Ask Arlene: Better Speech and Hearing Month Crossword Challenge

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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!

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Thursday, May 15, 2014

Better Speech and Hearing Month Crossword Challenge

Here it is May, again - which is Better Speech and Hearing Month! Last year, the HLAA magazine, Hearing Loss, published a special crossword puzzle in celebration of this event. It's called Hooked on Bionics, and is really fun - well worth bringing back for an encore!

Just click here for the puzzle, and click here for the answer key, as well as bio information about the puzzle constructor, George Barany - and some more info about me, too!

If you're curious about how this came to be, then you might want to check out a great bunch of crossword puzzle enthusiasts here. There's nothing else about hearing loss at that site, but I think you'll agree that's a refreshing change of pace!

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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.