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Robin Gladstone Date: Thu Mar 4, 1999 7:58 pm Subject: Re: SW in Hip Magazine for Deaf Kids | |
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> I just looked at the table of contents on the web, and I'm > interested in this since I've been observing at Chapparal Elementary this > semester. Maybe Robin can tell us: aside from this special issue, how > much of the magazine focuses on hearing aids? > > -Angus B. Grieve-Smith > Linguistics Department > The University of New Mexico > > Hello Angus et al, Typically, the magazine doesn't focus on hearing aids at all. I believe we did an article on old fashioned hearing aids in 1996, and we have reported on Pet Hearing Aids, once or twice. We have also done articles on FM systems and other assistive devices. We do report on the technology usage and communication methods employed by the people we interview, because kids are interested. But the kids are much more interested in what those people have to say about what they have done, or are doing, with their lives The point of HiP Magazine is to reflect the full spectrum of deaf and hard-of-hearing experience as seen throught the eyes of the 8 - 14 year olds who are our target audience. We are appealing to all deaf and hard-of-hearing kids. Those that wear hearing aids or have cochlear implants and live their lives orally, as well as those that don't use technology at all and use ASL exclusively. And, most importantly, the vast majority of kids who tend to live somewhere between those two choices. All the best, Robin Gladstone |
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