by Chelle Wyatt | Sep 8, 2026 | Accessibility, Accommodations, Communication Access, Emotions, hearing loss, Hearing Loss, Hearing Loss How To, Hearing Loss Inclusion, Limits for hearing loss, Lipreading, Misconceptions, Self Advocacy
When we have hearing loss, there’s a tension between doing what is polite –the normal thing– versus what needs to be done to participate. Following social norms actually limits a hard of hearing person’s experience. Some social norms we are taught as children… Sit... 
by Chelle Wyatt | Sep 18, 2025 | Accessibility, Advocacy, Communication Access, Communication Practices, deaf, Hard of Hearing, Hearing Impaired, Hearing Loss, Hearing Loss Hope, Lipreading, Self Advocacy, Speechreading
When you depend on lipreading, advocacy isn’t optional, it’s how you ensure communication. If we don’t tell people, they’ll never know. You know how we need lighting to ‘hear’ better? We need to take our hearing family and friends out of the dark and shine the light... 
by Chelle Wyatt | Jun 4, 2025 | Accessibility, Accommodations, Advocacy, Communication Access, deaf, Hard of Hearing, Hearing Impaired, Hearing Loss, Hearing Loss Inclusion, Self Advocacy, Shame/Stigma/Denial
Do we earn accessibility, or do we have a right to it? When researching that question, we are told it’s a fundamental right. Everyone should have equitable access to spaces, communication, technology and opportunities, regardless of ability. How many of us actually... 
by | Jan 31, 2024 | Accessibility, Cochlear Implants, Communication Practices, Hard of Hearing, Hearing Devices, Hearing Loss, Misconceptions
There’s a difference between hearing and understanding. Just because we hear someone doesn’t mean we understand them. As an example, hearing people can have a hard time understanding each other in noisy situations. Also while on phones, there can be too much... 
by | Jan 10, 2024 | Accessibility, Accommodations, ASR (Automatic Speech Recognition), Cochlear Implants, Communication Access, Hard of Hearing, Hearing Assistive Technology, Hearing Devices, Hearing Loss
Smartphones, both iPhone and Android operating systems, have come a long way in accessibility for those with hearing loss. There’s several great, built-in features on each phone with a variety of apps to make life easier. This post is only for quick reference. There... 
by Julia Stepp | Jul 7, 2022 | Accessibility, Advocacy, ASR (Automatic Speech Recognition), Assistive Listening Systems, Captioning, CART (live captioning), Employment, Hard of Hearing, Hearing Loss, State Agencies, Workplace
Requesting accommodations for hearing loss at work can be daunting. This blog post will give you some guidance. We also recommend visiting the Job Accommodation Network (JAN) as a valuable resource. They have an Employees’ Practical Guide to Requesting and... 