Nickelodeon has a show tonight called “Now Hear This! What if You Were Deaf?”
It’s a premiere of their show Nick News with Linda Ellerbee. There will be kids who have cochlear implants and/or hearing aids. There will be kids who communicate with ASL and/or spoken language.
Unfortunately we don’t have cable but maybe we can view it another way after it airs. It’s at 8 pm (EST) on August 5th (tonight) on Nickelodeon.
If anyone catches it, let us know how it is! I’d be interested to hear!
http://news.nick.com/07/2014/25/what-is-it-like-to-be-deaf/
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Here is the video: http://www.nick.com/videos/clip/nick-news-151-full-episode.html
Thanks for posting this, Eliza! I really enjoyed this and shared it with the other therapists at AVC. I liked the variety of outcomes they showed….and I especially loved that they mentioned that adjusting to sound with an implant takes time and therapy, which is typically not mentioned in mainstream media coverage related to CI’s.
Thanks Lauren! I thought they did a great job. I loved watching the kids in their schools and seeing how their day to day was like. I am so amazed with kids and adults who are deaf or hard of hearing. Not just because of Fiona but because everyone’s story is so unique, special and incredible!