Our Story
Hearing Loss LIVE! started with a dream for a more understanding and accessible world for those with hearing loss.
To get there, we need people to understand…
More than wearing devices is needed to be successful with hearing loss. (Being proactive, education & tribe.)
The many accommodations available to us.
Routinely request the accommodations to help more people understand them.
We can do this, join us! We can make it happen together!
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Chelle Wyatt
Julia Stepp
Hearing Loss LIVE! is Chelle Wyatt
(Pronounced Shelly)
History:
I had hidden hearing loss as a teenager which became progressively worse. When I was 18 years old, tinnitus turned on suddenly. At 23 years old, I started wearing hearing aids.
Everyone thought hearing aids would fix my hearing loss, including me. They didn’t, it takes more know-how. Now that I’ve learned to live successfully with hearing loss, I aim to share that knowledge far and wide.
Hearing Loss LIVE! is Julia Stepp
My grandmother was deaf in one ear and wore a hearing aid in the other ear for as long as I can remember. I grew up as a hearing partner and didn’t know it.
Hearing partners come in many different forms. They are employers, coworkers, friends, neighbors, and most importantly family. The problem: Our hearing partners need better education on the role they play. That’s where I come in. I help you get in the KNOW.
Why we care…
Being HoH often feels as if we don’t fit anywhere. It’s isolating, and depressing, being out of sync with the hearing and Deaf communities.
Everyone should be able to define their communication needs and have them accepted. As more Hard of Hearing become empowered, we can work together to spread awareness further.