Ask Arlene: May 2011

Welcome Message

Cochlear Implants, hearing loss and more! I carry an interesting perspective: someone who had normal hearing growing up, lost it all slowly as an adult, then regained it with cochlear implants. So I'm deaf, but I can hear - a true miracle. If you'd like to know more about me and my bilateral cochlear implant experiences right away, my two books have a wealth of information - see the links below. Check out the list of upcoming events too - perhaps one day we'll get to meet!

VISIT MY WEBSITE - CLICK HERE: WWW.LISTENINGCLOSELY.COM

Sunday, May 29, 2011

LTV Easthampton ACCESS talk show

This is the studio at LTV 20 Easthampton Long Island, recording the "ACCESS with Richard Rosenthal" talk show now airing in June and July. We were going to do one 28-minute show, but we had so much to discuss, we ended up doing two shows, which will air separately. See this link for show times - http://www.ltveh.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=11&Itemid=7

Richard Rosenthal lost much of his hearing during WWII, attended Oxford University on the GI Bill, and has been an advocate for people with hearing loss for a long time. With his experience, he knew just what questions to ask, and we covered all sorts of topics relating to hearing loss - my two books, advocacy, assistive devices, cochlear implants, hearing aids, psychosocial considerations - and I seemed to have an opinion on everything! Next step is getting these programs up onto YouTube - with captioning!
Stay tuned . . . .
(Here's the link - now available)
http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=arlene+romoff&aq=f

About Arlene Romoff

Arlene Romoff had normal hearing until her teen years, when a slow, degenerative hearing loss left her profoundly deaf. She received her first cochlear implant (CI) in 1997 and became a bilateral CI user in 2008. She is president and co-founder of the Hearing Loss Association of New Jersey, a member of the New Jersey Division of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Advisory Council, and serves on the board of the Center for Hearing and Communication (NY), as well as other advisory boards. In addition to Listening Closely: A Journey to Bilateral Hearing (Charlesbridge/Imagine, 2011), she is also the author of Hear Again—Back to Life with a Cochlear Implant (Sterling, 2002), as well as numerous articles for magazines and newsletters. Her pioneering efforts helped bring open captioned live theatrical performances to Broadway, London, and regional U.S. theaters, for which she received the Humanitarian Award from Theater Resources Unlimited. Her other advocacy initiatives have resulted in unprecedented access for people with hearing loss at museums, movies, hospitals, and public events – with honors including a 2010 NJ Legislative Resolution recognizing her achievements. Considered an expert on hearing loss, Arlene is consulted and speaks on a wide range of topics including cochlear implants, assistive technology, accessibility, advocacy, and sensitivity training.