https://www.hannahmcpierzie.com/blog-1 daily 0.75 2026-02-09 https://www.hannahmcpierzie.com/blog-1/haptic-vests monthly 0.5 2026-02-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66d51ab9c8735665d60bfd68/cb853626-a751-45f8-b3a5-bcc45d10e432/haptic+vest+collect.jpeg Blog - Haptic Vests - Make it stand out The collection point for the vests. They are hanging up on a rack, with headsets. People are preparing them for use. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66d51ab9c8735665d60bfd68/d1a2af98-c155-45ff-bf48-38bc0d3509c8/haptic+vest+Hannah.jpeg Blog - Haptic Vests - Make it stand out Hannah wearing her vest. The haptic vibrations are controlled through the circular switch on her chest. There are bright green lights around the vest. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66d51ab9c8735665d60bfd68/4be30b6a-baf4-469f-bb1e-d4b4d9fe2f0d/haptic+vest+light+show.jpeg Blog - Haptic Vests - Make it stand out Inside the concert, with the light show casting onto the walls. 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The lasers are waking up, and my brain is about to be zapped. https://www.hannahmcpierzie.com/blog-1/boxed monthly 0.5 2025-07-22 https://www.hannahmcpierzie.com/blog-1/a-strange-anniversary monthly 0.5 2025-05-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66d51ab9c8735665d60bfd68/85b39e25-1113-4ff3-a123-0c26b77bbd9c/IMG_3294.jpg Blog - A Strange Anniversary - Make it stand out “There you are!” I’m standing in a dark room, staring upwards at a blinding light, bathing me in brightness. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66d51ab9c8735665d60bfd68/53fbab6b-1a00-4bfd-b07d-f9b76fa5b014/IMG_6135.jpg Blog - A Strange Anniversary - Make it stand out Why isn’t this a pint?? Looking out of the pub at Clew Bay and Croagh Partick, with a deceiving blue sky (it was not a toasty day). https://www.hannahmcpierzie.com/blog-1/air-travel-barriers monthly 0.5 2025-03-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66d51ab9c8735665d60bfd68/957b7f5c-f984-42a1-8bc4-673bdf4f550c/IMG_5457.jpg Blog - Air Travel Barriers - Make it stand out This is me holding my headphones in my lap, on the plane. I’ve tucked my auditory processor into one of the headphones. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66d51ab9c8735665d60bfd68/cdcae5a3-5269-468f-83e2-ea990b3db51b/IMG_5454.jpg Blog - Air Travel Barriers - Make it stand out A view down the aisle of a plane. On the back of the seats are screens which read “an announcement is in progress. Please wait”. https://www.hannahmcpierzie.com/blog-1/anxiety monthly 0.5 2025-02-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66d51ab9c8735665d60bfd68/00457efd-5b73-40c5-b7a1-ca767e478eae/IMG_3294.jpg Blog - Anxiety - Make it stand out Hannah standing in a dark studio, under bright spotlights. She is staring up at the lights, with her hands tucked into her pockets. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66d51ab9c8735665d60bfd68/a3ed8482-3810-4159-8b8e-4637c69085c7/IMG_3292.jpg Blog - Anxiety - Make it stand out Hannah standing in front of a vertical red light. She is strong in her pose, a little curious perhaps. 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We’re all drawn to one in particular, but we have to admit that it isn’t more yellow than the others. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66d51ab9c8735665d60bfd68/9707bf9f-2161-4944-b3dc-59b5351d90fa/d68b97fd-2a4e-4162-9a5b-7550c88c2816.JPG Blog - What is Deafblindness? - Make it stand out My mum used to always call me Sunflower when I was a little kid. It’s always been a happy flower in my mind. https://www.hannahmcpierzie.com/blog-1/music-these-days monthly 0.5 2024-11-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66d51ab9c8735665d60bfd68/2252b239-f1d8-49a4-83f1-475097e8d1e3/IMG_2415.JPG Blog - Music, these days. - Make it stand out My surgeon, holding an auditory brainstem implant. I have two of these in my head. 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Watch the interview to learn more about Hannah's work. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66d51ab9c8735665d60bfd68/1756871736945-G0QRVSWS7MK5KON442IO/IMG_8533.jpg Media Vision Australia Radio Hannah was recently interviewed for Vision Australia's 'In Plain Sight' podcast. Listen to her discuss her deafblind advocacy and her vision for the community's future. Listen to it here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66d51ab9c8735665d60bfd68/0f6ddcae-6080-4fb3-8f1d-753612d29705/Screenshot+2025-07-22+093753.png Media Accessible Transport Hannah's analysis of accessible transport in different Australian cities was published in the May edition of Hearing Matters. Read it here (pg 10-13). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66d51ab9c8735665d60bfd68/1742182890628-OQ02S4RWO1M6SFQZ8ZOY/Screenshot%2B2025-03-17%2B113200.jpg Media Reframing Deafblindness Hannah's article on deafblindness was published in the April Hearing Practitioner Australia magazine. Read it here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66d51ab9c8735665d60bfd68/1742182840731-P8R5DMIMNYSAT9V3F4PQ/emerging%25252Bleaders.jpg Media Emerging Leaders of Governance Program Hannah was recently featured in the ELGP Alumni Highlights. She shares her experience with this incredible program and what she's been doing with the skills she learned. Read more here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66d51ab9c8735665d60bfd68/7e5dae3c-faaa-4397-b57e-03ca7fee060d/IMG_7404.jpg Media MED-EL HearPeers Mentor Becoming an Auditory Brainstem Implant user. As a mentor, Hannah believes in sharing her story to help others who may be facing a similar fate. Read it here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66d51ab9c8735665d60bfd68/e10353d3-5d55-44a8-8f73-26e1dac2c6b8/IMG_9086.jpg Media Featured on ABC News Australia Part of Hannah's journey was featured on the ABC. Although it was a little nerve-wracking being filmed in a medical setting, Hannah's hope is that this article provides awareness of an incredible piece of technology, not just for the general public, but for others who may be facing a similar decision. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66d51ab9c8735665d60bfd68/1725588786561-HWFK46SRIOLYZPCTKGV4/emergence.jpg Media SBS Emerging Writers Competition Hannah's memoir-style short story was published in the SBS Emerging Writer's Competition anthology, titled 'Emergence'. Click the book's image to read the PDF of her story. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66d51ab9c8735665d60bfd68/08977a10-79de-488b-9f7e-69a6e55dfc46/IMG_7329.JPG Media Children's Tumor Foundation NF Hero As someone with a rare disease, Hannah is always excited to share her insights to raise awareness of what life is like in the medical shadows. Shining a light on the work of organisations like the Children's Tumour Foundation is a way to reach out and educate others. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66d51ab9c8735665d60bfd68/05ede684-69ea-49d2-b72d-d7a49060eca6/IMG_0981.jpg Media SensesWA Deafblind Advocacy Hannah's advocacy work, featured in SensesWA.