As you may know, Beethoven lost his hearing; one of his coping methods was to create conversation books, in which he and those with whom he interacted wrote out their sentences. You could also use a slate to write out answers: I did that when my father couldn't speak while intubated.
Did a quick search for you and got a lot of hits to check out:
https://thekidzclub.com/resources-kentucky-residents/ Check out the "Deafness and Hearing Impairments" section.
http://www.ksd.k12.ky.us/
https://www.helenkeller.org/hknc
I checked these out only very quickly to see that they had some type of hearing loss advice or help; you'd have to spend some more time to determine if they can offer help to you.
This university program might offer some help, even though it's primarily focused on teaching for those who want degrees. There may be some noncredit courses that are cheaper though.
Check with your local library. Even your County disability dept may be able to help.
If you find classes, do not get discouraged. Lip reading is not learned overnight. My husband has been doing it for years and still has problems. Accents are hard because words are pronounced different. You may want to look into a basic signing class too. Sometimes you find them at County colleges. Internet is a great source.
Dear Trinka89, Do you have an Audiologist? If so, I would call their office and ask if they can direct you to the type of help you are looking for as a first step. Please realize that with the COVID-19 pandemic, it may not be as easy to find someone to provide a lip-reading class. Our maybe try contacting your local "Area of Aging Agency" - it may be called something slightly different in your state. Maybe a social worker there could lead you in the right direction. Good luck!
As you may know, Beethoven lost his hearing; one of his coping methods was to create conversation books, in which he and those with whom he interacted wrote out their sentences. You could also use a slate to write out answers: I did that when my father couldn't speak while intubated.
Did a quick search for you and got a lot of hits to check out:
https://www.kcdhh.ky.gov/publications/dos/
https://aslie.eku.edu/ekus-american-sign-language-association
https://thekidzclub.com/resources-kentucky-residents/
Check out the "Deafness and Hearing Impairments" section.
http://www.ksd.k12.ky.us/
https://www.helenkeller.org/hknc
I checked these out only very quickly to see that they had some type of hearing loss advice or help; you'd have to spend some more time to determine if they can offer help to you.
This university program might offer some help, even though it's primarily focused on teaching for those who want degrees. There may be some noncredit courses that are cheaper though.
https://aslie.eku.edu/
https://aslie.eku.edu/resource-suggestions, and
http://www.aslpro.com/, stated to be an online sign language dictionary.
This looks like it might help; it's the online dictionary, with words:
http://www.aslpro.com/cgi-bin/aslpro/aslpro.cgi
I hope you find something that helps you.
If you find classes, do not get discouraged. Lip reading is not learned overnight. My husband has been doing it for years and still has problems. Accents are hard because words are pronounced different. You may want to look into a basic signing class too. Sometimes you find them at County colleges. Internet is a great source.
Do you have an Audiologist? If so, I would call their office and ask if they can direct you to the type of help you are looking for as a first step. Please realize that with the COVID-19 pandemic, it may not be as easy to find someone to provide a lip-reading class.
Our maybe try contacting your local "Area of Aging Agency" - it may be called something slightly different in your state. Maybe a social worker there could lead you in the right direction. Good luck!