Lipreading Mom receives emails from readers with the same question—How do I pay for hearing aids? For many, the price of hearing technology is just too much. Insurance doesn’t usually cover hearing aids, and not everyone has a nest egg built up to purchase these expensive devices. In my “hearing loss life,” I’ve owned three … Continue reading
Come to Kansas, Home of the World’s Coolest Deaf Cultural Museum
I love visiting museums. Don’t you? Lipreading Mom is fortunate to live in the same state as the United States’ only Deaf cultural museum. The Deaf Cultural Center and William J. Marra Museum (DCC) in Olathe, Kansas, houses artifacts from the Kansas School for the Deaf (located across the street) and much more… State and … Continue reading
Everything You’ve Always Wanted to Know About Lipreading But Were Afraid to Ask
As a Lipreading Mom, I spend most of my days attempting to read the lips of three young children. Difficult? It can be, but I’ve gotten lots of practice at it. A few weeks ago, I was contacted by Csaba Solymosi with a site called Lipreading.org. The site, which offers online lipreading training, intrigued me … Continue reading
Captioning Advocates Are Needed! An Interview with the Collaboration for Communication Access via Captioning (CCAC)
One of Lipreading Mom’s favorite organizations is CCAC—Collaboration for Communication Access via Captioning. Founder Lauren Storck leads volunteers worldwide on a variety of captioning advocacy projects. One of them—Show Me the Captions—promoted going to see captioned cinema films and encouraged everyone to ask for theaters to “Show me the captions!” I recently asked Lauren a … Continue reading
Captions Come with Choices: A Guest Post by CaptionFish.com
When Lipreading Mom wants to see a captioned movie, I type in the URL Captionfish.com. The site allows me to search for movie theaters by zip code that provide captioned first-run films on any day of the week. It lists dates, times, and locations offering these movies. Nice and convenient, huh? In my ongoing series … Continue reading
GATS! How On Earth Do You Lip Read Children?
Your home (or car) is filled with lots of kids. Do you… A) Attempt to lip read them all no matter what? B) Try to lip read them all, then take a long break? C) Make them sign to you? D) Run and hide? That is the silly question I posted today on my Facebook … Continue reading
Do You Blog? Join the Lipreading Mom Book Blog Tour in April and May
To celebrate the recent launch of Confessions of a Lip Reading Mom, I am going on a book tour…a cyber one. During the months of April and May, I am asking all my blog followers who have a blog of their own to consider hosting me as a guest on your site. This would consist … Continue reading
Five Minute Friday: Broken and Beautiful
I am not so sure I like what I see today. Sags under the eyes, a mass of hair twisted into a low ponytail, my ears completely exposed. It took me two years before I’d let this much of myself show. My bottle blonde hair and palette of cosmetics usually help me blend in with … Continue reading
Captions Go Back in Time: A Look at Movie Captioning Past and Present with YourLocalCinema.com
Have you wondered why many of us—Lipreading Mom included—are so passionate about captioning and accessible entertainment? As someone with hearing loss, I know the benefit of having captions, assistive listening devices, and other accessible technology. It is the difference between understanding media and not. I asked Derek Brandon, editor of YourLocalCinema.com in the United Kingdom, … Continue reading
Did You Miss the Lipreading Mom Online Book Launch? Here is a Transcript
I’d like to start by confessing something to you. It’s kind of embarrassing, but…here goes. Writing Confessions of a Lip Reading Mom was like giving birth to an elephant baby. You see, I never intended to sit down and write a book about all my issues. I can go to my counselor for that! I … Continue reading
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