Rule number one is, make sure that you face the person with hearing loss when you are speaking to them.
Deafness and sign language are extremely close to my heart.
I became involved in a residential school for the blind in Raleigh - the Governor Morehead School for the Blind in Raleigh.
I'm totally deaf in my right ear, yeah.
I have to constantly remind myself that I am communicating with a person with hearing loss.
There is a lot of technology out there that can help people with hearing loss including wearable technology that vibrates.
In the deaf community, in order to play a role of someone with a hearing loss... you have to have hearing loss.
Our rules need to keep pace with current technology so that Americans who use hearing aids can easily use phones.
