Jaida is a 16-year-old girl from Brooklyn, New York. She has a unilateral hearing loss in her left ear. In the school setting, she utilizes a Roger Focus to help her hear her teachers more clearly. She enjoys watching movies she can relate to, reading novels, practicing yoga, and learning about other kids’ experiences with hearing loss in Hearing Our Way! The movie Creed 2 (PG-13), directed by Steven Caple, Jr., features a character named Bianca who has a bilateral progressiv

“I hope that [the film] inspires girls my age and everyone— [any race, any gender]—to believe in themselves and know that they can do anything. Nothing’s impossible, because in that word it says ‘I’m possible.’ So just always know that no matter what, you can always do it, and don’t let anybody ever tell you different!” — Storm Reid, star of A Wrinkle in Time, @stormreid #stormreid #inspirationstation #impossible #possible #different #inspire #quote #actress #movie

"Choosing kindness is just as easy as smiling." - Jacob Tremblay In the hit movie Wonder, based on the best-selling book of the same name, Jacob Tremblay stars as Auggie Pullman, a 10-year-old boy with Treacher Collins Syndrome. The syndrome causes facial abnormalities of the eyes, ears, cheekbones, and chin. In fact, hearing loss can be one of the complications, and a bone anchored hearing aid can help people with this syndrome. Jacob loved the movie’s catchphrase “Choose Ki

“No one ever made a difference by being like everyone else.” —The Greatest Showman The Greatest Showman is a new musical that hits theaters Christmas day and tells the story of P.T. Barnum, the visionary creator of the famous Barnum & Bailey Circus. The movie celebrates the idea that what makes you different makes you special and features all new music, including “This Is Me,” with the same message. #thegreatestshowman #movie #thingswelove #movieswelove #christmas #magic #cir