My pleasant morning has been ruined while I was enjoying a fresh coffee brew out in the sunshine. I was idly skimming through Bazaar Magazine when I came across the following Q&A in the Mind Bubble page: Q. If a baby was born with a birth defect and he can’t hear clearly without a hearing [...]
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The Beginning of Cyborgism
For several years, I’ve been researching the different types of cochlear implants available in the market. Since I’m in Kuwait, my choices were limited to either Cochlear or Med-El for awhile until Advanced Bionics was introduced sometime in 2010. Then I was introduced to a wonderful person named Tina, first online through her excellent blog [...]
A Dream Come True
Having a disability allows a person to view life differently. While many people take things in their lives for granted, there is an unknown element out there in which many are unaware of. Having a disability does not necessarily mean being wheelchair-bound, tapping about with a cane for the blind or limping about. A disability [...]
The Shocked Speech Therapist
I had an appointment with a speech therapist today to determine whether I need my cochlear implant or not. At first he was quite polite with me, speaking in a low voice yet I was positioned where I can read his lips so I seated myself as he gestured towards a chair. On the table [...]
Sheikh Salem Al-Ali Hearing and Speech Center
The Sheikh Salem Al-Ali Hearing and Speech Center was the first specialized center to be commissioned in Kuwait for the diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation of people with hearing and speech disorders. It has been opened in 1975 in the Al-Sabah Hospital Area and is contained within it’s own building next to Zain Hospital. Ever [...]
Deaf Shopping
It’s been over a year since I decided to go out without my hearing aids. At first, I wanted to enjoy the silence while reading a book in a Starbucks or while roaming around a mall. I rarely spoke to anyone unless its to buy something. After awhile, it became a habit as I started [...]
Hear the Deaf
Hear the Deaf. A fantastic insight into the deaf & disabled community in Kuwait from a different point-of-view! Some laws here created the disability for the disabled.
Deaf Society Kuwait Attack
The president of the Deaf Society in Kuwait (under establishment since 2007), Mr. Hamad Al-Merri has been brutally attacked and beaten by unknown assailants. This attack came just a mere day or so after the Deaf Society’s press release calling on the government for reforms and recognition. Is it coincidence? Personally motivated attack or [...]
Coffee Cup Thoughts – 3
I’ve been hearing of this Deaf Society in Kuwait. But I’ve never seen anything that proves it exists. There’s a Kuwait Sports Club for the Deaf, but the society is supposed to be formed and running already if I’m not mistaken. I only saw a few newspaper articles which mentions the society, barely noticeable too. [...]
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Who Am I Hiding From?
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Do You Have An Accent?
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Speech Discrimination
- A Call for Help Gets Answered
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Man or Machine?
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Eman: Well , Rashed , u took me back to the very first f...
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Rebecca Seamon: I like to wear my hair up so people can see my CI....
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Rashed: This is the attitude people should adopt at an ear...
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Tina: I guess some people see deafness as something to h...
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