoyed a historic season, reaching the state title…
What to know before you give AirPods as holiday gifts
This story appears on The Sun.com here. OWNERS of in-ear headphones like Apple AirPods have been warned using them could cause serious health issues like vertigo and even hearing loss. Repeated and long-lasting use of the gadgets could lead to warning signs that are often overlooked as leading indicators of health hazards to come, it’s…
#GivingTuesday is November 30
Tuesday after Thanksgiving is #GivingTuesday, and it has become a “global generosity movement unleashing the power of people and organizations to transform their communities and the world.” You may want to become a #GivingTuesday supporter, and we hope you can think about the needs of kids at Katie’s House for Speech-Language and Occupational Therapy. We…
Camp Sign Say day campers visited Greenacres Farm, Milford
Camp Sign Say is a week-long day camp for our patients with communication disorders or deafness which has been around since 2010. In-person activities returned this year after the virtual activities that took place in 2020. A favorite destination of many of the campers was Greenacres Farm in Milford. Greenacres hosts miniature therapy horses our…