Phonak: ‘This British actress isn’t afraid to flaunt her hearing aids’

March 16, 2018 | deafieblogger

Close up head and shoulders shot of Amanda Barrie wearing a blue denim shirt smiling directly into the camera with a blue and grey sky behind her`

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Another story for you all! Do you know Corrie actress Amanda Barrie?

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Phonak: ‘Why this year’s Oscars was important for deaf culture’

March 14, 2018 | deafieblogger

A group photo of The Silent Child Team with their Oscar trophies cheering

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Did you hear the FANTASTIC news? The Silent Child Film (TSC) won an OSCAR!

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Phonak: ‘Nyle DiMarco calls for better captioning in cinemas’… Please sign my petition!

March 12, 2018 | deafieblogger

A photo of deaf model Nyle Di Marco smiling, standing against an orange background for an event, wearing a black suit and shirt.

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Did you hear of the story of deaf model Nyle Di Marco who couldn’t access a subtitled cinema showing of ‘Black Panther’?

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Phonak: ‘4 tips for driving with hearing loss’

March 10, 2018 | deafieblogger

A photo taken from behind of a woman at the steering wheel of a car looking ahead into the road

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‘Deaf people can’t drive’

Wrong! It’s a common misconception. Some have said that deaf people are often better drivers on the road as we rely on our sight more!

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Phonak: ‘Artist reimagines Disney princesses, superheroes with hearing aids’

March 6, 2018 | deafieblogger

A cartoon artwork with multiple side profiles of different Disney princesses, all wearing hearing aids and below are American Sign Language handshapes fingerspelling 'Dream Big'

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How are you all?

I had the opportunity to interview an amazing artist… her name is Jeana Chavez. She creates masterpieces which feature an element of deafness or hearing loss in them.

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