Miscommunication or Missed Communication? - The Challenges of Hearing Loss Part 3 - Stop Mumbling, I Can't Hear You!
Presented by the Northern Virginia Resource Center for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Persons (NVRC).
NVRC welcomes participants who are hearing as well as those with hearing loss since everyone can benefit from the information.
Participants can choose to attend one, two, or all three 45-minute sessions.
NVRC is the area's leading non-profit for people with hearing loss, serving the community since 1988. No sales are ever involved.
(This 3-part program won a Distinguished Partner Award from Fairfax County's Neighborhood and Community Services.)
Part 3 - Stop Mumbling, I Can't Hear You!
This final session focuses on the emotional and psychological impact of late-onset hearing loss and is also a helpful session for anyone who loves or lives with someone who has a hearing loss. Bonnie O'Leary will be discussing parallel reactions between hearing and hard of hearing individuals, the value of assertiveness, an in-depth look at the speaker/listener/environment/message components of communication, a few speechreading strategies, and an overall summary of effective communication strategies and considerations for everyone in the relationship.
- Date:
- Thursday, April 3, 2025
- Time:
- 1:30pm - 3:00pm
- Location:
- Patrick Henry Meeting Room
- Library Branch:
- Patrick Henry Library
- Categories:
- Health & Wellness
- Audience:
- Adults
SERVICES FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE DEAF OR HARD-OF-HEARING
Please contact Patrick Henry Library for sign language interpretation or assistive listening devices. Two weeks advance notice is recommended.
Presenters:
Bonnie O'Leary, NVRC Outreach Manager and Gallaudet University-Certified Peer Mentor. Bonnie has been with NVRC for 24 years, focusing on outreach and education to adults aging into hearing loss and those who serve them.
Debbie Jones, NVRC Resource & Technology Manager, has been with NVRC for 29 years. Debbie provides technology programs and demonstrations to groups throughout Northern Virginia, and manages the Technology Assistance Program for the Virginia Department for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, Region 5.
