linicx
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I am HOH; I wear aids. I am also losing my sight; I usually walk with a white cane. My bro has been profoundly deaf since a small child. I did not begin to lose my sight or hearing until I was 65. He lives in a large town. I live in a very small rural farming community where I am one of one.
I have come to grips with my disabilities. Most people, even little kids get that grandpa doesn't hear very well without his hearing aids. What I will never quite understand is why? IF most every child and adult in America knows what a hearing aid is, why don't they also know what a white cane signifies?
I had a school superintendent tell me they could not instruct students about any disability. It made me sad and angry.
I have come to grips with my disabilities. Most people, even little kids get that grandpa doesn't hear very well without his hearing aids. What I will never quite understand is why? IF most every child and adult in America knows what a hearing aid is, why don't they also know what a white cane signifies?
I had a school superintendent tell me they could not instruct students about any disability. It made me sad and angry.