April M is a coach, consultant, and podcaster with hearing impairment.
She runs Hard To Hear It, the host of the Hear Me Out podcast, and creator of the We're Tired of Explaining pamphlet.
April has Otosclerosis which led to a diagnosis of Deafness at the age of 25. Nine years later she is an advocate and activist to improve accommodations for Deaf and Hard of Hearing folks.
Lacey and April talk about experiencing hearing loss and hearing difficulties in adulthood, realizing forms of accessibility beyond their own experiences, the extremely high cost of disability aids, and more!
Want to make your digital documents and files more accessible? Check out these courses from Squarely Accessible (a Canadian company): https://squarelyaccessible.com/training/ April's links: https://www.hardtohearit.com/ https://www.instagram.com/hardtohearit https://www.youtube.com/@hardtohearit https://www.hardtohearit.com/podcasts https://www.linkedin.com/in/aprilcorner/ Lacey's links: https://www.laceyartemis.com https://bit.ly/shinelanguage https://www.instagram.com/laceyartemis https://www.instagram.com/hatcollecting https://www.blockluelight.com/?ref=lacey Podcast links: https://open.spotify.com/show/3tggofY8q9oC3WXTZH0fpA https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/hat-collecting-talk-show/id1533125718 https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9oYXRjb2xsZWN0aW5nLmxpYnN5bi5jb20vcnNz https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/hat-collecting-talk-show http://feeds.libsyn.com/298718/rss