Category Archives: Hospital Accoommodation

Is There a Hard of Hearing Culture? by Shanna Groves / The Lip Reader Blog

 In my soon-to-be-published novel Lip Reader, a church pastor goes out of his way to make sure his deaf congregants understand the music and sermon. He uses sign language while preaching. The music is interpreted through sign and a loud … Continue reading

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On the Ground in a Hearing World – Getting What You Need

For starters, this isn’t just a post about getting accommodations for hearing loss; interpreters, CART, captioned TV/movies/phones, etc. Nor is it about picking your way through the mindless bureaucracy of getting assistance for the above (and hearing aids, etc). This … Continue reading

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