Originally Posted by missyorkie_chris (Post 1866014)

Yes but in some ways trying to remember rights and lefts in the right order could still get you in a muddle - probably just me though :-D. Seems a difficult thing to get round.

Originally Posted by ArtyLady (Post 1866133)

People with hearing impairments usually develop a compensatory heightening of their other senses (my daughter is profoundly hearing impaired)

Originally Posted by Miss Alpinestarhero (Post 1865411)

I booked a CBT today and got up this morning to go and do it. However on the way there matts bike failed (he'l put up a post later about that) and we had to get a recovery van back to his dads garage.

In the meantime I rang up the Training place where I booked my CBT (Nigel Norton) and they were SO angry and rude and basically told me to go elsewhere because they had "gone to a lot of effort to get arrangements in place". (for those that d ont know, I was going to have one-to-one tutition for £90 due to my hearing impairment).

They then told me that they had brought in a specially trained instructor (god knows why, I dont sign, I can lip-read without hearing aids). I finally managed to get a word in and said that I physically couldnt get there but I was happy to pay a cancellation fee - which was £90.

I feel uncomfy going back, so I rang a different training place in London who were very kind and happy to help. But they have no experience of training deaf people and were not quite sure how it would work. Its normally £125 (to teach 4 ppl), but for one-to-one they said they would have to bump up the cost to £200. I asked if the increased fee would apply for the A1 licence and they said "yes but we dont know how we would train you since we use the radio intercom system". I told them I would think about it then put the phone down and just cried at how difficult it is to do a simple thing :(

£200 is too much :( should I swallow my pride and try Nigel Norton again? and hope they are nice to me?

I dont know what to do. Maybe I should give up altogether :(

Maria

p.s. [Edit] oh, and if anyone knows of somewhere in london that could train me, id be grateful if you could let me know.

Originally Posted by ArtyLady (Post 1866133)

People with hearing impairments usually develop a compensatory heightening of their other senses (my daughter is profoundly hearing impaired)

Originally Posted by alpinestarhero (Post 1866128)

Spidey my love; maria was never sent any paperwork in the post, just an email confirming her booking. I feel stupid now for paying for the CBT...I just thought it was one of those things you do, like when you miss a dentist appointment and have to pay, that kinda thing. We didnt get told about cancellations etc etc. We'll have to see what we can do, but we paid with a debit card - not a credit card :(


Matt

Originally Posted by ranathari (Post 1866157)

I wish this was true (hint: it's not). Your daughter's the exception, not the rule.

Originally Posted by missyorkie_chris (Post 1866170)

Oh sorry I wasn't implying those with impairments were more likely to get in a muddle, I did actually mean me, I get in muddles easy enough :-D I have a good sense of direction even if I've been to a place just the once but my short term memory is the problem when it comes to directions!