By the way, may I suggest to change from Hearing Impaired to Deaf/Hard of Hearing or People with Hearing Loss?
DeafBowTie asked:
because Hearing Impaired is politically incorrect because it implies that Deaf people are impaired in some important way. Do you want to think your ears are broken?
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because Hearing Impaired is politically incorrect because it implies that Deaf people are impaired in some important way. Do you want to think your ears are broken?
February 18th, 2010 at 7:07 am
No, “Hearing Impaired ” is what is considered “politically correct”. The terminology was changed from “Deaf/Hard of Hearing or People with Hearing Loss” as those terms were deemed “politically incorrect” originally.
Doesn’t matter if it’s P.C. or not, it;’s still a label. No Real Help
February 18th, 2010 at 2:56 pm
The standard term, when referring to pple with a hearing loss is: a person who is *Deaf, deaf, deafened, or hard of hearing*. Mostly people say deaf or hard of hearing. Best lead is what does the person themselves refer to themselves as. A person with ie late hearing loss may say they are hearing impaired. A member of the Deaf community will never use that term..they are Deaf with a capital D. see-ellen2001
February 18th, 2010 at 10:44 pm
You can call me whatever you want. deaf, Deaf, hard of hearing, impaired doesn’t matter. Who really cares! What you refer to me as doesn’t change the fact that I can’t hear crap. So why worry about it! lukegllghr