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  1. hencm08

    Continuing my Education

    Hello there y'all. I have a moderate to moderate-severe bilateral hearing loss. I have been accepted into my local nursing program. I am trying to find scholarships I can apply to. If y'all know of any, please let me know! I want to spread the help that others were able to give to me.
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    fight against discrimination

    I need help from my fellow HOH and deaf friends. My landlord is threatening to evict me because of my service animal. I have all the documentation for her and have already contacted the ADA, DOJ, and HUD as well and human rights of washington. I have had to hire an attorney and cant afford the...
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    discrimination?

    The apartment manager was trying to call the cops on me for my phone and pager. When the police arrived some of whom are my fellow firefighters they told her that Iwas not in the wrong and that by being a public servant that if me needing my phone and pager turned up that she was ggoing to have...
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    discrimination?

    Thanks to all for replying. According to the ADA people themselves, the apartment has toake reasonable accommodations for each person. I do use closed captioning and have hearings aid. The apartmentanager was making claims of me being to loud before I even moved in. The apartment manager also...
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    discrimination?

    So I have to put up with the loud vibrations from them running around and slamming doors but can't have my TV up just a Lil louder than them.
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    discrimination?

    So I want to be able to turn up my TV in my apartment where Ican hear it. My landlord says iIam not allowed to because it will bother other neighbors. If iI have it at a volume that the neighbors want it at Iccan't hear it. What do I do?
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    Chat through glide?

    My question is... is that how i can meet more people like myself? i feel all alone where i live. i have yet to meet anyone else within a 20 miles radius of myself who is deaf or hearing impaired. I miss having people to sign with, talk to, who know the insomnia, migraines, insecurities, etc that...
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    Does anyone live in Washington state

    that sounds like something you are glad about. You shouldnt do something you dont like lol. I got my associates degree in neurobiology. i absolutely abhored writing class. just hated it. I like on an island off the coast of washington. its absolutely amazing surround by the ocean always seeing...
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    hello from whidbey island washington

    LMAO i cracked up when i read your response!!! that was so awesome!!
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    Does anyone live in Washington state

    I just moved up here away from all my hearing impaired and deaf friends. im looking for people to hang out with. i am 25 living on whidbey island.
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    hello from whidbey island washington

    especially like whats going on now!! changing columbus day to indiginous day puleazzze
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    hello from whidbey island washington

    Right!!!! we should just call it like it is.
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    hello from whidbey island washington

    I have. At the world deaf camp and people didn't take offense to it. I have at a deaf school and they didn't take offense to it. I have at deaf camps.
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    hello from whidbey island washington

    But that's you. I find no offense to it since it is a medical term and I am in the medical field.
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    hello from whidbey island washington

    Thank you. I really appreciate that. Even my deaf friends and hearing impaired friends from my old state didn't mind what it was called.
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    hello from whidbey island washington

    I don't mind the term hearing impaired. It's been that way all my life. It is an impairment. I can't get into the military. It impairs me from doing many things but having hearing aids I am able to be a firefighterand an EMT. II'm not hard of hearing nor hard of sight etc. For me my hearing is...
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    hello from whidbey island washington

    What's the comment for? No need to roll your eyes
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    hello from whidbey island washington

    I am new to the forum. hoping to meet fellow hearing impaired folks in my area. im actually nervous about this. i didnt think it would be so hard to find people who are hearing impaired in my area. i love using sign language and prefer silence over hearing aids, even though hearing aids are the...
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