Cochlear Implant
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‘Hearing shouldn’t be for the privileged’: Family fights for cochlear implant coverageCochlear implants are surgically implanted devices that provide a sense of hearing to profoundly deaf adults and children. They're expensive, and not equally funded in Canada.CanadaMay 24, 2023
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Manitoba government expands cochlear implant program to adultsManitoba is expanding its cochlear implant program to include adults. Those under the plan only have to pay 20 per cent of the retail cost of the implants.HealthJun 9, 2022
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Cochlear implant tuning goes remote with new B.C. pilot projectThe initiative has only been rolled out in Victoria, but could one day mean British Columbians across the province with implants no longer need to make an annual trek to Vancouver.HealthDec 17, 2020
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‘They are hurting him’: Newfoundland family fights for education equalityThe family has filed a human rights complaint, saying their 8-year-old son is being denied a quality inclusive education with minimal support available.EducationNov 2, 2019
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Cochlear implant gives Edmonton couple new beginning: ‘This is an amazing moment because Caroline can hear it’Caroline and Andreas Schwabe are getting used to a new normal, following a life-changing operation.CanadaJan 2, 2019
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Hearing impairment not stopping Saskatoon Hilltop player from beating expectationsSaskatoon Hilltops' player Riley Keating isn't letting his hearing impairment stop him from making an impact with the football team.SportsSep 13, 2018
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Estevan lacrosse player Teanna Sieben helps Rush close out regular seasonTeanna Sieben from Estevan joined the Saskatchewan Rush in the morning shoot around and in warm-ups at SaskTel Centre prior to the ball drop.SportsApr 29, 2018
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‘Follow your dreams’: Deaf lacrosse goalie has message for young girlsTeanna Sieben is hoping to land a post-secondary scholarship to play lacrosse south of the border. But as a deaf athlete, she also hopes to show young girls with disabilities that anything is possible.SportsApr 24, 2018
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Thieves in Ohio make off with deaf four-year-old’s cochlear implantAn Ohio mother was left heartbroken after thieves stole the parts for her son’s cochlear implant out of her car – the same day he had it installed.CrimeMay 24, 2016
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