I was in a situation a few years back – I had applied for admission into a graduate program at Lesley University, and due to my hearing loss I communicate with greater ease through the use of print – namely, text messages and emails. I received an email from an admissions officer requesting that I …
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Introduction
Be yourself; Everyone else is already taken. — Oscar Wilde. Welcome, readers! My name is Julie DeMatteo-Lane, and I am 40-something hearing-impaired woman, aided by the use of two hearing aids. I speak, lip read, and know some rudimentary American Sign Language – and that is a generous approximation. I will be sharing stories, thoughts, …
“Hear I Am” (Get it?)
And now…by way of introduction, though most of you reading right now know me already…I introduce myself to you, dear readers! My name is Julie Anne DeMatteo-Lane, and I am the proud owner of two over-the-ear hearing aids – (you’re jealous, I know..it’s fine, we can’t all be me). I hit THAT jackpot around the …
Deaf, But Not Really: My Story 