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Tinnitus Week

Tinnitus affects 10 to 15% of the adult population. Tinnitus is a symptom, not a disease, and therefore does not require a cure. While there is no existing cure, there are many ways to help manage tinnitus successfully.

This video will discuss evidence-based approaches for tinnitus treatment, things to avoid, and some resources to help you manage your tinnitus.

Tinnitus is the perception of noise without an external, sound-producing source, also described as phantom noise It is generally classified as either subjective or objective. In at least 95% of cases, tinnitus is subjective—the head or ear noises are perceivable only to the individual.

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CHHA National Awards

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Find your Voice -Webinar

Join CHHA – Young Adults Network’s Hannah Wade on Sunday, February 27^th at 4:00 p.m. EST as she discusses how to ‘Find Your Voice’.

Hannah, Secretary of CHHA-YAN will be speaking about how we can all learn from our own experiences to become an advocate.

This free webinar will give young adults with varying hearing levels the opportunity to learn and discuss steps it takes to find your own voice as a self-advocate and embrace some of the challenges that you may encounter along the way.

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SHOP CHHA

Buy and support CHHA when you purchase a Humask.

Humask will donate 5 % of sales when using the code: CHHA

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Employment Access Project Launch

The Ontario Deaf and Hard of Hearing Community and Employment Access Project (EAF) aims to collect and analyze multifaceted data of Deaf and Hard of Hearing individuals, as well as understand key skills that local organizations have identified as essential in the workplace in order to develop demand-led, employer focused competencies to address inequalities specific to Deaf and Hard of Hearing individuals and job vacancies in our labour market.

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Wednesday, February 9, 2022

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Ontario is investing more than $750,000 to offer better employment support for those in the deaf and hard of hearing community."

Led by Mohawk College in partnership with George Brown College and the Canadian Hard of Hearing Association (CHHA), the project will collect and analyze data, with the goal of providing workplaces with more opportunities to support these individuals.

B.C Artists share your creativity

The Vernon Public Art Gallery is reaching out to all artists in B.C. who would like to participate in an upcoming event set for late May.

The VPAG has teamed up with the Canadian Hard of Hearing Association to present an exhibition called "What does hearing loss look like for you?"

Exploring this theme, the gallery is looking for people of all ages, abilities and artistic talent, either based in the Okanagan or B.C., to submit their pieces for display.

If you are not from the Okanagan region or in close enough proximity to the VPAG, you can still submit artwork to be featured digitally.

Kelsie Balehowsky, Learning and Community Engagement Curator, feels that this exhibition will help reduce the stigma associated with hearing loss.

"Hearing loss impacts such a wide range of humans, and the pandemic has created more accessibility and communication challenges than ever before," said Balehowsky.

"We look forward to seeing our community engage with this topic in a visual way, bringing awareness and reducing the stigma associated with hearing loss."

The exhibition will be running from May 26th to July 13th.

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Super Bowl halftime show to feature deaf rappers for first time

Sean Forbes and Warren Snipe

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Two deaf rappers are set to make history with their halftime performance at this year's Super Bowl.

The National Association of the Deaf arranged to have Sean Forbes and Warren Snipe, also referred to as "WaWa," perform sign language interpretations of the songs performed by the headliners, according to the Detroit Free Press.

This will be the first time in the 56 years of the Super Bowl that sign language will be incorporated into the performances.

The Oscar goes to...

Oscars: ‘CODA’ Actor Troy Kotsur Makes History as First Deaf Male Nominee.

Troy Kotsur has become the first deaf man and the second deaf actor nominated for an Academy Award.

Kotsur has been nominated for best supporting actor for CODA, where he plays Frank Rossi, a deaf man who is navigating challenges to his Massachusetts fishing business as his hearing daughter, Ruby (Emilia Jones), who acts as the family’s interpreter, mulls a move to college.

His CODA co-star Marlee Matlin became the first deaf nominee and winner in 1986 for Children of a Lesser God.

“What a day! I can still remember watching Marlee win her Oscar on television and telling friends I was going to get nominated one day and them being skeptical,” offered Kotsur in a statement after his nomination. “I would like to thank everyone for this huge honor. I am stunned. It’s such an honor to see Academy members recognize this film for Best Picture today. It is truly a historic moment.”

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In partnership with the Canadian Hard of Hearing Association, Seneca College is developing a micro-credential program on Accessible Podcasting.

About the project:

As part of the research and development of the program, we are planning to have several testing sessions to review the various components of accessible podcast productions to identify barriers. We request Deaf or Hard of Hearing participants share user experiences and provide guidance as we create the program.

Please contact Karen karen.lonz@senecacollege.ca by Feb 18