Hello there. I was talking to my hearing impaired friend, Rowena and she told me how she suffered low self esteem because of her deafness and how she had found an unexpected way to help her gain some self esteem. I asked her to write about her experience for you.

Here's the latest article from the Deafness site at BellaOnline.com.

Public speaking and the hearing impaired
Some people say that they are more afraid of speaking in public than death. Yet public speaking can also help people (including hearing-impaired people) communicate better with others.

http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art39362.asp

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Felicity Bleckly, Deafness Editor
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