In my opinion, deaf awareness is crucial in the hearing society, especially in schools. According to NDCS: ‘There are 35,000 deaf children and 85% of these are taught in mainstream schools’. This is a staggering amount, but there is still a lack of support and awareness of hearing loss. Due to this, many deaf children are underachieving in schools, and this really disappoints me. Most children can achieve anything given the right support.
Sink or swim?
Swimming…
Children splashing, elderly people gracefully doing breast-stroke, lifeguards yelling, show offs’ jumping in- that’s a typical swimming pool.
To me- it’s freedom. As I take my hearing aids out, all is silent, as if the world had stopped, but the action was still happening. I slide in the water; it sends a shiver up my spine. I brave it, duck underwater, and off I go.
New Year… New Resolutions!
Happy New Year everyone! Strange to think that 2015 has whizzed by so quickly. Well, I’m hoping this year will be even better, with lots of things to look forward to!
My resolutions for this year are…
2015 in review!
Happy New Year everyone!
Can’t believe 2015 is almost coming to an end. So many amazing things have happened to me this year, and this blog was one of them! I’m so proud to have signed a contract with Phonak ‘Hearing Like Me’ blog, and I also got to visit Parliament for Action on Hearing Loss’ deaf launch!
Last year as a teenager!
Hi everyone!
Over the weekend, I turned 19… my last year as a teenager! I must admit, the number 19 seems very weird to me. I had a lovely birthday though, my family, my boyfriend and I went to a local town for a wander, then I had my work’s Christmas Ball that evening.
Things always happen in threes!
Hello everyone!
Firstly, the surprise that most of you know was revealed last week. I have signed a contract with Phonak Openears to be a freelance writer! This is the biggest blogging opportunity that I’ve had. I wrote my introductory post, and if you’d like to give it a read, please click here: My first Phonak blog!
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