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From: Ann.Stalnaker@f14.n385.z1.fidonet.org (Ann Stalnaker)
Newsgroups: misc.handicap
Subject: Re: Hearing
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Date: 17 Jan 90 02:35:24 GMT
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Pat, I could not state this any better.  You are absolutely right. 
People should not be very judgmental, especially the deaf people who 
do not try to meet someone else halfway.  I've always felt it was our 
place to make the other person comfortable and help meet them halfway.
People are not really being rude, they just don't understand or know 
the full facts, and we should educate them without those of us who 
are HI spurning them with attitude problems.  It's well worth the effort 
to do so in my opinion.
 
I feel in order for us to be accepted, attitudes are going to have 
to change.  Gosh...sure hope I'm making sense.  I'm still half asleep 
and should know better than to answer messages before I've had my
heart-pumping medication for the day.  (grin)
 
Glad to see you back, Pat.  Hope all is well with you.
 
-  Ann
 

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