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From: Lee.Levin@f14.n300.z1.fidonet.org (Lee Levin)
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Subject: HEARING IMPAIRED
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Date: 27 Nov 90 21:35:53 GMT
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[This is from the Silent Talk Conference]

My daughter (age 19) is hearing impaired. She wears aids in both ears. 
Things hve been stable for about 6 years but at her last fitting for 
molds they said there was a change for the worse. She has neve been 
totally deaf and it appears that she will still hear with the use the 
aids.
 
I notice that users of this echo refer to 'deaf' and not hearing impaired. 
At what point is a hearing impaired person condidered deaf?
 

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