Advocating for Your Hearing Needs
10th Grade · Health · 30 min
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Learning Objective
I can develop strategies to advocate for my needs as a hearing-impaired individual.
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Teens with hearing loss need to learn to advocate for themselves, especially as they transition to independent living.
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Navigating everyday social situations can be challenging for teens with hearing loss due to background noise and difficulty seeing everyone.
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It is important to be proactive and advocate for accommodations, because you can always learn later that you don't need them.
