Social anxiety, how I dislike thee
I get nervous and anxious whenever I find myself in social situations with lots of people I don’t know. I think this is mild social anxiety. It makes me …
Category: Social interactions
Noisy Restaurants Are Alienating Hard of Hearing Customers
Have you ever noticed that restaurants are usually really noisy? People go to restaurants or cafes to socialise with friends and family, and consequently these places are usually quite …
Being Disabled Does NOT Mean You Can’t Be Happy
People are sometimes surprised that I am a cheerful person. They expect me to be constantly miserable just because I am disabled. They believe that if they were in my …
Lipreading lets the deaf “hear”
I saw a fantastic video the other day about Lipreading which helps to show what it’s like for a deaf person to try and communicate. It shows how difficult …
Ya wot mate? – Living with hearing loss
I’m a bit deaf. I SAID I’M A BIT DEAF. I SAID… oh never mind.
The Three Types of Hand Shakers
Most disabled people will tell you that interacting with able-bodied people can be awkward sometimes. Most of the time this is because people don’t know how to interact with …