Hearing Things with Julie and Brad

Is HAT Helpful?

In this episode we talk about Hearing Assistive Technologies (HAT) and if they’re actually helpful or not.
Here’s the link to the Open Vs Closed Caption Episode: https://www.facebook.com/bioniclib/videos/1936176400195653?idorvanity=484001504321168 
HLAA’s cellphone compatibility win: https://www.hearingloss.org/after-50-years-100-of-phones-will-soon-be-hearing-aid-compatible-hac/ 
Here’s our W4H page:  https://www.walk4hearing.org/teams/5875 
Book Recs!Julie- The Runaway Squash by Bunky Wiersumhttps://www.amazon.com/Runaway-Squash-American-Folktale-little/dp/B0044A42Z6 
Brad- The Devil in the White City by Erik Larsonhttps://bookshop.org/p/books/the-devil-in-the-white-city-murder-magic-and-madness-at-the-fair-that-changed-america-trade-book-erik-larson/586167?ean=9780375725609&next=t

Is Disability a Bad Word?

In Episode 61, we ask the question: Is disability a bad word?
Walk4Hearing Link: https://www.walk4hearing.org/teams/5875 
Book Recs!Julie- Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl https://bookshop.org/p/books/charlie-and-the-chocolate-factory-roald-dahl/18834242?ean=9780142410318&next=t 
Brad- A City on Mars by Kelley and Zach Weinersmithhttps://bookshop.org/p/books/a-city-on-mars-can-we-settle-space-should-we-settle-space-and-have-we-really-thought-this-through-zach-weinersmith/19777591?ean=9781984881748&next=t

AEDs and Deafness

In episode 60, Brad tells of his CPR/AED training at work.
Flashing Fire Alarms link: https://www.facebook.com/bioniclib/videos/611395741631311?idorvanity=484001504321168 
Capital Crawl link: https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/iconic-civil-rights-protest-you-dont-know/ 
The Wilmington MA FD Captain’s name was Brooke GreenAll our Book Recs: https://app.thestorygraph.com/tags/e915e2a3-8949-4207-8794-a8ffb6910bed 
Walk4Hearing Link:Walk4Hearing: https://www.walk4hearing.org/teams/5875  
Finally, Book Recs!Julie-The Weed That Strings the Hangman’s Bag by Alan Bradleyhttps://bookshop.org/p/books/the-weed-that-strings-the-hangman-s-bag-a-flavia-de-luce-novel-alan-bradley/8625667 
Brad- Why We Read by Shannon Reedhttps://bookshop.org/p/books/why-we-read-on-our-lifelong-love-affair-with-books-original-shannon-reed/20016464

Sarah Malone and Mass Ability

In this episode we talk with Sarah Malone from Mass Ability. 
Here are the Instagram accounts mentioned:https://www.instagram.com/sarahelisart/ https://www.instagram.com/massability_ma/ 
Here’s the MassAbility site: https://www.mass.gov/orgs/massability And here’s how to apply for services: https://www.mass.gov/info-details/apply-for-services 
Book Recs!Sarah- Interabled by Shane and Hannah Burcawhttps://bookshop.org/p/books/interabled-love-stories-shane-burcaw/20780891?ean=9781250620712&next=t 
Julie- To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Leehttps://bookshop.org/p/books/to-kill-a-mockingbird-harper-lee/266047?ean=9780060935467&next=t 
Brad- Beowulf by Maria Dahvana Headleyhttps://bookshop.org/p/books/beowulf-a-new-translation-maria-dahvana-headley/9892043

Reese's Law

In this episode we talk about an unfortunately needed new law. 
Here's more info on it: https://www.reesespurpose.org/reeseslaw 
Book Recs:Julie-Wicked by Gregory Maguirehttps://bookshop.org/p/books/wicked-deluxe-edition-the-life-and-times-of-the-wicked-witch-of-the-west-gregory-maguire/20858781?ean=9780063391086&next=t 
Brad- Conclave by Robert Harrishttps://bookshop.org/p/books/conclave-robert-harris/21369769?ean=9780593689585&next=t

Headphones

In this episode, Brad digs into noise cancelling technology.
Links to the articles Brad got info from:https://www.bose.com/stories/noise-cancelling-vs-noise-masking https://www.sony.co.uk/electronics/support/articles/00203389 https://www.jbl.com/stories/anc-story.html 
And he wanted to pass along an article by one of his audiologists on headphones since it’s specifically for people with hearing loss: https://www.tobias-battite.com/blog/the-best-headphones-for-people-with-hearing-aids/  
Book Recs!
Julie- American Wife by Curtis Sittenfeldhttps://bookshop.org/p/books/american-wife-curtis-sittenfeld/11725680?ean=9780812975406&next=t 
Brad- Peter Pan by JM Barriehttps://bookshop.org/p/books/peter-pan-the-original-1911-classic-illustrated-reader-s-library-classics-james-matthew-barrie/18242111?ean=9781954839335&next=t

HoH Games

In this episode, Julie goes on one of her patented rants. Rightly, so... 
The infamous Helen Keller episode: https://youtu.be/KaghUTsGrrQ or https://www.facebook.com/bioniclib/videos/590213466966284?idorvanity=484001504321168 
Julie’s slideshttps://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1hbOHYBJuCtcZ6ddy7nV2uTe0d5-wNDjFVCJAsEHqBJo/edit?usp=sharing 
Books!Julie- Boys in the Trees by Carly Simonhttps://bookshop.org/p/books/boys-in-the-trees-a-memoir-carly-simon/15554620?ean=9781250095916&next=t 
Brad- Miles by Miles Davis with Quincy Troupehttps://bookshop.org/p/books/miles-miles-davis/7060721?ean=9781451643183&next=t

Caption Apps

In this episode, we go over some of the caption apps available for smartphones.  We also are trying out some fancier hardware, so please excuse the lighting issues! 
Brad’s slides: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1dZ57f6zCQms9xRTIkcOa3RhoZNelWDpVvNfbNefKE4c/edit?usp=sharing 
Julie- In the unlikely event by Judy Blumehttps://bookshop.org/p/books/in-the-unlikely-event-judy-blume/15277204?ean=9781101873984&next=t Brad- Bad English: A History of Linguistic Aggravation by By Ammon Shea https://bookshop.org/p/books/bad-english-a-history-of-linguistic-aggravation-ammon-shea/16678652?ean=9780399165580&next=t

The One Thing...

In this week's episode we both pick one thing we wish other people knew about hearing loss
Book Recs!
Julie- Deep Survival by Laurence Gonzales https://bookshop.org/p/books/deep-survival-who-lives-who-dies-and-why-laurence-gonzales/10032388?ean=9780393353716&next=t 
Brad- The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradleyhttps://bookshop.org/p/books/the-sweetness-at-the-bottom-of-the-pie-a-flavia-de-luce-mystery-alan-bradley/7362899

Sympathy Vs. Empathy

We are forever grateful for those people in our lives who have sympathy for the challenges our hearing loss poses. Empathy, though, is something only someone else with hearing loss can give us. 
Here’s the info the Disability Policy Consortium has on the Hearing Aid Bill Julie mentioned:https://www.dpcma.org/get-involved/action-center#/25 
Book Recs!Julie- Dava Shastri”s Last Day by Kirthana Ramisettihttps://bookshop.org/p/books/dava-shastri-s-last-day-kirthana-ramisetti/17763880?ean=9781538703847&next=t 
Brad- The Second Bill of Rights by Cass Sunsteinhttps://www.amazon.com/Second-Bill-Rights-UNfinished-Revolution/dp/0465083323