182: The Science of Deafness (with Elliot Douglas) - a podcast by The Sci Guys

Deaf people are often excluded & misunderstood - particularly in the sciences. So we thought we'd take a look into the science of deafness & how the world treats deaf people in STEM. Joining us fro the chat is Elliot Douglas (theevolutionofelliot)! He may not be a sicentist but his deaf-initely worth paying attention to!



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References & Further Reading

https://physicstoday.scitation.org/do/10.1063/pt.6.4.20210723a/full/

https://www.britishscienceassociation.org/blog/why-deaf-inclusion-matters

https://www.science.org/content/article/deaf-needs-hearing-impaired-scientists

https://leaps.org/deaf-scientists-just-created-over-1000-new-signs-to-dramatically-improve-ability-to-communicate/

https://www.noisyplanet.nidcd.nih.gov/hearing-loss-science#:~:text=Noise%2Dinduced%20hearing%20loss%20happens,the%20sound%20to%20the%20brain.

https://www.ndcs.org.uk/information-and-support/childhood-deafness/what-is-deafness/

https://hsci.harvard.edu/hearing-loss-0

https://www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/how-do-we-hear

https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/hearingloss/types.html

https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/deafness-and-hearing-loss#:~:text=A%20person%20who%20is%20not,moderate%2C%20severe%2C%20or%20profound.

https://www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/hearing-aids#:~:text=A%20hearing%20aid%20has%20three,the%20ear%20through%20a%20speaker.

https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/hearing-aids-and-implants/