A HEARING practice has made a real difference to a deaf man's life by helping him to hold down a job in the city.
Lee Stickings works in a busy finance office even though he is severely deaf and has been since birth. He says his career is thanks to the help of the Harpenden Healthcare Practice (HHP), coupled with his skills in lip-reading.
The St Albans and Harpenden Review has teamed up HHP to raise awareness of the problems deaf people face in everyday life.
Like many deaf people, his biggest fear was that friends or colleagues would think he was stupid when he failed to respond appropriately to their questions.
His girlfriend has helped him accept his disability, and overcome the resentment and bitterness that deaf people often feel. read more
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