posted September 30, 2008
The Master Lip Reading Academy will present the Keys to Successfully Living With Hearing Loss workshop on Oct. 17-18. It is open to anyone who wants to understand and needs help in dealing with hearing loss and will be held at the Gathering at Memorial Baptist Church at 4445 Hixson Pike.
The workshop will be held on Friday, Oct. 17, from 7-9 p.m. and Saturday, Oct. 18, from 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. The pre-registration cost is $25 per person and includes lunch on Saturday. Pre-registration is required by Wednesday, Oct. 15. Cost at the door will be $35. Call David Harrison at 624-1669 to register.
One out of every ten Americans suffer from a hearing disability, according to a Gallaudet University report. Nationally, there are reported 32,500,000 hearing impaired Americans.
Dr. Bauman and Mr. Harrison both attended the International Federation of Hard of Hearing People Congress 2008 held in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. They both have had long-term profound hearing loss.
The Keys to Successfully Living with Hearing Loss workshop will discuss topics on Powerful Communication and Coping Strategies, the Social and Emotional Impact of Hearing Loss, and Seven Effective Ways to Avoid Misunderstanding Words.
Hard of hearing people who attend the workshop will be able to hear and understand everything spoken. This workshop will be equipped with FM listening devices supplied by the Williams Sound System of Eden Prairie, Minnesota, and with the telecoil loop amplified system supplied by Univox Company of Denmark for those who wear hearing aids with "T" coil switches. The workshop will have interpreters available for people who need American Sign Language. All lectures also will be captioned on the big screen.
The goal is to help those with hearing loss overcome communication challenges and regain a better quality of life. For more information please call David Harrison at 624-1669 or e-mail at dmharrison1@juno.com or visit www.lipreadingacademy.com
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