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Wirelessly posted I agree Shel. Its the same for me too.

Wirelessly posted Always New Years Day - Jan 1st.

We've missed you Oink, good to see you back :wave:

I usually go prepared ahead of time with what I want written down before I even approach the service counter to place my order. If it is a new place where I don't know the menu, i will stand back and make my decision, write it down then approach the counter. I still like the laminated picture...

Wirelessly posted Sign Language Garfield :-)

Perhaps we should also bear in mind the effect our words have on different people. The ramifications can be far more severe than to be corrected by just a mere dismissal or retraction. Be careful not to hit what you may see as 'easy targets'. That in itself is cowardly. Yes, I agree that the...

It's funny.....you just did it yourself.....deleting posts. One finger pointing, four back at you....bite your own words....just saying.

Yes in many Asian restaurants, coffee shops and franchises etc, they will have a laminated picture card you can point out your desired item.

I got tired of having to explain my situation to people, everyone you come in contact with reacts differently to the news "I am HoH; deaf etc" but never in the way you specified in regards to accommodating you. That was when I was oral. Once changing to voice-off and sign, the message suddenly...

Not that it is any consolation, Reba, but it seems all insurance policies worldwide are hiking up. They will give any reason at all to justify it. When it hurts the average person, something's not right.

One question: Wouldn't it pose the same risks as walking while texting? In some countries, walking while texting is banned due to end.

IfyoucanpullthisofftochangesocietytothisnewwayofwritingthenitprovesyoucanchangetheworldifyouaresoinclinedtoItstartswithjustonepersonitisnotimpossible

Welcome CyberMike!

I found with having oral skills, that once opening my mouth and using my voice, all attempts at the need to find a middle ground where those on either side of the communication are having their needs met, goes completely out the window. It ends up one-sided to the benefit of the hearing and not...

I have no problem with differing views, however in reference to my previous post, I will not be patronised by someone, with obvious undertones of superiority, who attempts to 'educate' me on the use of the English language of which I am fluent. I am not hung up on 'perfection'. In my previous...

I will not be patronized by the likes of you Kokonut. If there is no perfect speech or let's say even the effort to maintain comprehendable speech which is the minimal goal, then what's the use of speech therapy if there is no means to an end? So in the end, you are totally defeating your own...

I totally agree Jiro, I was just about to post pretty much the same thing. IMO, Kokonut is making argument for argument sake in reference to the term 'perfect speech'. If there is no such thing then why is there diction training for people who don't need speech therapy - such as people in...

I always have a small notebook and pen handy in the front pocket of my bag or on the kitchen counter, table,desk...wherever I frequent to interact with hearing family, friends or shop assistants. Going oral with them always gets you stuck at the wrong end of the yardstick in frustration because...

Wirelessly posted It was the same for me Shel, I would be told that i sound just like a hearing person by adults and then by children i was told i speak funny. The audiologists would tell me they could tell i had hearing loss. A dhh person can only attain comprehendable speech at best...