May 15, 2024 – This post from KR Liu may make you feel better about AI. And also reminds us that "When you design for disability, you design for everyone!"
KR Liu posted on LinkedIn

October 20, 2023 – Author Michel Faber describes the torture of tinnitus, explains how and why we each hear differently, and makes one of the most compelling arguments for attentive listening that I’ve ever come across.
The Guardian’s excerpt from Faber's book, "Listen: On Music, Sound and Us"

August 24, 2023 – Absolutely stunning inclusive design! As part of the redevelopment of LaGuardia Airport, Terminal B was designed to be accessible for guests with hearing, vision, and mobility challenges.
LaGuardia Airport Accessibility

August 21, 2023 – “Turn Down For What?” A quick read with some tips for safe listening.
Hearing Health and Technology Matters: Turn Down for What?

August 18, 2023 – New York Times fantastic article in the (8/3/2023) about blind birders who map the world around them by the sound of bird calls. The article provides exhilarating audio clips of different bird calls…
New York Times: Birds Are My Eyesight

August 14, 2023 – Please support the new bill in Congress to update accessibility of videoconferencing and multimedia programming for people with hearing loss and other disabilities.
Coalition of Organizations for Accessible Technology

July 24, 2023 – Scientists’ recent regeneration of hair cells in a mouse model suggests there may one day be gene therapy that could treat people with hearing loss. Though I doubt this will come to pass in my lifetime, I am inspired by science and hopeful for future generations. Meanwhile, turn down the volume!
National Academy of Sciences
Harvard Medical School

July 17, 2023 – So grateful to the Criterion Collection that makes it possible to watch beautifully preserved, elegantly captioned great films…. And I love the opportunity to take a deeper dive into their behind-the-scenes materials. I only wish those were captioned too! Anyone else have this experience?
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July 13, 2023 – In an inspiring talk at the HLAA conference, Dr. Carla Smiley, AuD. described her practice, the “tiny house hearing clinic on wheels” that she established to better serve patients that have the need, but not the ability to come to her.
onsiteaudiology.net

July 10, 2023 – Helen Keller is famous for pushing the boundaries of deaf (and blind) experience. But coming upon the letter she wrote to the New York Symphony describing her experience of Beethoven’s 9th absolutely gave me shivers!
Helen Keller’s Letter on Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony