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Thanks for making these ‘commandments’ freely available. We operate a facility near Lake Macquarie, NSW, for the benefit of folks who need a break away from stress, or wish to take time out from the routine of caring for someone with a disability, or have a disability themselves. We call it a lake-front retreat! I will be scattering copies around as part of my changing ‘decor’ so that our guests will be reminded of the needs of others.
Hi Heather, I am so glad you found them! I love that they will be shared. Thanks for letting me know!
good advice
I love this list! Thanks for the comment.
This needs to be displayed all over–hahaha–I can relate to almost all!
Hi,
It looks like my first comment was eaten up by the server or Internet (Sent inadvertently, no acknowledgement).
1) I am a Nurse who is the Online Editor of Advanced Emergency Nursing Journal’s website. I would like permission to reproduce “Ten Commandments the Hearing Impaired Wish You Knew”, with credit and links, in our Clinical Tips. I can say professionally, and personally, they are of great value and need to be better known.
2) Your website has a dead link to the graphic, albeit the link from Starkey Hearing to their Facebook mirror of it is valid.
3) This is meant in kindness rather than criticism. Many hearing impaired persons also have some vision difficulties. Your website is In the currently-fashionable Light Grey Text upon a Bright White Background and is *extremely* hard to read, especially with a bright screen, high resolution, or a small screen; any glare compounds this. I’d be grateful if you consider using a crisp typeface “font”) upon a pastel or colored background. There will be a greatly enhanced readability {much like a good hearing air for hearing problems}. Your users will find it much easier.
4) Thank you for providing the “Ten Commandments the Hearing Impaired Wish You Knew.” It’s very important for it to be widely distributed.
Sincerely, Tom Trimble, RN
Hi,
I’d also like to post the image of Ten Commandments the Hearing Impaired Wish You Knew to Twitter areas followed by Emergency Nursing and Emergency Medicine folks. That would ensure wider dissemination of this useful document.
Tom, you are welcome to repost the 10 Commandments anywhere you would like.
Hi Madison,
I am reaching out to see if you would mind if we used part of your “10 commandments” post on the Starkey Hearing blog (www.starkey.com/blog). Of course, we would credit and provide a link to you and your blog and also a link to Baker Hearing Aids. We actually shared it on our FB page recently (https://www.facebook.com/starkeyhearing/photos/pb.287397458800.-2207520000.1414008428./10151859366348801/?type=3&theater) and some of our fans added some suggestions so we were going to create another list.
Just let me know.
Best,
Ryan Mathre
Starkey Hearing
ryan_mathre@starkey.com
My boss/future mother in-law, wants to put this up in the cafe I work in for all staff and residents to see. may have to add one about holding conversations off while til is opening or while using the coffee machine. 🙂 this is truly lovely though.
Great article, its important to be understanding and considerate of people. It’s not like they want to not hear you.
Great point, Ray! People with hearing loss did not purposefully cause the damage. They may have been negligent in using ear protection, or never have been educated on how and why to protect their hearing, they could have been born with a loss, have hereditary loss, or have even suffered an illness or accident that caused it. Regardless of how it happened, treating them with frustration and blame won’t fix anything. Following these commandments is the first step to be proactive in helping the person stay connected in your conversation.