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Originally Posted by AlleyCat
I like to call myself deaf too, because I really am. I don't like the term "hearing impaired" either.
I do notice that most hearies (not here on AD, but just in general) have a different perspective - they think "deaf" sounds worse than "hearing impaired", as to them, "deaf" sounds REALLY impaired. But I think that's just a matter of ignorance on their part.
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Same here.
It does get a bit annoying when I have to change the way I define my handicap to different types of people. Some people won't understand what "hearing impaired" means, but do understand what "deaf" means... and some others don't understand what "deaf" means, but do understand what "hearing impaired" means.
