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From: Tim.Smith@f429.n275.z1.fidonet.org (Tim Smith)
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Subject: Re: Cochlear implant
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Date: 7 May 91 16:24:12 GMT
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[This is from the Silent Talk Conference]

WHAT?!  Hmmm.. Ok..  Let me say this:
Evven with this implant...
She will STILL be hard of hearing..
Still not fit in smoothly into the Hearing World.
The Implant does NOT work magic.
So, why don;t
You just accept the fact that
She is DEAF?
And LET her become a part of the deaf community?
THAT is very valuable... For it gives the person an
IDENTIFY!

    If she gets this implant.. She won't be able to fit into the hearing
world..
NOR
    The Deaf commmunity...

Think about it my friend, please.  Don't make a mistake.

Take it from us.. Deaf people.  I have been on BOTH sides.

                Tim

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