This workshop is for anyone who wants to learn about what hearing loss is like and how to interact with people who have it. It is especially aimed at employers and other people who have the power to change their environments and policies to become more equitable to those that have hearing loss, though it is also helpful for those who have hearing loss or have a loved one with hearing loss.

The workshop includes some general knowledge about how hearing and hearing loss works, and then takes that knowledge and applies it to how to effectively communicate with people with hearing losses in a way that works for them.

Workshop Creator:

Casey Skinner (they/he), LET’S Workshop Creator, is queer, neurodivergent, and disabled. They were born hard-of-hearing and currently identify as deaf.

Casey was born and raised in the US, and currently resides in Vancouver after graduating with a Sociology degree from UBCO. They saw how little people knew about how to interact with those with hearing loss, and especially in the workplace and job-searching. They endeavour to make it easier for people with hearing loss to exist in public spaces and especially in the workplace.

Casey is passionate about disability advocacy, writing and researching, housing, transportation, and a sociological view of the world that we live in. They also currently serve on the Vancouver Persons with Disabilities Advisory Committee.