"Quid pro quo, Clarice."

[nonethefewer]

On the other hand, I don't want to lay claim to real disability stuff.

On one hand, though, I want to state outright, to anyone I talk to, that I am hard of hearing.  That way, maybe they'll speak up, or talk to me rather than facing away from me, so I have a chance in hell of hearing them.

(I don't read lips, but it is so easier to get the gist of something if I can get as many inputs as possible.)

I mean, technically, I am hard of hearing.  If you're facing away from me and blurring all your phonemes into one giant conversational clusterfuck, then it is hard for me to hear you.

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[ankhorite.livejournal.com]

Hey, when the time comes, don't be shy about stepping up to the disability bar just cuz you're not profoundly deaf.

Hearing loss counts. It fouls up your day in a lot of ways, even if it isn't severe.

I have lived with two dear friends as they lost their hearing, and got to see upfront how infuriating it was, to have an invisible disability that non-dis people would repeatedly forget about, and fail to accomodate. Grrr.

[kenshi.livejournal.com]

I don't want to push you into anything, but if this is really that much of an issue, you should seriously consider getting some hearing aids. They will change your life.

[datan0de.livejournal.com]

Oh HELL YEAH!!! I'm considering copying your post and pasting it unchanged into my LJ. So, yeah, word for word I'm right there with you. It's a blessing that femetal doesn't mind having subtitles/captioning turned on all the time.