Submitted by Beth Wilson, RI SHHH
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Letting People Know
nDescribe Your Hearing Loss Sooner Not Later
uOne-on-one:  “before we get started”
uLarge group:  “my name is … and you should know …”
nInclude Specifics
u“I hear low tones”
u“I do okay if I can lipread the speaker”
nOffer Suggestions
u“Things are easier if we leave the lights on”
u“I need people to face me when they speak”
u“I can’t lipread someone facing the screen”