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Old 02-27-2008, 09:55 PM   #21 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by jillio View Post
She is in the public eye, and quite often she is the only deaf person many hearies have ever seen, even from a distance. Hearies need a readily accessable model of a successful deaf person to open their minds to learning about other important individuals.
Then what is needed are several more Matlins out there because the heraing world is clueless when it comes to Deaf culture.
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