Student Life at U-M

Bridging the gap: Empowering students with disabilities

Born with significant hearing loss in his right ear, Jacob Lowy spent most of his life without any accommodations. This was, in some ways, by choice. However, for a long time, Lowy felt he had to choose from an either-or set of options: either he get a hearing aid and risk needing to consistently overcome societal perceptions of his capabilities, or he could blend in.