#hardofhearing — Public Fediverse posts

🩵 Looking for members of the d/Deaf community and those who identify as hard of hearing. Do you have a few minutes today to help a writer and photographer?

For an article, I would like to ensure I am using appropriate and inclusive wordage and reaching out to the community!

It is only a few sentences; I would really like to run this text by someone to ensure it reads ok :)

Post will go live tonight, 8pm UK 6pm EST. Thanks for your time!

#Support #Deaf #HardOfHearing

🩵 Looking for members of the d/Deaf community and those who identify as hard of hearing.

For an upcoming article, I would like to ensure I am using appropriate and inclusive wordage and reaching out to the community!

It is only a few sentences; I would really like to run this text by someone to ensure it reads ok :)

Thanks for your time!

Edit - Just checking, is anyone free to take a quick look? Article will go live tonight on my website.

#Support #Deaf #HardOfHearing

Hey, Deaf/HoH people - I'm wondering, does it feel silent in your head? Especially if you lost your hearing rather than never had it.

I'm just hoping that if my hearing just goes away altogether, my head will quiet down. It's always so buzzy and loud in there. 😔

#DeafnessAndHearingLoss #deaf #HardOfHearing

Swansea audiologists back world champion Wales Deaf Rugby teams as they prepare to defend titles in Tokyo

The backing from Specsavers Swansea, alongside 10 other locally owned Specsavers audiology businesses across Wales, will fund new kits, training facilities and travel to upcoming fixtures as the teams gear up for international competition.

The sponsorship comes as Wales Deaf Rugby works towards a £150,000 fundraising target to enable its men’s and women’s squads to travel to Japan and compete at the World Championship in October. The teams were last crowned world champions in Córdoba, Argentina, in 2023.

Ahead of a recent winning match against Jamaica, several players visited Specsavers’ Port Talbot store, where they met Kyle James, Specsavers audiologist, to discuss how hearing plays a key role in both sport and everyday life.

Kyle James said:

“Wales Deaf Rugby shows what’s possible when talent is matched with the right support. We’re proud to be backing both the men’s and women’s teams as they prepare to defend their world titles.

“As audiologists rooted in the local community, we see first-hand the difference good hearing health can make – not just in sport, but in confidence, communication and everyday life. Supporting these athletes is about inclusion, opportunity and helping them compete on the world stage.”

Siân-Elin Melbourne, chairman for Wales Deaf Rugby, added:

“This partnership means a huge amount to us, especially in such a pivotal year for the club. I was proud to be part of the very first Wales Deaf women’s team back in 2019, and to now see both squads preparing to defend world titles on the global stage is incredibly powerful.

“Support from Specsavers doesn’t just help with travel and kits – it sends a message to our players that they are valued, believed in and backed by their communities. As we build towards Tokyo, that belief makes all the difference.”

Wales Deaf Rugby is a Welsh sports charity dedicated to creating inclusive opportunities for deaf and hard-of-hearing athletes, promoting access, equality and excellence in sport. It is volunteer-run and receives no funding from the Welsh Rugby Union.

The club is currently fundraising to reach its £150,000 target to send both squads to Tokyo for the World Championship in October, where they will face international competition as defending champions.

People wishing to donate to the club’s World Deaf Rugby 7s World Championship fundraiser can do so at donate.giveasyoulive.com/campaign/help-send-wdru-to-the-world-cup-2026.

SBS On Demand has streaming content in Auslan (I haven't watched any of it yet)
https://www.sbs.com.au/ondemand/auslan

#Auslan #Deaf #HardOfHearing #a11y #accessibility #SignLanguage #streaming

Hi #deaf and #HardOfHearing community and everybody else who speaks a #signLanguage, I have a #writing question for you:
For a character who uses both sign and verbal language how would you prefer to see conversation (partially) in sign being handled? Specifically for continued conversations with multiple exchanges where one can apply a general rule; for one-liners, exclamations and such it's of course a case-by-case decision. Thanks :blobcatheart:

:boosts_appreciated:

Someone please explain to me why you can't email the hearing aid provider and have to call them....

#Hardofhearing #deaf

Deafblind Awareness Week.

#deafblind #deaf #deafcommunity #signlanguage #deafawareness #deafandproud #deafculture #deafworld #americansignlanguage #deafnation #learnsignlanguage #signlanguageinterpreter #signlanguagequote #signlanguagelove #signlanguageforchildren #hearingaids #auslan #deafkids #bsl #britishsignlanguage #deafhumour #deaffashion #deafapparel #asl #deafidentity #hardofhearing #blind #inclusion #deaftalent #deafness This week is celebrated to spread…

https://itsmostamazingindia.wordpress.com/2025/06/22/deafblind-awareness-week/

Deafblind Awareness Week.

#deafblind #deaf #deafcommunity #signlanguage #deafawareness #deafandproud #deafculture #deafworld #americansignlanguage #deafnation #learnsignlanguage #signlanguageinterpreter #signlanguagequote #signlanguagelove #signlanguageforchildren #hearingaids #auslan #deafkids #bsl #britishsignlanguage #deafhumour #deaffashion #deafapparel #asl #deafidentity #hardofhearing #blind #inclusion #deaftalent #deafness This week is celebrated to spread…

https://itsmostamazingindia.wordpress.com/2025/06/22/deafblind-awareness-week/

Soon, I will hold a webinar about digital means for people who are #hardofhearing

https://digitalcourage.social/@doofeohren/114607824432853743

Hey everyone! I want to let you know that the #LondonDrugs store in Rutherford Mall in #Nanaimo has an amazing #AntiAbleist #inclusive manager. My friend, Tessie, is a #DisabledEmployee there. The manager, Warren, went out of his way to help her feel supported at work. He made her a shirt & a sign for her workstation 👏

If you're on #VancouverIsland in the Nanaimo area, please support this specific store. Please let them know that the public appreciates how they treat their disabled employees & thank Warren for being a stellar, inclusive & thoughtful store #manager 👍

https://www.londondrugs.com/stores/nanaimo-north-town-centre/s/072

#PeopleWithDisabilities #Inclusion #Deaf #HardOfHearing #VisuallyImpaired #WorkplaceAccomodations #DisabledWorkers #Ethics #Bravo

Hey everyone! I want to let you know that the #LondonDrugs store in Rutherford Mall in #Nanaimo has an amazing #AntiAbleist #inclusive manager. My friend, Tessie, is a #DisabledEmployee there. The manager, Warren, went out of his way to help her feel supported at work. He made her a shirt & a sign for her workstation 👏

If you're on #VancouverIsland in the Nanaimo area, please support this specific store. Please let them know that the public appreciates how they treat their disabled employees & thank Warren for being a stellar, inclusive & thoughtful store #manager 👍

https://www.londondrugs.com/stores/nanaimo-north-town-centre/s/072

#PeopleWithDisabilities #Inclusion #Deaf #HardOfHearing #VisuallyImpaired #WorkplaceAccomodations #DisabledWorkers #Ethics #Bravo

Hey everyone! I want to let you know that the #LondonDrugs store in Rutherford Mall in #Nanaimo has an amazing #AntiAbleist #inclusive manager. My friend, Tessie, is a #DisabledEmployee there. The manager, Warren, went out of his way to help her feel supported at work. He made her a shirt & a sign for her workstation 👏

If you're on #VancouverIsland in the Nanaimo area, please support this specific store. Please let them know that the public appreciates how they treat their disabled employees & thank Warren for being a stellar, inclusive & thoughtful store #manager 👍

https://www.londondrugs.com/stores/nanaimo-north-town-centre/s/072

#PeopleWithDisabilities #Inclusion #Deaf #HardOfHearing #VisuallyImpaired #WorkplaceAccomodations #DisabledWorkers #Ethics #Bravo

Hey everyone! I want to let you know that the #LondonDrugs store in Rutherford Mall in #Nanaimo has an amazing #AntiAbleist #inclusive manager. My friend, Tessie, is a #DisabledEmployee there. The manager, Warren, went out of his way to help her feel supported at work. He made her a shirt & a sign for her workstation 👏

If you're on #VancouverIsland in the Nanaimo area, please support this specific store. Please let them know that the public appreciates how they treat their disabled employees & thank Warren for being a stellar, inclusive & thoughtful store #manager 👍

https://www.londondrugs.com/stores/nanaimo-north-town-centre/s/072

#PeopleWithDisabilities #Inclusion #Deaf #HardOfHearing #VisuallyImpaired #WorkplaceAccomodations #DisabledWorkers #Ethics #Bravo

Hey everyone! I want to let you know that the #LondonDrugs store in Rutherford Mall in #Nanaimo has an amazing #AntiAbleist #inclusive manager. My friend, Tessie, is a #DisabledEmployee there. The manager, Warren, went out of his way to help her feel supported at work. He made her a shirt & a sign for her workstation 👏

If you're on #VancouverIsland in the Nanaimo area, please support this specific store. Please let them know that the public appreciates how they treat their disabled employees & thank Warren for being a stellar, inclusive & thoughtful store #manager 👍

https://www.londondrugs.com/stores/nanaimo-north-town-centre/s/072

#PeopleWithDisabilities #Inclusion #Deaf #HardOfHearing #VisuallyImpaired #WorkplaceAccomodations #DisabledWorkers #Ethics #Bravo

ok maybe i should give yall a proper intro on me #introduction

i'm alex, i'm a kitty ​:neocat:​ who moved from poland to netherlands (living in Utrecht as of now) in september 2024 kind of by force

i speak polish and english, as well as trying to learn dutch (with little to no results though)

at the time of writing this i am no longer a neet woohoo ​:jamming:​ i got a job

i usually draw things in my free time or endlessly scroll the internet for no reason. i collect plushies and keep them on my desk, as well as collect pokemon TCG cards.

i also gamed a lot, but nowadays i am trying to find motivation to boot up something else than osu from time to time

if i get the inspiration i work on static websites, most notably my personal site, dokokashira.nl (that needs to be updated asap because of how many outdated things there are

still morphing and trying to discover myself now that i have a proper environment to do so

i'm a trans gay guy and started my HRT on february 8 2025 ​:neocat_floof:​

i'm proudly disabled (HoH, AuDHD, C-PTSD, BPD et al) and i wish for a better world

where else to find me on fedi:
@kaaskop - art account
@alexander - private account for friends
@kaviaar - AD account, only for people i know that are 18+

also @nugget from time to time when i test something on wafrn

as always, tag spam for reach and topics:
#furry #artistsOnFedi #pokemon #ActuallyAutistic #vocaloid #AuDHD #indieWeb #disability #hardOfHearing #LGBTQ #transmasc #ftm #queer #videoGames #digitalArt #netherlands #utrecht

I've been evaluating Jellyfin as my #Kodi replacement - mainly b/c I don't like #Plex and wanted a server-centric model - but Jellyfin fails when it comes to the downloading and general-handling of closed-captions, so it's a hard pass 👎 for now

#selfhosting #Jellyfin
#deaf #HardOfHearing #hoh

Q for #Deaf and #HardOfHearing folks who cannot listen to music or podcasts:
What are your methods for helping you to fall asleep? Are there other senses or activities you engage in order to prevent your mind from being busy?

Terveydenhuollon ammattilaiset katse tänne!

Sellainen pikkuinen pyyntö, et jos kohtaat vaikkapa polilla tai jossain missä oot hoitamassa kuulovammaista asiakasta niin otahan se suun edessä oleva maski pois kun puhut. 😷 👄

#kuulovamma #sairaala #hoitajat #kasvomaski #kommunikaatio #viittomakieli #kuuro #huonokuuloinen #disability #deaf #HardOfHearing

sometimes I wish it was possible to be like Hoshi Sato, just picking up entire languages in a couple days

I always watch stuff with subtitles bc I have some minor auditory processing issues¹

lately I've been watching a lot of dubbed² stuff³ and it's been really fascinating seeing the differences between the dubs and the subtitles meant as a translation for the original language

I mean, it's similar to the way subtitles meant for #Deaf and #HardOfHearing viewers are sometimes slightly off from what was said (which is an #accessibility issue)

#disability #AuditoryProcessingDisorder #linguistics

¹ it's worst over the phone, which is fun since that's my whole job, or if I otherwise can't see the person who's speaking, which sometimes happens in TV/movies
² I finished #Ranma12 and started #ExtraordinaryAttorneyWoo
³ or, in the case of #StopHibariKun, both an anime and a manga with fan translations by different people

Improving Earthquake Early Warning Access For The Deaf Community
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https://eos.org/articles/improving-earthquake-early-warning-access-for-the-deaf-community <-- shared technical article
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https://agu.confex.com/agu/agu24/meetingapp.cgi/Paper/1577653 <-- shared AGU poster details
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https://doi.org/10.1007/s11069-024-06719-6 <-- shared paper
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#earthquake #risk #alert #deaf #hardofhearing #community #publichealth #risk #hazard #ShakeAlert #warning #warningsystems #DHH+ #fatality #death #earlywarning #publicsafety #naturalhazard #socialvulnerability #EEW #alert #emergency #language #sociolinguistic

https://scarletdropsofink.blogspot.com/2025/01/entry-level-jobs-for-deaf-and-hard-of.html

#disability #hardofhearing #deafness #hardofhearingproblems #jobsearch #EntryLevelJobs #jobseekers

https://scarletdropsofink.blogspot.com/2025/01/entry-level-jobs-for-deaf-and-hard-of.html

#disability #hardofhearing #deafness #hardofhearingproblems #jobsearch #EntryLevelJobs #jobseekers

Do you know any #HardofHearing #Deaf #DeafBlind #DeafDisabled folks from #BritishColumbia #Canada and would like to meet fellow deafies, reply to this or DM me.

I made a WhatsApp community for deaf folks to socialize, make friends, hangout, and get together to advocate!

It has subgroups based on region.

hello gamers, new #introduction - boost it also as means to expand federation of this new instance

i'm alex. of the same fame as on other instances.

i'm a disabled trans guy who fled to netherlands and now i am haunting the bureaucrats and locals with my existience. i am at least 20 years old. minors don't follow this account thanks.

i make art, can be seen on my website and soon on fedi if i finally migrate the art account too. which yes i am also implying i am a webmaster

i am currently obsessed with pokemon merchandise and love researching more niche merch that may be also region-exclusive

some stuff i make or made:

entralink; a webclique for fans of pokemon games but pre-switch feDistricts, a site directory for fedi folks and their websites nijntje, neobun, neocube and neoghost

all can be found on my website, https://dokokashira.nl/

before you follow me, read these:

• i may seem harsh but i'm not an evil meanie. just warding off evil spirits like a shrine maiden. i may actually like you
• i am autistic, hearing-impaired, and having a bad case of c-ptsd: these affect my worldview significantly
• i am not interested in fedimeta, or yankpol. matter of fact my instance rejects all posts mentioning yankpol by its actual name because frankly theres too much cool stuff in life for me to care about either
• i have opinions and if you disagree just fuck off instead of stalking, harassing me or making the next chapter of fedimeta
• sending reports to my instance means you are stupid and can't read (i'm the admin here what are you expecting)
• if you come into my mentions explaining something i didn't ask for, "erm ackshually"-ing my posts or frankly doing the gender-irrelevant variant of mansplaining i will nuke you even if you are gargron, dansup or literal god
• do not police my language, tone, or tell me to CW something unless you are my close friend.

tag spam for reach and more interests of mine: #pokemon #videoGames #art #digitalArt #furry #nintendo #netherlands #webmaster #indieWeb #smallWeb #webfishing #disabled #actuallyAutistic #AuDHD #ptsd #cptsd #hardOfHearing #hearingAidUser

#HearingLoss is challenging at the doctor's office https://bit.ly/4efyyYG
Hearing loss is invisible, but so are many other chronic conditions. People don’t always know we are struggling just by looking at us.
#HardOfHearing #Deaf #accessibility #DisabilityPolicy #RepresentationMatters #InclusionMatters #ChronicIllness

#HearingLoss is challenging at the doctor's office https://bit.ly/4efyyYG
Hearing loss is invisible, but so are many other chronic conditions. People don’t always know we are struggling just by looking at us.
#HardOfHearing #Deaf #accessibility #DisabilityPolicy #RepresentationMatters #InclusionMatters #ChronicIllness

#HearingLoss is challenging at the doctor's office https://bit.ly/4efyyYG
Hearing loss is invisible, but so are many other chronic conditions. People don’t always know we are struggling just by looking at us.
#HardOfHearing #Deaf #accessibility #DisabilityPolicy #RepresentationMatters #InclusionMatters #ChronicIllness

#HearingLoss is challenging at the doctor's office https://bit.ly/4efyyYG
Hearing loss is invisible, but so are many other chronic conditions. People don’t always know we are struggling just by looking at us.
#HardOfHearing #Deaf #accessibility #DisabilityPolicy #RepresentationMatters #InclusionMatters #ChronicIllness

#HearingLoss is challenging at the doctor's office https://bit.ly/4efyyYG
Hearing loss is invisible, but so are many other chronic conditions. People don’t always know we are struggling just by looking at us.
#HardOfHearing #Deaf #accessibility #DisabilityPolicy #RepresentationMatters #InclusionMatters #ChronicIllness

#HearingLoss is challenging at the doctor's office https://bit.ly/4efyyYG
Hearing loss is invisible, but so are many other chronic conditions. People don’t always know we are struggling just by looking at us.
#HardOfHearing #Deaf #accessibility #DisabilityPolicy #RepresentationMatters #InclusionMatters #ChronicIllness

#HearingLoss is challenging at the doctor's office https://bit.ly/4efyyYG
Hearing loss is invisible, but so are many other chronic conditions. People don’t always know we are struggling just by looking at us.
#HardOfHearing #Deaf #accessibility #DisabilityPolicy #RepresentationMatters #InclusionMatters #ChronicIllness

#HearingLoss is challenging at the doctor's office https://bit.ly/4efyyYG
Hearing loss is invisible, but so are many other chronic conditions. People don’t always know we are struggling just by looking at us.
#HardOfHearing #Deaf #accessibility #DisabilityPolicy #RepresentationMatters #InclusionMatters #ChronicIllness

Agile’s insistence on co-location is disabling | Thudfactor
https://www.thudfactor.com/posts/2024/10/colocation/

#deaf
#HOH
#HardOfHearing
#HearingImpaired
#HybridWorking
#CoLocation
#HearingAids
#Offices
#ConferenceRooms
#OpenPlan

Would over ear headphones work for him? I don’t think Bluetooth is possible (his HAs may allow it but he definitely won’t be able to work it).

Is there another solution we’ve not considered? #Deaf #HardOfHearing #Disabled #Disability #DisabilityHelp

Advice wanted!

My very deaf/HoH uncle is in hospital and bored stiff. He wears in ear hearing aids and has done as long as I have known him. He is also 90.

My auntie wants to get him a way to listen to music - at home he does this sitting right next to the speakers. This is not an option for hospital.

#Deaf #HardOfHearing #Disabled #Disability #DisabilityHelp

@NatalyaD

https://www.flomaskeu.com/collections/flo-mask-pro-ffp2

This is ALMOST perfect, if there was even a 6 cm by 2 cm clear area in the middle to allow any lip reading!

More info on my pillowfort post: https://www.pillowfort.social/posts/5136921

#access #accessibility #EaseOfAccess #accessible #disability #DisabilityPrideMonth #hearing #deaf #hardOfHearing #sensory #sensoryImpairment #sound #listen #audio #mask #respirators #respirator #MaskMeansRespirator #MaskOn #MaskMandate

https://www.flomaskeu.com/collections/flo-mask-pro-ffp2

This is ALMOST perfect, if there was even a 6 cm by 2 cm clear area in the middle to allow any lip reading!

More info on my pillowfort post: https://www.pillowfort.social/posts/5136921

#access #accessibility #EaseOfAccess #accessible #disability #DisabilityPrideMonth #hearing #deaf #hardOfHearing #sensory #sensoryImpairment #sound #listen #audio #mask #respirators #respirator #MaskMeansRespirator #MaskOn #MaskMandate

https://www.flomaskeu.com/collections/flo-mask-pro-ffp2

This is ALMOST perfect, if there was even a 6 cm by 2 cm clear area in the middle to allow any lip reading!

More info on my pillowfort post: https://www.pillowfort.social/posts/5136921

#access #accessibility #EaseOfAccess #accessible #disability #DisabilityPrideMonth #hearing #deaf #hardOfHearing #sensory #sensoryImpairment #sound #listen #audio #mask #respirators #respirator #MaskMeansRespirator #MaskOn #MaskMandate

https://www.flomaskeu.com/collections/flo-mask-pro-ffp2

This is ALMOST perfect, if there was even a 6 cm by 2 cm clear area in the middle to allow any lip reading!

More info on my pillowfort post: https://www.pillowfort.social/posts/5136921

#access #accessibility #EaseOfAccess #accessible #disability #DisabilityPrideMonth #hearing #deaf #hardOfHearing #sensory #sensoryImpairment #sound #listen #audio #mask #respirators #respirator #MaskMeansRespirator #MaskOn #MaskMandate

It's #DisabilityPrideMonth :disability_pride:
Time for my annual PSA for #Video Creators:
*Subtitles Are Vital*
Also, plan on them going Over your video
When you put important info at the bottom of the screen I have to pause, turn off subtitles, rewind, play it to see the info, pause, & turn subtitles back on- unless I miss it entirely because the subtitles hide it!

#Inclusion #Disability #Subtitles #Deaf #HoH #HardOfHearing #Processing #Accessibility

Unohdan nopeasti kuinka äänekäs maailma onkaan, kun otan implat pois päästäni.

Ilman laitteita huutelen aina muille et ois asiaa, mutta kukaan ei kuule, kun on musiikki ja kaikki muu melusaaste ympärillä häiritsemässä. Ei ne kuulevatkaan kaikkea kuule. En myöskään minä, kun käytän imploja. Sitä aina ironisesti elää omassa kuplassa ajatellen, et kyl ne varmana kuuli mun huudon ja eihän täällä muita ääniä ole kuin minusta tuleva mökä.

#CochlearImplant #HardOfHearing #deaf

remaking my #introduction

i'm eppa alex. i'm the most autistic individual.

i am very open about my gayness online but keep in mind i'm also a t-guy. you cannot separate the two.

my body is my temple and my fedi profile is a willem-alexander fanpage. (but srsly, just having a hyperfixation on the modern dutch monarchy rn. and i am not interested in your actual opinion on it, even if we are most likely on the same page.)

i make drawings but i currently post them on @xenuline ! i have commissions open so consider hitting me up for that. i also like making static sites sometimes.

i'm also mentally ill and hard of hearing.

my only boundary is "no unsolicited advice/criticism". me telling you that is not a fucking invitation to do it. i will bully the shit out of you for it.

tag spam for reach: #gaming #videoGames #nintendo #art #digitalArt #ArtistsOnMastodon #ArtistsOnFedi #otherkin #alterhuman #ActuallyAutistic #disabled #HardOfHearing #webmaster #indieWeb #queer #transmasc #gay

Ryhmästä erottaminen

Tapaamisissa ja tapahtumissa jään aina yksin ryhmän ulkopuolelle. Yritän ujuttautua porukkaan, mutta minulle ei haluta kauheasti jutella, koska koetaan kommunikointi vaivalloiseksi kuulovammani vuoksi. Tästä syntyy mielikuva, että olisin jotenkin vääränlainen porukkaan.

#audism #deaf #HardOfHearing

Avasin edellisessä postauksesta audismi termiä ja nyt laitan tänne sarjapostauksena omasta kokemuksestani audismista. Tarkoituksena on herättää ihmisiä ajattelemaan ja toimimaan tästä eteenpäin toisin ja inhimillisemmin kuuroja ja huonokuuloisia kohtaan. ❤️ 🥺 🙏

#audism #deaf #HardOfHearing #disability

Mamífera is among my top favorites at SXSW 2024. There were no hearing problems, as the entire (mostly Catalonian) dialogue was subtitled.

“Lola (40) enjoys a happy life until an unforeseen pregnancy throws her plans into disarray. Resistant to motherhood and confronted by societal expectations, Lola and her boyfriend, Bruno, deal with the situation.”

https://schedule.sxsw.com/2024/films/2196936

SXSW2024 #SXSW2024HoH #HoH #HardOfHearing #accessibility #ActorsLife #SXSW

Challenges for the hard of hearing at SXSW start in the waiting lines. Even when the lines are only 100 feet, volunteers often don’t seem to realize that people in the back of the line can’t hear their announcements, and missing an announcement could mean missing a screening.

At best, they’ll walk up and down or other volunteers will relay the announcements, but they often don’t. It’s a problem with lines of 100 feet, for example, at Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar, and with lines of several blocks, such as at the Paramount and State theaters.

Traffic noise and loudspeakers with music blaring make it even more difficult to understand the announcements.

#SXSW2024 #HoH #SXSW2024HoH #ActorsLife #HardOfHearing #accessibiity

Challenges for the hard of hearing at SXSW start in the waiting lines. Even when the lines are only 100 feet, volunteers often don’t seem to realize that people in the back of the line can’t hear their announcements, and missing an announcement could mean missing a screening.

At best, they’ll walk up and down or other volunteers will relay the announcements, but they often don’t. It’s a problem with lines of 100 feet, for example, at Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar, and with lines of several blocks, such as at the Paramount and State theaters.

Traffic noise and loudspeakers with music blaring make it even more difficult to understand the announcements.

#SXSW2024 #HoH #SXSW2024HoH #ActorsLife #HardOfHearing #accessibiity

Challenges for the hard of hearing at SXSW start in the waiting lines. Even when the lines are only 100 feet, volunteers often don’t seem to realize that people in the back of the line can’t hear their announcements, and missing an announcement could mean missing a screening.

At best, they’ll walk up and down or other volunteers will relay the announcements, but they often don’t. It’s a problem with lines of 100 feet, for example, at Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar, and with lines of several blocks, such as at the Paramount and State theaters.

Traffic noise and loudspeakers with music blaring make it even more difficult to understand the announcements.

#SXSW2024 #HoH #SXSW2024HoH #ActorsLife #HardOfHearing #accessibiity