By Guest Contributor, Karina Cotran In January 2017, I just started my last semester of undergrad. By that point, class sizes went from several hundred to less than 30 people. No matter the size of my class, the first day…
Accessibility Services in Post-Secondary – Part Two
At the beginning of November, I touched upon accessibility services in post-secondary for those with hearing loss. When I was writing that article, I realized that there are actually a lot of services that can be provided. So, I decided…
Accessibility Services in Post-Secondary – Part One
Written by our guest contributor: Karina Cotran (pictured above) from hearingdifferently.com When I first started university, I had no idea about the types of accessibility services that were available for me to use. In fact, I didn’t even know that…
Getting accommodations for a PhD Thesis Defense
By Hart Plommer Defenses are not the kind of thing you do in your sleep. In a standard PhD defense, one presents a 20 or so minute talk on their Thesis and must be prepared to answer questions related to…
Navigating Medical School with Hearing Loss
We are proud to share a valuable resource that our former BC Buddies Coordinator, Allison Lui, put together: “Navigating Medical School With Hearing Loss” (click on the link). To complement an orientation handbook UBC Faculty of Medicine puts out, Allison worked with Student…
A Bumpy Ride
Thoughts from Guest Blog Contributor, Jennifer Brown A few months ago, I had a great privilege to travel to Montréal for the Canadian Hard of Hearing Association 2019 National conference. During my time I have met so many interesting individuals…
Back to School… Are you all set?
It’s that time of the year – the crisp fall is back, and hundreds of thousands of kids are already in school (and many parents back to the balancing act!). By now, we hope you’re not as overwhelmed as you…
Barrier Free Communication #communicateawareness
Written by Monique Les The month of May is generally dedicated to speech and hearing awareness, with organizations such as the Speech-Language & Audiology Canada (SAC), the Canadian Academy of Audiology (CAA), and the American Speech Language Hearing Association (ASHA)…
Back to School Reading List 2016
“El Deafo”- Cece Bell Going to school and making new friends can be tough. But going to school and making new friends while wearing a bulky hearing aid strapped to your chest? That requires superpowers! In this funny, poignant graphic…
Back to School!
It’s getting close to that time of year again…the first day of school! The first day back after summer break can be tough for everyone, especially if you’re starting at a new school with new teachers and new classmates. If…
Disclosure of Hearing Loss in a Workplace
A new handout “Disclosure in the Workplace” has been added to the Resource page under “Handouts.” This handout will be useful when looking for a job this summer!