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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...


- Jun 28, 2019
- 2 min
Summer camp checklist for kids with hearing loss
By Anita Stein-Meyers, Pediatric Audiologist Summer is here and children everywhere are heading off to camp for the time of their lives....


- 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...