Here are some mentor supports in the form of helpful websites, blogs, journals, and additional resources.
Websites
Here are some helpful websites that we suggest would aid you
- HEARA
http://www.heara.ca/ - Dangerous Decibels
http://dangerousdecibels.org/ - Ida Institute
http://idainstitute.com/ - Gael Hannan
http://www.gaelhannan.com/
Journals
There are a number of helpful first-person accounts of living with a hearing loss, which are now available on line as ebooks. Some of them are listed below.
- Shouting Won’t Help
https://www.amazon.ca/Shouting-Wont-Help-I-Americans-Cant-ebook/dp/B008MWG7R8/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1480190030&sr=8-1&keywords=Katherine+Bouton - Living Better with Hearing Loss
https://www.amazon.ca/Living-Better-Hearing-Loss-Happiness-ebook/dp/B00SBZBNC0/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1480190030&sr=8-2&keywords=Katherine+Bouton - The Way I Hear It
http://www.friesenpress.com/bookstore/title/119734000015376639/Gael-Hannan-The-Way-I-Hear-It - Wired for Sound
https://www.amazon.ca/Wired-Sound-Journey-Hearing-postscript-ebook/dp/B01B5H1VR2/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1480190186&sr=8-2&keywords=wired+for+sound+biderman
Blogs
Here are some helpful blogs that we suggest would aid you
- Katherine Bouton
https://katherinebouton.com/ - Living with Hearing Loss
https://livingwithhearingloss.com/ - Ida Institute
http://idainstitute.com/ - Hearing Health & Technology Matters
http://hearinghealthmatters.org/betterhearingconsumer/
Additional Resources
- Petition to the government of Canada to change the overly restrictive criteria for the HOH to qualify for the Disability Tax credit.
https://petitions.parl.gc.ca/en/Petition/Details?Petition=e-503 - “How to Talk to a Hard of Hearing Person (2016)” by Gael Hannan.
http://hearinghealthmatters.org/betterhearingconsumer/2016/talk-person-hearing-loss/ - “How to Have a Better Conversation with Someone with Hearing Loss” by Shari Eberts.
https://livingwithhearingloss.com/2015/01/16/how-to-have-a-better-conversation-with-someonewith-hearing-loss/
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