Attending various events without a microphone has been a significant challenge for me as a deaf person. It’s critical to ensure accessibility at events for everyone.
Here are examples from three events I attended:
Posts tagged as “hearing loss”
Today is International Cochlear Implant Day. I have had a cochlear implant (CI) from Advanced Bionics for 24 years now. Before that I wore hearing aids (HA).
I have mixed feelings today. While I love a cochlear implant, I and many other long term c1 users like me are so fed up with Advanced Bionics that made us feel forgotten by them as they haven’t upgraded the external BTE processor for 11 years now. It’s long overdue.
There is recent news that the FDA issued a proposal to “make hearing aids available without a medical exam, prescription, or fitting.” What is my take on it? I would say yes and no – it depends.
