Tracy Stine
Bio
Freelance Writer. ASL Teacher. Disability Advocate. Deafblind. Snarky.
Stories (45/0)
Accommodations for Deaf and Hard of Hearing People Explained and Exposed
But those two accommodations just scratch the surface of the many products we use daily. Then there’s the “dark” side of accommodations – the denial, the abuse of, and the scarcity of these services.
By Tracy Stine4 years ago in Longevity
Don't Delay Getting Your Eye Exam
Did you know that 80% of respondents on a survey agree that their vision is the most important sense to have and that 97% of them agree that healthy eyesight is important. But only half of them went to get their eye exam in 2018.
By Tracy Stine4 years ago in Longevity
- Top Story - December 2019
Quit “Hearingsplaining” to the Deaf CommunityTop Story - December 2019
We all know the “-splaining” slang - mansplaining, whitesplaining, straightsplaining, and so on. If you don’t, it’s when someone explains or talks in a condescending, overconfident, and often inaccurate or oversimplified manner on a topic to a specific group that’s already well-versed in that topic, but told from the perspective of the group one identifies with.
By Tracy Stine4 years ago in Humans
The Harsh Truth Behind Those "Hearing for the First Time" Videos
We watch the little baby getting emotional when its new hearing aid is turned on and is "hearing mommy's voice for the first time". There's been other viral videos of people getting their cochlear implant activated for the first time and they break down crying when they're hearing sounds.
By Tracy Stine4 years ago in Longevity