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 | Jul 16, 2026 | deaf, Hard of Hearing, Hearing Impaired, Hearing Loss, Hearing Loss How To, Limits for hearing loss, Lipreading
Sensorineural hearing loss (the most common kind) tends to wipe out specific sounds of speech which doubles listening processing time. While we listen, our brain processes what we can see and hear to ensure we follow the conversation. We aren’t listening with the... 
by Chelle Wyatt | Jun 26, 2026 | Books on Hearing Loss, Communication Practices, Communication with Family, deaf, Emotions, hearing loss, Hard of Hearing, Hearing Aids, Hearing Assistive Technology, Hearing Devices, Hearing Impaired, Hearing Loss, Hearing Loss How To, Limits for hearing loss, Lipreading, Public Advocacy, Self Advocacy
The book, 61 Days of Hearing Loss is built around four categories for hearing loss: technology, awareness, strategies and emotions. In the last post, we shared one day of strategies and another for awareness. In this post, we’ll share a day about technology and... 
by Chelle Wyatt | Dec 18, 2025 | ASR (Automatic Speech Recognition), Communication Practices, Emotions, hearing loss, Hearing Loss, Limits for hearing loss, Lipreading, Self Advocacy
We talk about “Monkey Mind” in our Lipreading Strategies class but not everyone understands it so let me ask you…have you noticed that the more upset you become, the harder it is to hear? Then, the harder you try the worse it gets? It is probably because we’ve spun... 
by Chelle Wyatt | Dec 11, 2025 | Classes for Hearing Loss, Communication Access, Communication Practices, Communication with Family, Hearing Loss, Lipreading, Misconceptions, Self Advocacy, Speechreading
The first time I took a lipreading class in 2009 as a student, I didn’t see the benefits. Instead of giving me confidence and hope, it felt alien and out of my reach. I did not take the class again for another four years. The second class happened only because I... 
by Chelle Wyatt | Nov 28, 2025 | Advocacy, Communication Practices, deaf, Hard of Hearing, Hearing Impaired, Hearing Loss, Hearing Loss How To, Lipreading, Speechreading
When people ask me what strategy I use most for lipreading, I answer with “anticipation skills”. People seem surprised. I see that in their body language after I answer them. While body language helps me a lot, I stand firm with anticipation. It’s the... 