“When I found out my son couldn’t hear, I figured out that I wasn’t really listening, either.”

Read more about one mom’s perspective at the link below.

Link: http://time.com/3605467/raising-deaf-child/

Learn about a Kickstarter project that is making a documentary that will be of interest to people who are concerned about identifying and providing excellent services to infants and young children with hearing loss. Check out the information about this campaign by clicking on the link below.

Link: http://kck.st/1LQRmw9

Researchers have taken another step toward reversing deafness using gene therapy.

The latest success involves mice with an inherited form of deafness, a team reports Wednesday in the journal Science Translational Medicine. And a similar approach is already being tried in people with hearing loss caused by damage to cells in the inner ear.

Link: http://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2015/07/08/421204204/genetic-tweaks-are-restoring-hearing-in-animals-raising-hopes-for-people

Communication has always been key to opportunity for the deaf community. But technological advances, which have changed the way everyone communicates, and a growing popularity among college students to learn American Sign Language have removed even more obstacles to the deaf community and the hearing community connecting.

Link: http://www.heraldtimesonline.com/life/technology-breaking-down-barriers-between-deaf-and-hearing-communities/article_95b640ab-b316-5b40-beba-d863512884dc.html

People with normal hearing – especially parents, spouses and friends of those with hearing loss – are often eager to better understand what hearing loss sounds like. While a blindfold worn around the house for an afternoon might help someone learn what it’s like to live without vision, hearing loss comes in varying degrees and forms. Simply blocking out all sound won’t provide the right information. To really understand the complex nature of hearing loss, you have to experience the loss of both volume as well as specific sounds.

Link: http://www.hearinglikeme.com/facts/what-hearing-loss/hearing-loss-simulator-understanding-mild-and-moderate-hearing-loss

Read how one mom came up with a fun way to help motivate children to wear their hearing devices by using cool and custom designs!

Link: http://themighty.com/2015/06/one-moms-awesome-way-of-showing-kids-how-cool-their-hearing-aids-are/

Don’t let communication be a barrier to healthy communication!

Link: http://www.cincinnati.com/story/opinion/contributors/2015/07/01/children-technology/29599373/

Take a look at the article below about how toys are being made more relatable to kids.

Link: http://www.upworthy.com/toy-companies-didnt-make-dolls-their-kids-could-relate-to-so-these-moms-did-it-themselves?c=reccon1