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Published: May 7, 2019
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Left is me, middle Scarlette and right Louise, all smiling

Scarlette, Louise and myself

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I’m E, aka Deafie Blogger. I’m an award winning blogger and activist and I'm profoundly deaf! I'm a proud Phonak hEARo and I love inspiring deaf people. Read more on the 'About Me' page.

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Lipreading Challenge ANSWERS! • Video 1: “Your boot is full” • (Most assume I said “you’re beautiful” - proves that lipreading isn’t all what it seems!) • Video 2: “Lipreading is 80% guesswork, it’s really hard” • This challenge is what I experience on a daily basis, constantly trying to figure out what people are saying. Add on accents, beards or anything covering the mouth, which makes it 10x harder. • If I ask you to repeat yourself, please do! I’m more likely to get it the 2nd/3rd time round, and if you say “I’ll tell you later/It doesn’t matter”, it bugs us not knowing what was said and it might’ve been important. You could explain in a different way, use diagrams, or type it out! Communication is a two way process, we have to meet in the middle! • @actiononhearingloss • #LipreadingAwarenessWeek #LipreadingChallenge #Lipreading #Deaf #HearingLoss #Deafness #hearinglosswontstopme #deafandproud #deafness #deafiscool #hearingaids

👀 Read my lips! 👄 • It’s National Lipreading Awareness Week, I’ve joined in @actiononhearingloss lipreading challenge... can you work out what I’m saying? • Think you’ve got the first one easy? Have a go at the second video! Share your answers below, all will be revealed at the end of the week! • #NationalLipreadingAwarenessWeek #LipreadingAwarenessWeek #Lipreading #Deaf #HearingLoss #HearingLossAwareness #hearinglosswontstopme #deafandproud #lipreader #hearingaidsrock #deafiscool

Deaf Ladies Go Karting Day this weekend was incredible! • Had such a blast! Believe it or not... everyone was so competitive! • So great to finally meet @eloisegarland too after four years of online collaborations! • @louise_deaf_awareness @englanddeafkartingassociation • #phonakhearo #hearinglosswontstopme #deafiscool #deaf #hearingloss #gokarting #karting #deafrolemodels #phonakhearos #deafculture #deafness #deafandproud

There’s nothing more rewarding than giving back to others... A little throwback to the deaf school in Nepal where we renovated the staff room over the course of 3 days! • Scroll along for before and after pictures! Fantastic team effort. The teachers loved it and to see the smiles on their faces made it worth getting covered in dust and paint! • My @gearforears worked a wonder this trip! Dust, sweat, paint, you name it, they protected my precious hearing aids! And they look cool! • If you’re interested in similar opportunities check out @wearevoluntears (UK) • NB... No ads in this post! • #voluntears #volunteering #overseasvolunteering #nepal #deaf #school #deafschool #decorating #painting #pokhara #wearevoluntears #hearingloss #hearinglosswontstopme #deafness #deafandproud #deaftravel

Rise above the storm and you will find the sunshine... life’s deaf-initely a climb but the view is great! • Never let anything stand in the way of achieving your goals! • Nepal was a fantastic volunteering trip giving back to the deaf school but the trip also tested me physically, mentally and emotionally! We walked up to the World Peace Pagoda, then did a 3 day trek in the scorching heat and pouring rain up to Poon Hill in the Himalayan Mountains (3210m)! It was literally blood, sweat and tears... cheers leeches! • I’ve been through so many battles, barriers and challenges in life. Now I’ve accomplished both of these, I believe I can do anything! I feel on top of the world! • #challenge #life #bucketlist #voluntears #volunteer #nepal #travels #trek #poonhill #ghorepani #ghorepanipoonhilltrek #deaf #deafiscool #hearinglosswontstopme #hearingloss #deafness

There’s something special about giving back to the deaf community, especially as it’s close to my heart. • We dedicated a few days of our Nepal trip to volunteering at the Srijana Deaf school in Pokhara, renovating the staffroom making it perfect, ready to welcome the staff back after the school holidays (photos to come!) as well as doing fun cultural and social activities with the deaf school children. • I loved doing this painting workshop with the kids, they drew and painted things that meant something to them, from landscape to school, trees, animals, it was magical to watch the joy on their faces when they created their little masterpieces! Knowing that they appreciate what we’ve done makes it a million times better. • “At the end of the day, it's not about what you have or even what you've accomplished. It's about what you've done with those accomplishments. Its about who you've lifted up, who you've made better. It about what you've given back" • Thanks to @wearevoluntears Deaf Overseas Volunteering for this incredible opportunity! • #deafvolunteeringoverseas #volunteering #voluntears #travel #deaf #hearingloss #deafness #hearinglosswontstopme #deafiscool #pokhara #nepal #deafschool #givingback #deafandproud

Deafness is no barrier when it comes to travel, there’s a whole world out there to see... 🌍 • We’re in Nepal for our deaf @wearevoluntears trip, incredible sights, taking in the culture, cuisine and language! We’ve got a fantastic group, a mixture of deaf, hearing, sign language, oral... there’s no barrier to communication! • We’ve spent the first few nights in Kathmandu, where we explored the Monkey Temple at Swayambhunath Stupa, now we’re in Pokhara where we will spend the next few days volunteering in a deaf school and learning Nepalese Sign Language! • These @gearforears are miracle workers in this humid hot weather, great to prevent moisture damage to your hearing aids! • #deaf #travel #deaftravel #hearingloss #deafness #hearinglosswontstopme #explore #travelling #deafiscool #deafandproud #flauntyourhearingaids

The Ultimate Deaf Travel Kit! • Getting geared up for our @wearevoluntears trip to Nepal! • I like to be super organised especially with the barriers deaf people face while travelling, namely communication! Here are my favourite things I take with me! • 1. “I have a hearing loss” wristbands from Hearing Link - these are so cool, come in 5 colours! Snazzy to wear whilst easy to show someone if you don’t understand them! • 2. Hearing aid batteries! - you can never have too many... I have 5 packs for this trip just to be safe! • 3. Ear Gear - these ear socks are helpful for hot, humid, wet conditions and stop moisture from leaking in your hearing aids - @gearforears - lots of colour choices, I went for bold pink! • 4. Hearing aids and box to store them! • 5. Travel vibrating alarm clock - I can’t live without! Wakes me up every morning, handy if you want to wake up before reaching your destination! • 6. Notebook and pen - always handy if you’re struggling with communication, alternatively whip out your phone and use the notes app! • 7. Direct input lead Headphones - plug into my hearing aids from @connevanslimited - perfect for jamming to tunes! Alternatively my @phonak compilot for wireless Bluetooth version of listening! • 8. 5 in 1 hearing aid toolkit from @hearwithrayovac - all the little tools you need for hearing aid maintenance! • 9. “ I have a hearing loss” ID card also from Hearing Link - fits in your purse - ideal! • 10. Sunflower lanyard - U.K. airports have introduced this for staff to recognise travellers with invisible disabilities and to ask if they need any help! • 11. “Lipreader, please speak clearly” badge - another method of raising deaf awareness and ensuring clear communication! • 12. Last of all my @phonak Roger Pen! Lightweight, portable microphone to help make speech clearer in noisy situations! • What are your best travel gadgets? • #deaftravel #hearingloss #hearinglosswontstopme #deafness #travel #exploring #deafandproud #deafiscool #packing #nepal #wearevoluntears #voluntears #trip #deafawareness

Earlier this week I joined @actiononhearingloss and other supporters; Donna, Beth and Chris and we met Justin Tomlinson MP – the Minister for Disabled People to tell him our experiences being deaf in the workplace, the challenges we face from the application and interview process through to daily tasks in our working life. • We spoke about the changes we’d like to see from the Government to create a hub of useful information for employers to ensure they can best provide for their disabled employees, recognising their talent and helping to minimise the barriers, as well as helping to make the Access to Work process easier and more recognised. I look forward to seeing the changes that they will implement to help make workplaces more inclusive and accessible! • #WorkingforChange #ActiononHearingLoss #Campaigns #Minister #Government #change #workplace #inclusion #access #deaf #hearingloss #hardofhearing #deafness #accessibility #accesstowork #employers

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