Dennis

One shouldn't HAVE to bribe or go to court to show that wearing a hearing aid or cochlear implant does NOT affect one's deafness. My gosh, I wear a cochlear implant and I used to be a president of a deaf fraternity! How scandalous!

The point is, it's POLITICAL, someone is on a power trip to say that deaf people are the best and has something against people who aren't CAPITAL D "D"eaf in their opinion. That means that if you have a hearing aid, cochlear implant, or other assistive device, you're not embracing deafness in their eyes. SCREW THAT.

I play golf with my implant on -- because it's more natural to me. If I played without it, I wouldn't be able to interact with my hearing peers on the course as well as I interact with my deaf peers. That means without it on, I won't have as much fun playing golf with, say, my boss, than with people at deaf golf tournaments. With it ON, I interact with everyone, deaf, hearing and hard of hearing alike. THERE IS NO RISK in causing damage to my implant whether I have it on or off.

If I take it off just for a deaf event, then my ability to play will change because I'm so used to practicing my swing with it on. SCREW CISS for trying to handicap me for a political reason!