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What challenges did Graeme Clark face?
Growing up with a deaf father, Professor Graeme Clark grew up seeing the hardship of living in silence – including the frustration, anguish and resulting isolation. He also witnessed his father’s desire for a greater connection to others, and was determined to make it possible.
Why do deaf people not like implants?
Deaf people assert that deaf kids don’t need implants. Some see cochlear implants as a form of oppression from the hearing world and actively protest the technology. Some deaf people who get implants have even been shunned by the deaf community. Others in the community are more open to the technology.
How many people are deaf?
In round numbers, nearly 10,000,000 persons are hard of hearing and close to 1,000,000 are functionally deaf. More than half of all persons with hearing loss or deafness are 65 years or older and less than 4% are under 18 years of age.
Where did Graeme Clark go to secondary school?
In 1945 his brother Bruce was born. Graeme Clark went to school at Scots College Sydney and finished his secondary education there in 1951 as a boarder. Graeme Clark then went to the University of Sydney and Graduated there in 1957 with an honours degree in MB,BS.
How old was Graeme Clark when he started doing biological experiments?
Graeme Clark had an interest in doing biological experiments from a young age and started doing them in his laundry at the age of ten. Having read the life of Louis Pasteur, he wanted to emulate him in some way.
When did Graeme Clark become professor at La Trobe University?
Clark was made laureate professor at the University of Melbourne in 1999, professor at the University of Wollongong in 2003 and distinguished professor at La Trobe University in 2008. He is now distinguished researcher at the ICT for Life Sciences.
When did Graeme Clark start the Bionic Ear Institute?
In 1983 Graeme was awarded the Officer of the Order of Australia and in 2014 he was awarded the Companion of the Order of Australia. In 1984 Graeme Clark founded the Bionic Ear Institute he was its director until 2005. Graeme knew that the future of his device rested upon its ability to help deaf children.