Will you be an ally for communication equity?
The award-winning movie CODA is showing at the Mariemont Theater. CODA (Child of Deaf Adult) features deaf actors and received “rave reviews” at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2021. Director Sian Heder crafted a crowd-pleasing tearjerker whose commercial promise sparked a bidding war between theatrical distributors and deep-pocketed streamers. The movie was released in…
Help improve vehicle accessibility for deaf and hard-of-hearing drivers
You may not be an automotive engineer, but if you’re deaf or hard-of-hearing, you can help design the car of the future. Follow this link to an anonymous survey to gauge how the automotive industry can improve the driving experience of deaf and hard-of-hearing drivers. Hearing Car Survey #GreatCincinnati #Nonprofit #HSDCGC #HardOfHearing #DeafCommunity #CarOfTheFutureSurvey #HearingCarSurvey
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…
Survey: Improving the health care system
Background Information: This survey is a part of a research study at the Johns Hopkins Disability Health Research Center, IRB00269690, with Principal Investigator Dr. Nicholas Reed. We will be asking about your experiences receiving healthcare and interacting with providers and staff as an adult with age-related hearing loss. We will not collect any identifiable information…
COVID-19, hearing, and balance
A UK research study published in March 2021 link here found lingering hearing and balance issues among COVID-19 patients who had been hospitalized, even after completing their hospital stay. The UK research adds to the scientific evidence that there is an association between COVID-19 and hearing problems, but the evidence isn’t conclusive. Research data underlying…