Browsing All posts tagged under »hard of hearing«

Donna Williams: S*** hearing people say

November 15, 2012 by

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Lately, it seems there’s a theme going around – 10 things not to say to deaf people – with several bloggers coming up […]

Haley Sadler: Beating the bullies

March 23, 2012 by

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“Oh you’re deaf?! Can. You. Hear. Me. Now?” These are the words of a guy I recently met in a […]

The Secret Deafie: The world’s worst chat-up attempt

March 19, 2012 by

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The Secret Deafie is a series of anonymous columns written by different writers. Our sixth contributor tells us about an […]

Rural Chicken: Brooding on things

March 15, 2012 by

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Recently, I got offended. I am generally quite mellow. Not to the extent that anybody would write a song about […]

Michelle Hedley: I ♥ STAGETEXT

March 8, 2012 by

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I am deaf (from birth) with a severe hearing loss – I communicate via speech and lipreading. I have been […]

Deaf news: Theatre company calls deaf patron a “deaf bugger”

March 6, 2012 by

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Joseph Fagan, 60, is a partially deaf theatre fan who uses hearing aids and lipreading to communicate. He has been […]

Overseen: A couple breaking up

February 29, 2012 by

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In our new regular feature, deafies tell us about conversations they have ‘overseen’ (see what we did there?) in public, […]

Charlie Swinbourne: Seeing (and hearing) in high-definition

February 27, 2012 by

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My life’s been a bit of a rollercoaster ride over the last three years. I’ve become a father twice over, […]