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sablescort

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Thu Apr-22-04 08:09 PM
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Deaf DU'ers, please check in

I'd love to know if there are any on this forum....

Count me in.

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ewagner

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Thu Apr-22-04 08:14 PM
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1. Deaf in one ear,

result of knocking myself unconscious after falling on the ice a few years back.

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madmax

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Thu Apr-22-04 08:14 PM
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2. Nerve deafness

Edited on Thu Apr-22-04 08:17 PM by madmax

Deaf in certain tones - high frequency. I can't hear fire engines, police sirens, phone ring etc. Speech is hard to understand. People sound like they are mumbling. And forget little kids, I can't understand them at all! Men who have deep voices are easier to understand.

I use a combination of what I do hear and lip reading. Thank goodness for Closed Captioned TV. Prior to having that I didn't bother to watch tv at all. Hmmm, maybe that wasn't such a bad thing. ;)

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camero

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Thu Apr-22-04 08:14 PM
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3. Half deaf

Wear a hearing aid in my right ear.

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sablescort

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Thu Apr-22-04 08:20 PM
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4. well looks like I did find the right people in this place .....

after all I had been lurking for a long time but the freepers on a board I frequent forced my hand to look for help and ammo....

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madmax

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Thu Apr-22-04 09:03 PM
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5. Welcome to DU sablescort

You'll love it here. Trolls are dispatched quickly ;)

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sablescort

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Thu Apr-22-04 09:08 PM
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6. thxs....

well I know I've seen a lot of trolls getting tombstoned pretty quick.

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bigwillq

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Thu Apr-22-04 09:09 PM
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7. Welcome to DU!!! (nt)

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KamaAina

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Thu Apr-22-04 09:10 PM
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8. Hearing, but disability advocate and ASL student

indeed I work in advocacy at a Center for Independent Living.

HawkeyeX, who is Deaf, was very active here, especially during the primaries. He is/was a Dean supporter, so maybe that's why he hasn't been around much lately. :-)

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indigo32

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Thu Apr-22-04 09:13 PM
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10. Slinkerwink also falls into this category... but she is still here alot

Edited on Thu Apr-22-04 09:16 PM by indigo32

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indigo32

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Thu Apr-22-04 09:11 PM
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9. not deaf, but hearing impaired

Edited on Thu Apr-22-04 09:14 PM by indigo32

wear aides in both ears.

welcome
:hi:

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