Melanie Riordan is one of our Snapshots D/HH Mentor. Melanie has a Cochlear BAHA in one ear. She lip-reads and uses closed captions. She can hear normally out of the other ear. She also has a service dog.
She enjoys photography, computers, hiking, skiing, mountain biking, traveling, volunteering, cooking, speaking demonstrations for Canine Companions for Independence (CCI) on the benefits of hearing dogs.
Photo description: Still shot of Melanie standing in front of a tan wall. She has auburn curly hair and is wearing a black v-neck top. There is a transparent banner on the bottom that reads: Snapshots Deaf Mentor Melanie Riordan.