Tag: deafness

Volver a escuchar ha sido un milagro para Gabriela

Gabriela has been working at the Ministry of the Nation in Buenos Aires in her private practice with patients with hearing loss for 20 years. She suffered from measles at the age of 2 and began to lose her hearing soon after. She goes into great detail describing the gradual loss of her abilities and independence, her career change to be a psychologist working with people with hearing loss, and her eventual decision to get a cochlear implant. She emphasizes her will and determination to overcome any goal that life puts before her. A story in question/answer form, about 2 pages, suitable for discussions of Deaf Culture or ways of coping with progressive disability.

Bastian y su padre, unidos por el Implante Coclear

This interview of a father with a son who has a cochlear implant is posted on the website of a company that makes hearing assistance devices. It is one of many brief stories (300-700 words) about deafness and hearing assistance devices on the website. In this one, the father was asked about his tattoo of a cochlear implant on his head and said that this was a way to connect with his son. This interview shows that many people with hearing loss can feel isolated from the rest of the world. Hearing people can gain understanding of the emotional benefits of cochlear implants.

El único intérprete

"El único intérprete" describes a Colombian, Jhon who became a sign language interpreter because he saw an opportunity to improve the legal system from within the prosecutor's office. Could be relevant to (pre-) law students, legal Spanish classes, more general upper division courses, to show the struggles of those with disabilities in systems not designed with them in mind. In Spanish with both Spanish and English transcripts available. 44 minutes.