In 2017, I published a collection of short stories about growing up with hearing loss titled Hearing Differently: Growing Up With a Cochlear Implant. Writing that book made me realize that I wanted to have a more active voice in the deaf and hard of hearing community, and to also be a stronger advocate for raising awareness around accessibility.
This blog is a continuation of sorts to Hearing Differently. In my posts, you’ll find lived experiences of growing up and living with hearing loss, as well as my thoughts around accessibility and inclusion. If you want to learn more about me and my hearing loss diagnosis, please click here.
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Living By Letting Go of Control
With the end of 2022 approaching, I’ve been reflecting on how, for me, the theme of this year was very much about how I want to show up in this...
Living By Letting Go of Control
With the end of 2022 approaching, I’ve been reflecting on how, for me, the theme of this year was very much about how I want to show up in this...
The Power of Words
Just because we’re told something, or given an opinion about something regarding our own self…doesn’t make it true. My point is that words have power, and if you’re not careful...
The Power of Words
Just because we’re told something, or given an opinion about something regarding our own self…doesn’t make it true. My point is that words have power, and if you’re not careful...
Striving for Perfection in an Imperfect Body
At all those various points of time in the past, and even now, having a disability is not ideal. No one ever works towards having a disability. That’s not on...
Striving for Perfection in an Imperfect Body
At all those various points of time in the past, and even now, having a disability is not ideal. No one ever works towards having a disability. That’s not on...
Before, During and After My Disability
For folks that are not born with disability, but get them later in life - some of them tend to view their lives as the time before the disability, the...
Before, During and After My Disability
For folks that are not born with disability, but get them later in life - some of them tend to view their lives as the time before the disability, the...
Establishing Boundaries to Establish Inner Peace
Long story short, we have access to anything and everything, almost immediately. This easy access to knowledge, entertainment, and people is very convenient! However, this onslaught of stimulation has made...
Establishing Boundaries to Establish Inner Peace
Long story short, we have access to anything and everything, almost immediately. This easy access to knowledge, entertainment, and people is very convenient! However, this onslaught of stimulation has made...
Disabling ‘Disabilities’
Words hold power. How and when those words get spoken out into the world hold some sort of significance - that once it’s out there, the possibility of whatever you...
Disabling ‘Disabilities’
Words hold power. How and when those words get spoken out into the world hold some sort of significance - that once it’s out there, the possibility of whatever you...