The kids were deaf, I guess we were blind

[Chess Ref]

Are you totally deaf ? What kind of things do you need to do , say to compensate, for not hearing. A deaf ref,huh, never thought about it till I read your post.

Jeez I guess you don't have to worry about having rabbit ears and things like coaches chirping or do you ?

Originally Posted by Chess Ref

Are you totally deaf ? What kind of things do you need to do , say to compensate, for not hearing. A deaf ref,huh, never thought about it till I read your post.

Jeez I guess you don't have to worry about having rabbit ears and things like coaches chirping or do you ?

I do have some residual hearing in my right ear, with the use of a hearing aid. The only things I have a problem with is most times I can't hear my partner's whistle and hearing the coaches' yelling for timeout, especially if they have a quiet voice or such.

I don't have rabbit ears, but I know when the coaches are chirping away at me. I teach non-verbal communication, so I know the body language and facial expressions when that happens. Some coaches in the area have grown acustomed to me, and know how to get my attention and know how to speak to me so I know what they're saying.

Update: Did the Iowa School for the Deaf last night against a hearing team from Nebraska. Sometimes I wonder who the disabled ones are. It seems like the fans from the hearing school are the blind ones!