Usher Syndrome (Part 1)
Living Life as a Deafblind Adult
My Heart Is Aiken · Mara Bell
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Show Notes
On this episode, Mara talks to her sister's best friend, Ashley, about discovering that she had Usher Syndrome as a young adult. If you've ever wondered what it was like to have cochlear implants, use a seeing-eye dog, or how a person communicates when they cannot hear or see then you definitely want listen to this one.
USEFUL LINKS:
Usher Syndrome: https://www.nei.nih.gov/learn-about-eye-health/eye-conditions-and-diseases/usher-syndrome
Training Seeing Eye Dogs: https://www.seeingeye.org/puppies-dogs/seeing-eye-dogs/training.html
How Cochlear Implants Work: https://www.mayoclinic.org/tests-procedures/cochlear-implants/about/pac-20385021
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