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Originally Posted by pbelschner
This was a very interesting read. I am somewhat new to deaf community. grew up with deaf mute neighbors and tried to learn sign, did good for a while until I moved away. Now business brings me back to deaf and hearing loss world. I will try to remember the tips here.
AquaBlue, thanks for asking a very good question....Paul
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Welcome Paul! You will find that many people don't like the term "deaf mute" because for most of us, it is inaccurate. Unless something has damaged their vocal cords, all deaf people can make sounds. Some prefer not to speak, but others can speak just fine, and some can speak so well, you'd never guess they were deaf! So "mute" isn't a very accurate or welcome term these days. You can just call us "deaf" and "hard of hearing" - nobody will be offended by that. Glad to see this thread has been helpful to you though!