New website – Deafteens.org

A nicely designed website, deaf teens is a new blog where you can share and read stories about hearing impairment, hearing aids, cochlear implants, etc. It provides an opportunity for people to connect with one another through blogging and even chat. There’s also a doctor’s and parent’s corner for commenting.

How the website came to be is an inspirational story of its own. According to the blog Hearing Sparks, David, a teenager with bilateral cochlear implants set out to build a website for an Eagle Scout project. He chronicled the  process on his website: David’s Eagle Scout Project. Share your story by emailing him at davidcluff2012@gmail.com

Here is one particular touching story from the website: “My Story” By JoEllen R., age 18

via Hearing Sparks

Hearing Sparks: Netflix Adds Subtitle Support for Around 100 Instant-Stream Titles

Meet Megan. She happened to come across my blog and we exchanged blog information. Her blog, Hearing Sparks, shares her story on being diagnosed with a progressive hearing loss in both ears at 4 years old. She now has a severe hearing loss in her left ear and a severe to profound hearing loss in her right ear. She has been wearing hearing aids since her diagnosis. 

Megan blogs about her life experiences, audiology and other technology related topics. Having a chance to take a glimpse into her life with hearing loss is very insightful! A perspective on the every day life experiences that my patients don’t always have the time to share. 

On a recent post, she shares some good news about Netflix adding subtitles to about 100 of the movies that can be streamed instantly on the computer (Mac and PC compatible). This is wonderful for individuals who have not used the instant streaming movies due to the lack of caption accessibility. 


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