People like me who do not have 'optimal' hearing often have loud voices. I guess it is annoying for others, but it seems like people who have slight hearing loss treated as pariahs based on the volume of their speech.
I'm hard of hearing. Because of that I prefer music that is not english. I enjoy that much more, the lyrics, which I have trouble understanding in english, become part of the music when I hear them in another language.
I misinterpreted. I've never met another person who had the same diagnosis. Getting labelled with a rare syndrome makes you feel like all problems can be linked to that syndrome. It's quite isolating.
When I need to talk to a reference desk in order to find something in a library, I will usually have to speak to people who are within the designated 'quiet-areas'. I try to lower my voice a little, but it's never good enough. This problem leads people to believe that they have the right to...
I went to a retirement party for a professor with limited vision. I mention that because the majority of his career has been using his blindness as a starting point to discuss disability and ableism.
I think that is as credible as African's coming to Central America. There is too much suppressed knowledge about African societies. The Olmec theory would be a great debate for high school students.