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Nov 17, 20204 min read

Celebrating My One-Year Anniversary with a Cochlear Implant

I’m Still Hear: My Cochlear Implant Journey, Part 3 By Ruth Bernstein My life changed a lot after I became bionic. Before my CI, my...

Apr 23, 20203 min read

Connecting and coping in the age of coronavirus

By Ruth Bernstein, Consumer Advocate Originally published in the March-April, 2020 issue of News & Views, the bimonthly publication of...

Jul 1, 20194 min read

Ruth Bernstein among HLAA honorees at 2019 Convention

HLAA recognizes communication access advocates Ruth Bernstein (l), Katherine Bouton (r) Hearing access advocate and HLAA-NYC Board...

May 2, 20193 min read

Embrace the Adventure of Better Hearing!

Sound Advice by Ruth D. Bernstein Although you might be reluctant to give hearing aids a try, you may want to reconsider your decision....

Jun 26, 20183 min read

The squeaky wheel gets greased

Sound Advice by Ruth Bernstein On Sunday, June 17, 2018, I attended Lincoln Square Synagogue’s (LSS) 54th Annual Dinner. For the very...

Jun 18, 20183 min read

Hearing accessible summer activities in the Big Apple

Sound Advice by Ruth D. Bernstein In what’s become a tradition, I’m delighted to share the hearing accessible activities I’m most looking...

Mar 27, 20183 min read

Speak up, please!

Sound Advice by Ruth D. Bernstein Recently, I attended a New York Philharmonic Town Hall with real-time captioning (i.e., Communication...

Jan 16, 20183 min read

Broadway captioning and other gifts to cherish in 2018

Sound Advice by Ruth D. Bernstein (with CHC’s Terrence Williams) Ruth Bernstein, Consumer Advocate There is nothing I like better than...

Nov 1, 20164 min read

My hearing accessibility needs as a voter and museumgoer

Sound Advice by Advocate Ruth D. Bernstein Ruth Bernstein, Consumer Advocate One of the challenges of having a hearing loss is you can’t...

Aug 24, 20163 min read

Travel Tips for People with Hearing Loss

Sound Advice by Advocate Ruth D. Bernstein This is a much-requested travel tips blog post from the Sound Advice series by Ruth Bernstein,...

Jul 19, 20165 min read

Hearing technology reshapes what it means to have a hearing loss

Sound Advice by Ruth D. Bernstein Ruth Bernstein, Consumer Advocate When I started wearing analog hearing aids in 1969, there was very...

Jul 7, 20163 min read

RapidSOS: 911 emergency resource for people with hearing loss

RapidSOS and the Center for Hearing and Communication collaborate to provide mobile safety and security 240 million [1] 9-1-1 calls are...

Feb 16, 20163 min read

Everybody is Somebody

Sound Advice by Ruth D. Bernstein Although the time for making New Year’s resolutions has come and gone, I suggest everyone with hearing...

Feb 12, 20162 min read

Hearing aid discount is benefit of HLAA and CHC partnership

Hearing aid discount of 5% for HLAA members Beginning March 1, 2016, CHC will provide these special benefits to HLAA members: A hearing...

Dec 16, 20142 min read

Ruth Bernstein receives CHC’s Ruth R. Green Advocacy Award

Ruth R. Green (l) and Ruth D. Bernstein (r) The Ruth R. Green Advocacy Award was presented December 2, 2014 at the 104th Annual Meeting...

Sep 22, 20121 min read

Walk among 1,000s on Team CHC at the Walk4Hearing! Plus, an after-event

On Sunday September 30, 2012 at Riverside Park in Manhattan, thousands of people will walk together in support of people with hearing...