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Movies We Love: Creed 2
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
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Look We Love: Happy Feet
Elizabeth, an Auditory Verbal Therapist, needed the perfect pair of shoes for her first day as a graduate school instructor. Her motto is “you hear with your brain, not with your ears,” so when she found ear anatomy and brain anatomy shoes sold as separate pairs, she knew she would have to buy both and mix & match! When she showed of her ‘first day of school shoes’ to her students, they thought she was both the 'dorkiest' and 'coolest' instructor! Elizabeth Rosenzweig is as A
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Sibling Spot: Brinley and Danica
Meet Brinley and Danica, siblings from California who never let hearing loss get in the way of fun! Brinley, 8, has bilateral cochlear implants, and Danica, 10, does not have hearing loss. They both love gymnastics, baseball, and spending time together in their hidden fort in the bedroom that they share. Danica: Brinley looks up to me as her big sister, and I look up to her for being so brave. She is always responsible with her cochlear implants, but there are times when I he
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Book We Love: Jack and the Geniuses
I'm Eva, a 9-year-old girl from New Jersey who has always loved reading! I have hearing loss in my left ear, but with the help of my Roger Focus receiver and wireless system, I never let hearing loss hold me back! Ready to discover your next favorite book? Join me (and my pet fish Dr. DoBlue) to explore my bookshelf. Jack and the Geniuses at the Bottom of the World by Bill Nye the Science Guy and Gregory Mone (New York Times best-selling authors) Jack and the Geniuses at the
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Inspiration Station: The Greatest Showman
“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
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Book We Love: Randi Rhodes, Ninja Detective
I'm Eva, a 9-year-old girl from New Jersey who has always loved reading! I have hearing loss in my left ear, but with the help of my Roger Focus receiver and wireless system, I never let hearing loss hold me back! Ready to discover your next favorite book? Join me (and my pet fish Dr. DoBlue) to explore my bookshelf. Randi Rhodes, Ninja Detective by Octavia Spencer This is a mystery series about Randi Rhodes, a ninja detective, and her friends, Dario Cruz and Pudge Taylor, wh
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Inspiration Station: Alex Lacamoire
Photo Credit: Tea for Two Photography Alex Lacamoire Musical Director of Hamilton an American Musical “My hearing loss makes me listen a little harder. It allows me to live in my own bubble. I can really focus in on music and tune out the world around me. . . Music involves all the senses. It’s about overcoming a disability to the point where you don’t feel it’s a disability anymore.” Alex Lacamoire, Tony and Grammy award winning Musical Director of the hit musical Hamilton,
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Look We Love: Super Kaylieann!
Super Kaylieann! Kaylieann is a 4-year-old girl with bilateral hearing aids who surprised her dad (and the world!) with her preschool photo this year. When picture day came around, her mom laid out some outfits for Kaylieann, but instead she chose a Superman look. Turns out, her mom wasn’t too surprised by Kaylieann’s request—every day she wears at least one superhero item, from her Superman socks to her cape! The best part was when her dad, a huge comic book fan, saw the pic
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Books We Love: Harry Potter
Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling Though it’s been almost 20 years since the first book was released, Harry Potter is still as popular now as it ever was. Why? The original book series and accompanying movies have some exciting new additions. Recently out in theaters was Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, a prequel to the series. Released in bookstores and on stage in London was Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, a play set 19 years after the last book. Finally, the first tw
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