Hearing Impaired

shel90 said:
Ok..that person has had a hearing loss since a child but I didnt really take notice of when he/she became hoh. Just answering to his/her question to why HI is considered offensive.
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Ok, without rereading that, I guess my take on it was just to intro people new to deafness whether they themselves are deaf or not slowly because their lack of knowledge is akin to a hearing person on the street who knows nothing about our world. Sorry; that's what I get for rushing these posts and attending to two grandkiddies (2 and 3 yr olds). :P
 
Tousi said:
Ok, without rereading that, I guess my take on it was just to intro people new to deafness whether they themselves are deaf or not slowly because their lack of knowledge is akin to a hearing person on the street who knows nothing about our world. Sorry; that's what I get for rushing these posts and attending to two grandkiddies (2 and 3 yr olds). :P
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Gotcha...if someone wants to refer themselves as hearing impaired, I wont try to change their views but if they ask me why I feel that way, then I will answer. :D

BTW, I have a 3 year old so I know how that goes. :)
 
Babyblue said:
I have gotten into that debate before with some of my friends. They said the word hearing impaired I gave them a chance to explain why they used that word. They told me they were not implying that I myself was impaired. But my Hearing was. Hence my ears do not hear like a hearing persons ear.

So from a Deaf to Deaf person I can see the use of that word not being a good thing.

But as for hearing people. They do not know. They are using terms that they know of.

My old doctor uses it all the time. I told him to use the word deaf. He said no. Because I can hear some. Told me that if he did... it would implicated that I can not hear at all.

:dunno:
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When I first started in disability services at the college, the first thing I did was change the file of resources that read "Hearing Impaired" to "Deaf/HOH". I also changed the designation on individual student files from "Hearing Impaired" to "Deaf/HOH", and instructed others in the office that the term was normally seen as offensive within the community. I also took the time to explain exactly why it was considered offensive, and that the term was actually coined by hearing people in an attempt to be PC, but actually had a reverse reaction from the Deaf/deaf/hoh community. I suggested that rather than assigning a label, we ask each individual how they preferred to identify.
 
jillio said:
When I first started in disability services at the college, the first thing I did was change the file of resources that read "Hearing Impaired" to "Deaf/HOH". I also changed the designation on individual student files from "Hearing Impaired" to "Deaf/HOH", and instructed others in the office that the term was normally seen as offensive within the community. I also took the time to explain exactly why it was considered offensive, and that the term was actually coined by hearing people in an attempt to be PC, but actually had a reverse reaction from the Deaf/deaf/hoh community. I suggested that rather than assigning a label, we ask each individual how they preferred to identify.
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So I reckon I should have told him to put on my file that I am HOH. Right? :P
 
jillio said:
When I first started in disability services at the college, the first thing I did was change the file of resources that read "Hearing Impaired" to "Deaf/HOH". I also changed the designation on individual student files from "Hearing Impaired" to "Deaf/HOH", and instructed others in the office that the term was normally seen as offensive within the community. I also took the time to explain exactly why it was considered offensive, and that the term was actually coined by hearing people in an attempt to be PC, but actually had a reverse reaction from the Deaf/deaf/hoh community. I suggested that rather than assigning a label, we ask each individual how they preferred to identify.
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:thumb: did they officially change the policy regarding labeling?
 
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