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When others' disability 'solutions' miss the mark

My hearing aids died during a work presentation today and instead of helping, my colleague just spoke louder like that would fix everything.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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You're confronting how people's attempts to help often reveal their fundamental misunderstanding of your actual needs.

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If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.