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Hearing Loss At Work Webinar Series – Exploring Self Employment for People with Hearing Loss
April 30 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm PDT
This webinar will focus on self-employment and entrepreneurship as options for people who are deaf and hard-of-hearing. Our three panelists, who all have hearing loss and have successfully navigated self-employment, will share helpful tips, personal stories and the pros and cons of being self-employed. The discussion will be moderated by Dr. Kelly Tremblay and Lisa Yuan. Presented by the HLAA Accessible, Inclusive Employment Task Force, this free webinar will be captioned and recorded.
Presenters
Eyra Abraham is the founder of Lisnen, a startup that is changing the landscape of adaptive technologies for people with hearing loss using the latest AI technologies. She’s also a workshop trainer for non-profit and for-profit organizations on topics such as disability inclusion and entrepreneurship. Building on her own hearing loss and technical experiences, her mission is to advance the positive impact of technologies to help people with disabilities gain equal access at home, at work and in the community. She was named one of Canada’s Top 100 Black Women to Watch 2019.
Anne McIntosh, Ph.D., is the president, CEO and founder of Safe’N’Clear. After noticing a barrier with traditional PPE, specifically face masks, she created a solution to help millions of people access inclusive communication. Her modernized design includes a clear window that shows the user’s mouth, allowing the deaf and hard of hearing an opportunity to speech-read and see facial expressions. Safe’N’Clear has also introduced the world’s first FDA-approved transparent surgical face mask with Level 1 and Level 3 protection.
Shari Eberts is a passionate hearing health advocate, HLAA Board Member and internationally recognized author and speaker on hearing loss issues. She is the founder of Living with Hearing Loss blog and online community, and an executive producer of We Hear You, an award-winning documentary about the hearing loss experience. Her book, Hear & Beyond: Live Skillfully with Hearing Loss (co-authored with Gael Hannan), is the ultimate survival guide to living well with hearing loss. Shari has an adult-onset genetic hearing loss and hopes that by sharing her story, she will help others to live more peacefully with their own hearing issues.
