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Nov 16, 2020
6 min

Making Virtual Gatherings Hearing-Friendly This Holiday Season

Tips for Better Hearing and Communication with Hearing Loss By Carolyn Stern, Asst. Director of Outreach and Strategic Initiatives For a...

Oct 2, 2020
5 min

Guide for optimizing healthcare visits with hearing loss

By Nancy J. Rennert, MD and Carolyn Stern, MBA Life this past year has certainly been different – and healthcare is different, too. With...

Sep 17, 2020
3 min

Hearing well in health care visits is a new challenge

Carolyn Stern, Asst. Director of Outreach and Strategic Initiatives By Carolyn Stern, MBA Assistant Director of Outreach and Strategic...

Nov 7, 2019
5 min

Feast honoree, Google, puts empathy at forefront of accessible and inclusive design

Google shares views on accessibility in Q&A All of us at the Center for Hearing and Communication (CHC) were thrilled to host our...

May 2, 2019
3 min

Embrace the Adventure of Better Hearing!

Sound Advice by Ruth D. Bernstein Although you might be reluctant to give hearing aids a try, you may want to reconsider your decision....

Dec 18, 2018
3 min

Holiday Communication with Less Stress, More Joy

By Carolyn Stern, Director, Outreach and Strategic Initiatives Post Update: December 20, 2022 The holidays are a joyful time, but may...

Aug 3, 2018
2 min

Tips for dining out when you have a hearing loss

Sound Advice by Ruth D. Bernstein I hope you find these tips for dining out when you have a hearing loss as helpful as I find them....

Aug 3, 2018
2 min

Hearing technology for coping in noisy restaurants

Ellen Lafargue, AuD, CCC-A Please understand that technology can help but not solve every problem that arises in restaurants. When you’re...

Jun 26, 2018
3 min

The squeaky wheel gets greased

Sound Advice by Ruth Bernstein On Sunday, June 17, 2018, I attended Lincoln Square Synagogue’s (LSS) 54th Annual Dinner. For the very...

Mar 27, 2018
3 min

Speak up, please!

Sound Advice by Ruth D. Bernstein Recently, I attended a New York Philharmonic Town Hall with real-time captioning (i.e., Communication...

Aug 28, 2017
3 min

Literacy Learning Needs of Children with Hearing Loss

The ABC’s of Literacy By Dana Selznick, Teacher of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Parent-to-child reading – and later child-to-parent and...

May 5, 2017
3 min

Hearing Access Advocate Shares Lessons Learned

Sound Advice by Ruth D. Bernstein I have a history as an advocate for people with hearing loss which goes back many years. In the process...

Feb 9, 2017
3 min

For people with hearing loss a smartphone is love

Sound Advice by Ruth D. Bernstein Happy Valentine's Day! Although this article is about my love affair with an iPhone, the information is...

Nov 22, 2016
5 min

Holiday Gifts for People with Hearing Loss

Sound Advice by Ruth D. Bernstein With the holidays approaching, I thought I’d write a column about communication tips. Then I remembered...

Aug 30, 2016
3 min

Audiology Tips for Parents of Children with Hearing Loss in School

Maximize your Child’s Access to Sound in the Classroom Updated September 7, 2023 With the back-to-school season underway, here are CHC’s...

Aug 24, 2016
3 min

Travel Tips for People with Hearing Loss

Sound Advice by Advocate Ruth D. Bernstein This is a much-requested travel tips blog post from the Sound Advice series by Ruth Bernstein,...

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