LPPA Pensions’ Post

*Dinner Table Syndrome* It’s Christmas party season which can often be a difficult time for your deaf colleagues. Dinner Party Syndrome is a term used to describe the social challenges that deaf or hard of hearing individuals experience during group gathering such as around a dinner table. Supporting your colleagues involves creating an inclusive culture where they can participate fully in conversations, games or speeches. To help you champion an inclusive culture in your workplace, we’ve created a simple printable guide for your team to think ahead and prevent you from unintentionally excluding your deaf colleagues. 🎄 Be Mindful of Your Communication Method: speak clearly and avoid talking over others 🎄 Create a Comfortable Environment: reduce background noise and adjust lighting to make it easier to lipread 🎄 Encourage Inclusive Practices: Involve your deaf colleagues and use visual cues 🎄 Use Accessible Communication Methods: Book a Lipspeaker or Interpreter or use speech-to-text apps such as Otter Ai or Google Live Transcribe 🎄 Create an Inclusive Culture: Educate your fellow hearing colleagues, lead by expample and avoid making inclusion a responsibility of your deaf colleagues Download and print a handy guide for the office here👇🏻 https://lnkd.in/eGfB73Aj #Christmas #Inclusion #DeafAwareness #ChristmasPartySeason #Deaf #HardOfHearing