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From: Cherryl.Marlan@f4.n377.z1.fidonet.org (Cherryl Marlan)
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Subject: Re: deaf snobs
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Date: 3 Jul 90 21:08:28 GMT
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 >> am not h/i? I have signed with some h/i folks around
 >> here and as soon as they find out I'm not deaf, they
 >> get angry. They tell me I don't know what it's like,
 >> I will never know, and basically "you're an outsider,
 > get out of their way; some blind people look down their
 > noses at deaf people (and even deaf/blind people); some
 > deaf people won't talk (or sign) to people who have hearing,
 > even if they are hard of hearing.
 
  From my point of view, it seems the 'deaf snobs' far outweigh
the good folks......but every once in a while I find one who is
is delighted that someone would take an interest in them, and it
makes it all worth while.
 
Cherryl 

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