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icihearyou
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Hello there, I'm new here!
Just wanted to introduce myself and like to meet people who are or have experience in self employment with hearing loss. I have cochlear implant myself and often use mobile phone with friends and family. However I still get quite nervous with strangers and that doesn't help with business. What advice could you give me ?
Thanks in advance
Just wanted to introduce myself and like to meet people who are or have experience in self employment with hearing loss. I have cochlear implant myself and often use mobile phone with friends and family. However I still get quite nervous with strangers and that doesn't help with business. What advice could you give me ?
Thanks in advance
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Hi @icihearyou how are you getting on?
There is information and links about hearing impairment here that might help.Scope
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Hi Sam. All good. Getting work via email but still no answer on phone wise. Do you know anyone who has a business and have this barrier?
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I know very little about cochlear implants Im afraid. I did find this information though.
Ill ask on twitter and see if others have any experiences that might help you.Scope
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Background noise at the call centre is nightmare to hear. If busy to take the phone, is there a way to translate voicemail to txt? I've got iPhone 6 on EE
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Hi @icihearyou
I have hearing loss too, and try to avoid phones where possible. Conference calls are particularly inaccessible for me. I prefer to video call on Skype instead. People are much more open to this than they were 5 years ago.
Is this possible in your line of work?
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