Comments on: By the way, may I suggest to change from Hearing Impaired to Deaf/Hard of Hearing or People with Hearing Loss? http://www.ihearclear.com/blog/by-the-way-may-i-suggest-to-change-from-hearing-impaired-to-deafhard-of-hearing-or-people-with-hearing-loss/ Thu, 17 May 2012 19:55:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: lukegllghr http://www.ihearclear.com/blog/by-the-way-may-i-suggest-to-change-from-hearing-impaired-to-deafhard-of-hearing-or-people-with-hearing-loss/comment-page-1/#comment-1879 lukegllghr Fri, 19 Feb 2010 03:44:09 +0000 http://www.ihearclear.com/blog/by-the-way-may-i-suggest-to-change-from-hearing-impaired-to-deafhard-of-hearing-or-people-with-hearing-loss/#comment-1879 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!<a href="http://www.ihearclear.com/battery-for-hearing-aids.htm"> lukegllghr</a> 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

]]> By: see-ellen2001 http://www.ihearclear.com/blog/by-the-way-may-i-suggest-to-change-from-hearing-impaired-to-deafhard-of-hearing-or-people-with-hearing-loss/comment-page-1/#comment-1878 see-ellen2001 Thu, 18 Feb 2010 19:56:12 +0000 http://www.ihearclear.com/blog/by-the-way-may-i-suggest-to-change-from-hearing-impaired-to-deafhard-of-hearing-or-people-with-hearing-loss/#comment-1878 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.<a href="http://www.ecohomefashion.com/jewelry-68"> see-ellen2001</a> 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

]]> By: No Real Help http://www.ihearclear.com/blog/by-the-way-may-i-suggest-to-change-from-hearing-impaired-to-deafhard-of-hearing-or-people-with-hearing-loss/comment-page-1/#comment-1877 No Real Help Thu, 18 Feb 2010 12:07:17 +0000 http://www.ihearclear.com/blog/by-the-way-may-i-suggest-to-change-from-hearing-impaired-to-deafhard-of-hearing-or-people-with-hearing-loss/#comment-1877 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.<a href="http://www.qualitylawnmower.com/lawn-mower-tire.htm"> No Real Help</a> 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

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