Ending All Roads to Silence (EARS)

05/01/2019

TV captioning in public spaces is a universal accommodation yet it makes a big difference for our community. It is exciting to see Seattle take this step for equal access.

Federal and city laws already require places of public accommodation to activate closed captioning upon request, but Seattle's new legislation will go further.

04/04/2019

It is so wonderful to see dolls with hearing aids and cochlear implants!

Stephanie Lopez, who is hearing impaired, got one of these dolls for her daughter, Halima (who is not). Halima's doll is pictured here (we love the pink hearing aid)! What a wonderful way to teach children a powerful message of inclusion.

From: https://www.etsy.com/shop/HearLikeMe?ref=l2-shopheader-name

01/16/2019

How wonderful see a family light up with a baby’s new on ABC World News Tonight with David Muir.

11/06/2018

Book recommendation: The Feel of Silence by Bonnie S. Tucker

Tucker is a renowned lawyer and law professor, and she is profoundly deaf.

A memoir of the author's experience as a profoundly deaf infant who became an expert lipreader, and who never learned sign language or met another deaf person until her mid-thirties. It follows her story as she made it through college, to become a corporate litigator.

10/25/2018

It is wonderful to see the empowering stories, such as Morgan and Katie's, on Hearing First's LSLLife blog. Shout out to Stephanie Lopez for posting this great resource!

Download Transcript KATE & MORGAN WE WOULD DO IT ALL OVER AGAIN After staying up late studying, Morgan, Katie, and Josiah pile into the family car and make 2am burger runs to Sonic. On the way, they have the easy conversations that only close siblings can have. One minute they’re talking about spi...

07/27/2017

Our EARS team worked with approximately 250 children from the Mercy Residential School, Montfort School, St. Joseph's School for the Speech and Hearing Impaired, and Kodagu Vidyalaya School in Mysore and Kodagu regions, Karnataka, India.


Thanks to Beau Gaughran for the photos.

07/04/2017

Our team is finishing up their 3rd trip to Mysore and Coorg, India.

This year, we fitted hearing aids, provided advocacy training for the children, and conducted intensive language workshops for the teachers. We are excited about the progress, dedication and love that we have seen. These children and teachers are amazing!

Stay tuned for more photos, videos and updates!

06/20/2017

Members of our EARS team have returned to Mysore to work with five schools this year for audiology services and language development workshops. Our trip has just begun and we look forward to working in India over the coming weeks!

03/16/2017

We are looking for a photographer/videographer to join our trip to India this June!

Here are the is what we are looking for:

1. Someone who can shoot video and stills.
2. A competent, creative editor who can create a short, compelling story out of several days of footage, interviews, and scenery.
3. Good equipment: Our previous videographer used a Canon 5D mark 3, and a Canon 6D with some good lenses. Videographer will also want a couple lav mics and a shotgun mic for good sound recording.
4. Someone who is outgoing, friendly, and can work with kids to create a few important scenes.

If you are interested and qualified, please let us know by sending us a facebook message or an email at [email protected].

08/17/2016

See an overview of our second year in Mysore and Coorg under the Jamsetji Tata Trust grant program!

https://vimeo.com/179132503

In Year 2 of the Jamsetji Tata Trust program, EARS gave 33 children hearing aids, 4 children cochlear implants, and sent professional speech and language pathologists…