Latest posts
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Personal story
Today, I’m opening up about my journey, hoping to shed light on the complexities and joys of living with deafness. It’s crucial for others to grasp the challenges we face and respect the choices we make. Diagnosis and Support: I was diagnosed as severely deaf at 13 months though doctors thought I had heard in…
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7 Reasons Deaf Awareness is relevant.
I shared over the last month, seven reasons why deaf awareness is relevant and important for you and your business. Thank you for the questions and feedback I have received from these posts. I am glad the posts resonated with many and inspired some business owners to explore further how they can make their services…
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The Power of Stories
Elena Chow is a copy writer and has recently interviewed me about my story. I will share a short version through this blog because she reminded me of the importance of stories. Thank you Elena for your time and curiosity. It was fun talking to you. This blog will help some to understand a few…
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NEW- for Hotels
We are excited to be offering our services to the Hotel industry. Here’s why it makes solid business sense for hotels to understand more about the effects of and the solutions for customers with a hearing loss. Benefits: The UK are losing £279 billion to the economy through lack of access for disabled guests. There…
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Captioned Film Anticipation vs. Reality
Hooray for a captioned performance, or so I thought… I was genuinely thrilled to visit the cinema after a long time. Why? The lack of captioned performances aligning with my free time to enjoy the experience with friends or family has kept me away. Captions are crucial for me as a profoundly deaf individual because…
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Do Hearing Aids Help?
As part of creating podcasts for Dr Caroline Green for her new app Dedicate, funded by Zinc and Oxford University, I asked some of my contacts what they would like to know about hearing loss. This led to some very interesting questions and made me reflect on some of the barriers people face when experiencing…
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How Compassionate Stories Transform Lives
Blog on a new talk of the power of compassion in transforming lives.
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Reflections from the Disability Expo July 2023
The Disability EXPO in London was a great opportunity to meet many people whom I have followed either online, podcasts, and books. It is disability pride month and during this huge gathering one felt the passion and enthusiasm to change the narrative of disability. There are many exciting businesses filling in some of the gaps/barriers…
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Social Model of Disability
Over the last 18 months, while facilitating my courses, I have seen how important it is to change the narrative about disability. The perceptions of disabilities are often too narrow. They are shaped by society using the medical model of disability which sees disability as “less than”. A few months ago there was backlash for…