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- You and the Smartphone Revolution
Weighty flip-phones begone! In the past five years, smartphones have emerged from a device seen mostly in the busy hands of business people to the top-selling family of cell phone in Canada, accounting for almost half of the units sold in the Canadian market. Upgrades in accessibility, ease of use, and ability to personalize its use via applications (“apps”) make fast and furious leaps from year to year, offering an excellent resource for people with hearing loss to stay in touch.
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- Widex’s Blog Picks for Teens
The good news about the internet is that everyone can have a blog. Some might say that’s also the bad news, but in a world where social media sites like Twitter and Facebook seem to be taking over the hearts and minds of most console trolls, there are still thousands of terrific blogs covering everything under the interwebs. - Read Article
- The Culture of In-Between
Conversations about hearing loss look much different than they used to. A hundred years ago, if you experienced hearing loss at some point in your life – whether you were born with it or not – huge barriers existed that made it difficult to have access to many of the things we take for granted. - Read Article
- A Brief History of Hearing Aids
Before hearing aids went digital and cochlear implants hit the market, the devices designed to help us hear went from the laughably primitive to top-notch in a relatively short slice of time. Why did hearing aid technology move so fast?- Read Article
- The Best in Books – Stories of Overcoming and Empowering
Dust off your library cards and stow away your laptop, here’s some of the best and brightest in teen lit in the past few years.- Read Article
- Holiday Crafts
Not all birds fly south when the cold weather comes, so why not make them feel welcome in your backyard with a fun craft? - Read Article
- Seeking, Finding and Being You – Creative Outlets
Life in this culture leaves us in something of a paradox. On one hand, we are given so many more freedoms than any generation before. At the same time, there are just as many forces at work that offer little opportunity for us to be creative, authentic individuals. - Read Article
- Speak Loud, Speak Proud - Learning to Advocate for You: The Classroom
Since the age of five after a surgery to remove a cluster of cysts in my left ear, I was left with less than ten percent hearing in it. To top it off, I have very poor vision in my left eye. - Read Article
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