lilylover72

which handicap or deaf that anyone label you?

I know many deaf people dont like "dumb deaf". I prefer anyone label me deaf.

I would feel offend if they label me handicap. That is my opinion.

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PowerON

most deaf also don't like to be called "hearing impaired".
I don't mind on any label because I don't care since I understood these.

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omegaman

As far as I know, nobody has labelled me.

I can understand why most deaf people do not like being labelled as "hearing impaired", because if a person can hear and communicate, whether they are HA or CI users, then they are certainly not hearing impaired in my view. I am also sure people who wear glasses are not labelled as, "vision impaired" unless they are at least legally blind.

People who label deaf people as, "dumb deaf", are likely dumb anyway.

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shel90

I prefer not to be labeled but if I have to, then I would want it to be deaf. Deaf or deaf..doesnt matter.

I hate the term hearing impaired..just sounds so wrong and a little degrading.

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JClarke

I'm just a normal person, execpt that I can not hear. Haven't been labelled.

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Cheri

I've seen some would say "hearing impaired" to describe me, I don't mind those words, as long I don't be calling "handicapped" or "deaf and dumb" They can' t call me "deaf and mute" cuz I can speak.

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Dixie

Ive been labelled deaf and dumb, dumb, hearing impaired, and partially hearing impaired.

out of alll of these, I prefer deaf or hard of hearing.

when I think of hearing impaired I sort of imagine myself running around the yard flailing my arms like a goose like I can fully hear but otherwise impaired, lol.

Maybe one of these days the rest of the world will listen and finally get it that we prefer the deaf label in general as it is the least offensive to us as a whole. Although there will be some nitpicks that will want a specific term each of us.

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Bebonang

I noticed on the DeafSpot which is a news forum still calling "Deaf and Dumb" and also "Hearing Impaired". Both of them are just as bad and degrading and they are still doing in the year of 2008. They have not remove the labels. For me, I prefer "Deaf" or "deaf" like Shel90 indicated. I don't want to be handicapped as I am able to move and walk plus having a good brain on my head.

deafbajagal

I prefer Deaf, with a captial D. I've been labeled as many things - handicapped, disabled, hearing impaired, speech impaired, deaf and dumb, retard, etc.

I don't care what people call me. All I care about is what I call myself .

lilylover72

Thank you everyone for respond. I never know that many deaf people dont like "hearing impaired." Many people dont understand how we feel. Sigh

lumbingmi

Deaf with captial "D"

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Cheri

I remember my interpreter told the school staffs not to write "hearing impaired" to describe me because deaf people don't like to be called that name terms, and I told the interpreter it's okay I don't mind, but the interpreter says, the school staffs should ask you first what you would be like to called instead of writing it down first. I was like wow that interpreter sure cares.

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AquaBlue

As a hearie I would label the deaf folks as Brave, and Highly Intelligent. I love you guys!!

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lumbingmi

Don't forget to add 'With Capital D"

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PuyoPiyo

Oops! Of course, add capital "D"

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Cheri

not me, just "deaf"

People who are Deaf with capital D are too judgmental. No offended.

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Edit: Who cares?

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PuyoPiyo

lol I am surprised that you don't know what Deaf mean, Deaf mean the cultural of the Deafness! While the deaf are the short scienific word for hearing impaired.

PROUDLY DEAF!

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Angel

I prefer deaf but I don't mind if people label me hearing impaired etc as long they don't call me retarded or dumbie.

Cheri

I know what it means, I have run into capital "D" as in Deaf in real life.

Capital "D" do not associate much with hearing people, prefer deaf schools, their own language, and their culture, have a strong deaf identity, prefer to marry deaf person, not hearing person. They do judge other deaf people if they speak, read lips, or been raised oral, or have a cochlear implant.

Lowercase as in "deaf" do associate with the hearing people, raised and mainstreamed in public schools, prefers all key mode of communication tools.

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shel90

I consider myself to be capital D and so do many of my friends but many of us are married or dating to hearing spouses who know little or no sign language. Just letting you know. Maybe it is different in your area?

My brother is probably the one of the strongest "D"eaf person I have ever known but he has worked in hearing environment, was engaged to a hearing girl and not any fault of his own was unable to develop oral skills no matter how hard he tried.

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Bebonang

You are exactly right on the nose.

Cheri

Not only in my area, but I've seen the way some deaf people act at Gallaudet University. Remember when Jane Fernandes was chosen to be the President of Gallaudet and some people say that she was not deaf enough, because in fact she grew up being an oralist and learned sign later in her life.

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shel90

I had a problem with that but then I dug deeper.. turned out that the media portrayed the whole thing wrong. They took some deaf people 's comments and made it into about that when it wasnt about it in the first place. I finally understood the whole protest and what it really stood for.

I remember I did post my complaints and objections about that issue here on AD when I first joined cuz I was so pissed off about some of the posts about her not being Deaf enough.

Remmy, I was faced with discrimination at Gally when I first entered there because I grew up orally and didnt sign fluenty in ASL? I almost gave up and quit Gally but my brother convinced me that those people are not the whole Deaf community and that they were idiots. So, I stuck it out and met some very wonderful and open minded Deaf people. My Deaf coworkers are like that which is why I am happy there.

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