My Story

Hi, I'm Rachel.

I was born deaf and wear two Cochlear Baha (bone-anchored hearing devices).

For years, I struggled to wear winter hats without feedback, discomfort, or having to lower my sound settings. I reached out to the hearing industry looking for solutions, but never received a response.

As a Master's graduate in Outdoor Recreation and Nature-Based Tourism, accessibility has always been central to my work and to how I experience the outdoors.

So I created the solution myself.

SolaceShield is designed to reduce feedback caused by winter hats while keeping hearing devices protected and fully functional.

No one should have to choose between staying warm and hearing clearly.

My message is simple but powerful: “Don’t let the word ‘disability’ define your limits.”

Follow my hearing journey and see SolaceShield in action on my TikTok.