Global Feedback
Thanks for publishing “Alliance Faces Worldwide Realities of Hearing Loss” that I co-authored with Christian Garms (Summer ’04). Your presentation was attention grabbing and raised awareness about the issues.
Andrew Smith, World Health Organization/Geneva, Switzerland
We at the Association of Hearing Instrument Practitioners, a Canadian non-profit organization, admire the project you covered in “Newborn Hearing Screening in Poland,
A Well-Orchestrated Success” (Summer ’04). We plan to tell our members and other health professionals about this unique approach to providing support for an important service.
Patty Brown/Lindsay, Ontario
When invited to write about our Maryknoll Deaf Development Program (“Breaking the Silence in Cambodia,” Summer ’04), I wasn't aware of your magazine. Now I am and I like what I see. It has a more general focus than I anticipated. I plan to subscribe for our office.
Charlie Dittmeier/Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Art Imitating Life
In my novel Over The Hill, the main character is a middle-aged, late-deafened homemaker like me. Articles and personal accounts in HH helped shape the story and have given me comfort by letting me know I’m not alone and my problems are universal.
“Experts” told me that nobody wants to read about handicaps (“too depressing”) and that the book is unrealistic (“deaf people can’t function that well on their own”). We know better. Thanks for HH’s contribution and encouragement.
Patricia Frederick/Cyberspace
Editor’s Note: Over the Hill can be purchased at www.amazon.com or www.iuniverse.com/
Applause Back at Us
I’m impressed with HH. It’s wonderful that you include a local story about Dewey Gottlieb, winner of our organization’s National Educator Award, (“Applause,” Summer ’04) and international coverage of hearing health initiatives and then come back home to the campaign trail. It’s a substantive publication. I’ve already shared it with my family. Keep it up!
Maggie Bava, Milken Family Foundation/Santa Monica, CA
Only Quiet Jobs Need Apply
Even moderate noise is painful to me so I am restricted in my employment choices. I use HH’s “Living with Hyperacusis” (Online exclusive, Winter ’03) to explain what this condition is like. It outlines the impact so well I have sent it to Canadian government ministries to educate them about what I consider a disability issue.
Anne Faulkner/Vancouver, British Columbia
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