Are deaf and hearing people equal?
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Yes we're equal in every way. Being handicapped does not make a person different. So what if they can't hear us? We can still communicate with them via sign language and letters and words. Not an issue. We are still humans, still the same - it's just that the way we communicate may differ due to the barrier of sound. We still have the needs to communicate with another human being.
1022718
Sometimes blind people can see shadows and light, which can cause headaches. Or, they might have something physically wrong with their eyes that they don't want everyone to see. A deaf person doesn't need to wear earmuffs because your ears are already covered and it's not going to make a difference. If you need some serious information about persons with disabilities, check the following website. It is not funny to make fun of person with disabilities. In any forum. It can even lead to lawsuits and makes you look very unattractive.
579857
Individuals with Disabilities.\nNever refer to a person who is Deaf by their disability, such as The Deaf Person...or a person who is Visually Impaired as a Blind Person.
445895
Because initially those who could not speak were thought of as "dumb".. then it was derogatory, but even after it was learned and understood, the term remained.  So now, when someone is described as deaf, dumb and blind, we know that they cannot hear, speak or see.
654834
Mentally disabled people would probably go to a special jail or something, but yes, deaf people can go to jail.
1043722
Well yeah, id think so. Since they really arent talking with their mouths, but their hands. Thatll definitely be a question I have ask to my deaf friends. Thanks
291889
The correct term is Deaf Mute.
470664
It depends on the reason why they dont talk.  \n\nIf they cannot talk because they are hearing impared, off course they can make sounds, they just cannot control them because they cannot hear themselves, reason why they cannot talk.\n\nSome people were born having their voice cords under developed, so it depends how far they developed.
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Ok, deaf people have little lights in the corner that blink when the door bell rings. blind people can hear teh doorbell. Helen Keller must have had an electric collar that shocked her when it rang. \n\nsorry, my dad made it up and when he said it, it was so funny, idk how funny it is now.
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Nice one, you caught a few.  Most people think that because someone is mute, or merely deaf or dumb that they are stupid.  On the contrary they have to be, and as a result are far more alert and clever.  Once whilst investigating a crime with mute witnesses, I went to all the trouble of getting a person who could do deaf and dumb sign language only to find that the witnesses had written down everything that had happened in perfect statement form.  I felt such an idiot...............
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There are a great percentage of the deaf community that disagree with the use of cochlear implants, because they feel they are not gaining hearing, but rather losing their cultre. Those who are profoundly deaf see it as a further disabiltiy to be taught to speak because they will never have the same skills as a fully hearing person will and therefore will still be disadvantaged in society. Therefore they feel they should still do what comes naturally rather than something that is fake and forced.
39901
Yes. It would be like saying things don't make sounds because deaf people can't hear it, It still makes sound, just no one is around to hear it.
322403
No, I haven't. But if you're interested in ministering to the Deaf, Rochester, NY has a huge Deaf population because of the National Technical Institute for the Deaf. I just moved from Rochester, & used to coordinate Deaf Ministries at my synagogue.
603303
No not at all. I know a lot of people who are of sound mind but they are not of sound body. They have illnesses or sicknesses that prevent them for having both. But sure it does stress them knowing they are sick but what makes them sound is how they deal with it from day to day.
108398
No, if you cannot accurately hear how you sound (which is what "tone deaf" means), you cannot be a good singer.  But you can be an enthusiastic singer nonetheless, like me!
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I don't see why it would be different for men or women.  We have the same auditory equipment, so we should technically "hear" the same way.\n\nAs for word recognition which has nothing to do with the auditory system...word recognition is the ability of a reader to recognize written words correctly and virtually effortlessly.
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I have a student with hearing loss, and I can tell you easily that a day in the life of a hearing impaired person is just like the day in the life of anyone else, except...\n\nAlways sitting up front in class to be able to see the teacher's lips, or watching the sign language interpreter (how would you feel almost always having a grown up hang out right next to you?).\nDifficulty with spelling.\nMissing the cool things that happen behind you because you don't hear the sounds that tell everyone else something cool is happening... and only catching it if you happen to see other people orienting on it.\nMissing out on the true beauty of music, bird song, etc.\nHeightened awareness and appreciation of visual, tactile, and other non-auditory sensory information.\nIncreased impatience from the people around you, who quickly learn to see you as YOU, who then pretty much forget you have hearing loss (after all, it is not something visible), and then get upset when you didn't hear them talking, giving instructions, etc. (teachers, hopefully, are professional enough not to get impatient and to always be concentrating on orienting themselves to face a student with hearing impairments so that he/she can lip read effectively).\n\nIf you really want to know, get earplugs and walk around with them in all day for about a week.