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- Title
- Jacob Landis Interview, October 30, 2021
- Date
- October 30, 2021
- Creator
- Jacob Landis; Carol Johnson
- Description
- Jacob Landis shares his story about living with profound hearing loss. He received one cochlear implant as a child and his second one as an adult. He discusses the every day difficulties of hearing loss that are not immediately obvious to a fully hearing individual. He also talks about his charity, Jacob’s Ride, that he started. The charity aims to assist people in the some of the financial and administrative processes required to get a cochlear implant. Interview conducted for American University's Fall 2021 Oral History course by Carol Johnson.
- Subject
- cochlear implant; hearing loss; American University; deaf culture; JacobsRide
- Country
- United States
- URI/handle
- http://hdl.handle.net/1961/humanitiestruck:3475
- Rights statement
- American University may copy, use, and distribute to the public the Collection including but not limited to this interview (and other items above) for educational purposes, including, but not limited to, formats such as audio and/or video documentaries, pamphlets, print publications, public programming and/or performances, exhibits, online archives and/or publications, mobile platforms, and other new media resources. I also understand the Humanities Truck and American University may use the Collection for promotional purposes. Both the Interviewee and Interviewer will retain licenses to use these materials for any future purpose.