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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/

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

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/

• 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/