Miss-Delectable
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South Africa is not a very deaf-friendly country.
There is a lot of ignorance about what problems deaf people have to deal with.
Why can't tills in shops have a screen where we can see the price, instead of having to say: "I am deaf, can you please repeat the price."
If I go to shops I must always see that there is a hearing person with me, and then I feel that I have lost my independence.
I feel the world can accommodate us too, why must we be ignored? I think it is unfair. There is still a lot to be said. I am really fed up with the situation.
Once a cashier even laughed when I explained I'm deaf.
South Africa is not a very deaf-friendly country.
There is a lot of ignorance about what problems deaf people have to deal with.
Why can't tills in shops have a screen where we can see the price, instead of having to say: "I am deaf, can you please repeat the price."
If I go to shops I must always see that there is a hearing person with me, and then I feel that I have lost my independence.
I feel the world can accommodate us too, why must we be ignored? I think it is unfair. There is still a lot to be said. I am really fed up with the situation.
Once a cashier even laughed when I explained I'm deaf.