dWrite

Also, an addendum to my previous post...

I was considered "hearing impaired"/"hard-of-hearing" as I was growing up considering the fact that I was very oral and was not allowed to use sign language as my primary language. But now, although I am an English major and am fluently oral, I am also proficient in sign language and am still learning more about ASL and Deaf Culture.

Now, it is a different story... I am "Deaf"! Who cares? I can hear with my hearing aid, I am oral, I do read lips... but all in all without the hearing aid I cannot hear. So after having thought about it for a long time, I prefer just labelling myself "Deaf", it takes away the stereotype those of us who are labeled or were labeled "hard-of-hearing" can hear so therefore we don't need accommodations, which is a total lie.

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rockdrummer

There are also some that will interchange the two to fit their needs at a given time. I have been reamed for refering to deafness as a disability to turn around and see that same person that reamed me refer to it as a disability in a seperate conversation. If the deafer than thou "D" deaf's are truly cultural and don't view it as a disability, then they should not claim any disability benefits associated with deafness but I can almost assure you that they do.

Chase

Ha ha ha, I have several elderly friends just like that. If someone hints they're "senior citizens," they get all pushed out of shape, but when they want a discount or don't want to stand in line, they're suddenly quite old and feeble.

It's all a game with each other, too. If one says he or she is feeling old, someone looks cross and says, "Age is just a number" or "You're only as old as you feel." If someone brags about an ability, the same age-nayers say, "Wait till you're my age; you'll see how hard life is" or "Oh, I could do that twice as well at your age!" It's always their personal point of view, and they go both ways in the same breath.

Me, too. Okay, first I was a Kid. Then a Teen. When I was an Adult, I went into the Military. Then I was a College Student. I became a Teacher. Now I'm Old and Deaf, but don't you dare say so!

None of the internal capitalizations are legitimate, but get a Lawyer and sue me, ha ha ha.

rockdrummer

I like your attitude!!

dWrite

LOL! Kudos on the attitude as well Chase!

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soph51

very good point chase...i often am at awe with people that wants to be labelled?? Deaf or deaf....Hard of Hearing or hard of hearing.....maybe the word labelled is wrong to use....growing up in a deaf family, am hard of hearing myself, i never saw that my parents was different from any others....cuz they worked, drove cars, bought homes, kept a roof over my head....bought us clothes....why are they different?? to me they are just like any other families....dysfunctional or not....i was never ashamed of my parents....never thought that way...