I've Lost My WHAT???
A Practical Guide To Life After Deafness
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About the Book
Baffled by your new inability to hear? Know someone who is? Then I've Lost My WHAT???: A Practical Guide to Life After Deafness is for you. It talks about assistive devices, the psychology of adult-onset deafness, communication, relationships, cochlear implants, hearing aids, the Americans with Disabilities Act, telephone use, and daily life for people who've gone deaf post-lingually.
"This book should be required reading for anyone who's lost their hearing or works with late-deafened individuals. I've Lost My WHAT??? could very well be the late-deafened adult's Bible."-Michele Bornert, Late-deafened freelance writer
"A top-notch reference for those who become deaf."-Mary Clark, former executive director, Hearing Loss Link
"Shawn learned all this stuff the hard way. Now he's making sure you won't have to do it too."-Cheryl Heppner, Exec. Dir.Northern Virginia Resource, Center for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Persons
About the Author
Shawn Lovley lost his hearing in 1991. Since then his articles and columns have appeared in more than 30 periodicals. I?ve Lost My WHAT??? is his third book. Shawn lives in the Maryland suburbs of D.eaf C.ity with his wife Marvelous Mary. He is a former college professor and department chairman, and has served as a member of the board of directors for the Association of Late-Deafened Adults.