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Holiday Gifts for People with Hearing Loss
Sound Advice by Ruth D. Bernstein My fellow hearing access advocates Carolyn Stern and Arlene Romoff present excellent articles about...
Dec 15, 20235 min read


Holiday Communication Tips for Individuals with Hearing Loss
Holiday tips to improve communication for people with hearing loss taking part in family gatherings
Dec 11, 20234 min read


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...
Nov 16, 20206 min read


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...
Oct 2, 20205 min read


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...
Sep 17, 20203 min read


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...
Nov 7, 20195 min read


Ruth Bernstein among HLAA honorees at 2019 Convention
HLAA recognizes communication access advocates Ruth Bernstein (l), Katherine Bouton (r) Hearing access advocate and HLAA-NYC Board...
Jul 1, 20194 min read


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....
May 2, 20193 min read


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, 20182 min read


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...
Aug 3, 20182 min read


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...
Jun 26, 20183 min read


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...
Mar 27, 20183 min read


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...
Aug 28, 20173 min read


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...
May 5, 20173 min read


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...
Feb 9, 20173 min read


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 30, 20163 min read


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,...
Aug 24, 20163 min read
RapidSOS: 911 emergency resource for people with hearing loss
RapidSOS and the Center for Hearing and Communication collaborate to provide mobile safety and security 240 million [1] 9-1-1 calls are...
Jul 7, 20163 min read


Hearing loss advocacy makes for a wonderful trip to Israel
Sound Advice by Ruth D. Bernstein I went to visit my friend Cynthia in Israel a few weeks ago. Cynthia and I met in 1982, when I was...
Feb 9, 20153 min read