jillio
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Really...eh? The field is never, never a level playing field between one with only four senses compared to one with five senses. All of life's possibilities?!? I don't think so and I know for a fact it is not so. Been there and done that. With my CI, my world has opened up in ways that is unbelievable but for all that...I know my limitations and I'm comfortable with what and who I am. I will not claim that the playing field is level and that I can experience "all of life's possibilities". Believe me, I push the envelop pretty far...
It is one thing to accept one's lot in life and be content. If one does that, it is a fine thing indeed. But that doesn't imply a level playing field simply based on such thinking. One who thinks that is deluding one's self big time.
It is much better to realize one's limitations and go from that point. It is amazing what one can accomplish that way. It is one thing to state that hearing "per se" isn't necessary but another to claim that the playing field is level while lacking some or all hearing.
I certainly don't disagree with what you have had to say. I never implied a level playing field, just that one whohas capitalized on all possibilities available has certainly led a fulfilling life.
Perhaps, as a deaf indiviudal, you would not be able to gain employment as a fire fighter. But then I, as a 5' tall, 93 lb woman, cannot either. But then again, I am not interested in such a career, and can adjust my goals to coincide with that. I cannot do everything that every other hearing person on this earth can do. We all have our limitations. The ppoint is whether we allow those limitations to dictate the quality of our lives, or whether we live full and satisfying lives in spite of our limitations.