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 | Nov 20, 2025 | Accommodations, Assistive Listening Systems, Communication Access, Communication Practices, deaf, Hard of Hearing, Hearing Devices, Hearing Impaired, Hearing Loss, Hearing Loss How To, Misconceptions
Direct sound helps everyone, but it is especially important to those with hearing loss. People tend to think sound is omnidirectional, their voices filling the room around them. Yes and no. Their voice fills the room without direct sound – but clarity is reduced. For... 
by Chelle Wyatt | Oct 23, 2025 | Communication Access, Communication Practices, Hard of Hearing, Hearing Aids, Hearing Loss, Hearing Loss Inclusion, Limits for hearing loss, Lipreading, Self Advocacy, Speechreading
Planning ahead for lipreading, and hearing loss, is actively managing your communication and ensuring your participation. When we plan ahead for events and social gatherings, we are less likely to be at the mercy of circumstances. You are empowering yourself with... 
by Chelle Wyatt | Oct 8, 2025 | Advocacy, Classes for Hearing Loss, Communication Access, Communication Practices, deaf, Hard of Hearing, Hearing Devices, Hearing Impaired, Hearing Loss Hope, Hearing Loss How To, Limits for hearing loss, Lipreading, Misconceptions, Self Advocacy, Speechreading
Chelle: As a lipreading instructor, I see firsthand how much our classes empower students to lead more confident and connected lives. Because hearing devices have limits, and we are limited without them, new communication skills are required to be successful with... 
by Chelle Wyatt | Sep 11, 2025 | Advocacy, Captioning, Communication Access, deaf, Hard of Hearing, Hearing Aids, Hearing Loss, Hearing Loss Hope, Hearing Loss Inclusion, Misconceptions, Tribe, hearing loss
September is Deaf Awareness Month. Hearing loss has a spectrum from mild to profound. With a mild hearing loss, we miss a few sounds, or lack volume, or both. Being profound can mean no hearing at all, or, deaf in certain frequencies only. Capitol D denotes the Deaf... 
by Chelle Wyatt | Aug 19, 2025 | Accommodations, Cochlear Implants, Communication Practices, deaf, Hard of Hearing, Hearing Aids, Hearing Impaired, Hearing Loss, Hearing Loss Conventions
There is one hurdle with hearing loss I can’t quite clear is listening and eating at the same time. It’s also how I recognize hearing loss in others. A couple of years ago, I attended a potluck where the average age was 70. I was hungry and wanted to eat so I moved... 