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From: Ron.Rothenberg@f460.n101.z1.fidonet.org (Ron Rothenberg)
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Subject: Re: NEW ON THE NET
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Date: 27 Jun 90 20:33:26 GMT
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 V> I believe there are a number of people here in ABLED who are 
 V> "deafened later in life" and there is me who is in the process 
 V> of going deaf and have so many gadgets plugged into me that I 
 V> sometimes feel like the Bionic woman!  

Yo, guys:

There's a relatively new group called ALDA (Association of Late
Deafened Adults, or some such)  I just got their Boston area newsletter
and I know they have a group in Chicago and elsewhere.  I can get more
info for you if you like.   They are deaf people whose culture is
basically hearing.  They use a variety of means to communicate,
including manual communication and speechreading.   It sounds like they
have great parties.  The address in the Boston area, if you'd like to
see the newsletter and get more info is 

Association of Late-Deafened Adults
Boston Chapter
48 Kingston Road
Newton Highlands, MA 02161

More info to follow.

-rsr-

... Her face was her chaperone. - Rupert Hughes

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