Deaf & Hard of Hearing World Doesn’t Need to be Separate from Hearing World Editor’s note: If you would prefer to watch the interview with captioning, please click here: https://studio.youtube.com/video/PH4HoPvxKUs/edit Everyone deals with challenges in life. How...
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Disability Rights Impact Everyone
The following is an excerpt from CNET.com article, Disability Rights Impact Everyone "Accessibility benefits everyone. Regardless of whether you have a disability, a wide range of factors can make life feel like a square-peg-in-a-round-hole type of situation. Maybe...
What’s it like being a Hard of Hearing/Deaf Mom to a Hearing Child
Written by Gloria Matthews When I first had my son, many were concerned about how I would hear him cry in the middle of the night and how I would be able to hear something go wrong and how would I be able to tell if he is sick....
‘Tis the Season
‘Tis the Season: Connecting during COVID by Gloria M. Matthews It’s that time of the year when friends and families usually get together to celebrate the Christmas season. Unfortunately, due to COVID, gatherings are now a growing source for the increasing cases across...
Vü in the news.
Can you see what I’m saying?
CLAIRE SCHOEMICK Blog https://www.lotempiolaw.com/2021/06/blog-2/alexandra-cartier-interview/ Today’s blog post introduces you to Alexandra Cartier, the founder and CEO of Vü. Vü is looking to bridge the gap between those who can and cannot hear. Members of the...
The ‘d’ in diversity
Changing the game “I’m the pink elephant in the room,” says Alexandra Cartier, who is hard of hearing, summing up the frustration and isolation she sometimes feels during conversations. In meetings, for example, she may miss things as she turns to find the speaker and...
Meet Alexandra Cartier, Founder of Vu Speech
December 20, 2021 published by Safe'N'Clear Sophia Puckett Alexandra Cartier founded Vu Speech in an effort to bridge the gap between those who hear and those who do not hear. Vu Speech’s goal is to include anyone, whether they be hard of hearing or hearing, into...
2 Types of Entrepreneurs
DEI Feature: Meet Vü Approximately 48 million people in the United States are hard of hearing, yet less than 500,000 people use sign language. That’s a mere 1% of just the hard of hearing community, not to mention the rest of the population. It’s no wonder...