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'm totally deaf in my right ear, yeah.
I became involved in a residential school for the blind in Raleigh - the Governor Morehead School for the Blind in Raleigh.
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.
