Mark Levin: Let’s eradicate the term ‘hearing impaired

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Mark Levin: Let

It is a very interesting article. What do you think? I think he has made great points on 'hearing impaired' term that I loathe so much.
 
Another exercise: what is a "hearing loss" ?

The dictionary definition" impair" :to diminish in quality. strength etc. A loss?
Random House 1976
 
What was interesting - the various comments to the article.

Hearing now non deaf? Ultimate: living now non dead!

Is this an exercise in "absurdity"?
 
I agree with him. I cant stand that term. I cringe every time I see it.
 
He is wanting to dictate to others as much as any on the other side that he doesn't like. I think many HOH people, of which I am one, probably don't agree with him. The comments went both ways! One that seems to illustrate the difference from person to person the best for me was (although unlike Deb who made these comment I don't sign):

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Deb

September 23, 2013


I disagree with Mark. He presumes to have the authority to dictate terminology and control how others self identify based on his own personal audiological orientation and perspective.
What a very narrow worldview that requires quite a hefty ego to assume that kind of power over others.
Hello there Mark. I am a person on this planet earth too……. I have a moderate progressive bilateral hearing loss, wear hearing aids, use a FM Listening System. I am also fluent in ASL. While my hearing does not interfere when I communicate (sign) with Deaf friends, it sometimes interferes a great deal when I communicate with family, friends, and the hearing community at large. So, I assuredly and confidently self identify as *gasp* “Hearing Impaired”. I defy you or anyone who wants to ban me from using a term that I feel best describes my very own ears and diminished hearing ability.
I have a better idea: let’s eradicate the tendency to criticize and boss each other around and instead accept and embrace the wonderfully diverse, spirited and colorful community (Deaf, deaf, hard of hearing, hearing impaired, late deafened, newly deafened, unilaterally deaf, deaf/blind) of which we are all a valued member. Peace.
 
The thing is, it's rather perverse. It's the downfall of politically correct terminology, the reason they're is to pacify people because they're overly sensitive about things in the first place. Nothing is ever going to satisfy, because any term chosen is going to describe not being able to hear, which overly sensitive people are going to be affronted by.

I don't have a problem with hearing impaired either. the term doesn't me...."you are impaired". No it's hearing impaired, that's just your ears, your ears are impaired not you or your whole body. It just means your ears don't hear, or have difficulty hearing, which is true is it not? "I can do anything but hear". Yes, that is correct, that is why you're hearing impaired and not some other kind of impaired, or just plain old impaired. Get over yourselves, seriously.
 
I'm hoh and do not like the term "hearing impaired". I won't use it for myself or others.
 
dogmom said:
I'm hoh and do not like the term "hearing impaired". I won't use it for myself or others.
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I have no problem with this as long as you don't try to force others to do the same.

My quarrel is not with any of the terms but with the people that insist that everyone else use the same one they have chosen to use.
 
Never have minded the term "hearing impaired"...Seems to me that most people "get it" (understand it) and leave it at that without any further ado...Really hated it when I had to go into "detail" as to why I couldn't hear, but was able to speak and lipread...so just "hearing Impaired" worked for me.
 
I don't think I have ever referred to myself as hearing impaired, usually hard of hearing or deaf. I wouldn't get upset if someone else did, I AM hearing impaired after all, it's true. why get all hot and bothered over it? It is what it is, whatever you want to call it, whatever term you use, you still can't hear and it all means the same thing. Changing the word doesn't change your state of being.
 
ambrosia said:
I don't think I have ever referred to myself as hearing impaired, usually hard of hearing or deaf. I wouldn't get upset if someone else did, I AM hearing impaired after all, it's true. why get all hot and bothered over it? It is what it is, whatever you want to call it, whatever term you use, you still can't hear and it all means the same thing. Changing the word doesn't change your state of being.
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totally agree
 
Everyone in my TOD program uses the term. I try to say deaf and hard of hearing because of things like this article. Thanks for the reminder!
 
i was not born deaf but been deaf 30yrs put me in dreadful depression i ended up in mental hospital and being deaf piss.s me off still hard come to terms with it
 
Impaired | Define Impaired at Dictionary.com




I have a nerve damage hearing lost so my ears are 'impaired' . Like it or not my ears do not work right. Mark Levin does not have the power to fix my ears by eradicating the term 'hearing impair' . I will still be HOH . I feel this has more to with the guy ego than anything else.
 
At one time my sister who is academic advisor at college, told me that she had hearing impaired student as one of her clients and I replied to her like this: :squint:

I asked her if she went to my old school for the Deaf, how old she was and what her name was and it turned out that she did not go there.

In addition, she was hard of hearing so I had to tell my sister NOT to use that term hearing impaired ever again. So far, she has not used it to me. :D
 
Royale said:
At one time my sister who is academic advisor at college, told me that she had hearing impaired student as one of her clients and I replied to her like this: :squint:

I asked her if she went to my old school for the Deaf, how old she was and what her name was and it turned out that she did not go there.

In addition, she was hard of hearing so I had to tell my sister NOT to use that term hearing impaired ever again. So far, she has not used it to me. :D
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Please just choose for yourself not others! For more of my reaction see post #10
 
my hearing is am impaired and i dont care if that term is used or not,i find deaf and dumb offensive thankfully it not used much and when it is usually old person and what been called in their day,i dont bother saying anything whats the point.
my daughter has learning difficulties and it the thing to say learning delay which unfair because word delay implied you going to catch up alot of parents get false hope when not chance in hell it going to happen it better to say learning impaired,,life shit at times i pragmatic if blind you say sight impared light only then two finger imparement etc when i worked with eye problem we never use word blind it was consider offensive it was what perception of light...the blind person did not give flying f88ck he just wanted sight back
 
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