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Old 04-16-2008, 06:10 PM   #6 (permalink)
shel90
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Originally Posted by jillio View Post
They are disabled not so much by the fact of their deafness as by the social construction of communication barriers put in place by hearing society.
I feel disabled in the hearing community and I dont feel disabled in the deaf community so we, deaf people, are disabled cuz the hearing community are so resistant to make accodomations for us. It is not really that hard to do it! We live in a very self-centered society, huh?
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