Melanie Page

“But the real issue, which Coppes describes both fairly and sternly, is how to train everyone else to communicate. Basically, communicating with a hard-of-hearing person means following polite rules, but because we love our family, know our co-workers, and trust out friends, they sometimes lapse into more casual conversation mode.”— thoughts by Melanie Page, originally…

“Normally [Austin] felt sorry for himself at these events, but today he thought of Charlie and realized this was a rare moment he had to experience the world — or rather, not experience it — the way most of his friends did at home.” — thoughts by Melanie Page, originally published at Grab the Lapels

“My ability to cope with my Deafness in the Hearing world is a powerful opiate for everyone around me.” — thoughts by Melanie Page, originally published at Grab the Lapels

“Even with language, some deaf people never understand hearing. The idea to a person born deaf that meaning can be carried via sound is ludicrous.” — thoughts by Melanie Page, originally published at Grab the Lapels

“. . . my two front teeth were fangs because I’d whacked myself in the mouth with the vacuum cleaner handle I’d used as a bazooka during a game of war.” — thoughts by Melanie Page, originally published at Grab the Lapels