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From: Jay.Croft@p0.f147.n109.z1.fidonet.org (Jay Croft)
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Subject: RE: COCHLEAR IMPLANT
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Date: 14 May 91 13:51:58 GMT
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[This is from the Silent Talk Conference]

Your words:  "The deaf have to learn how to lipread, and to have surgery
so that society is comfortable with them."

I've been attempting to learn lipreading for 44 of my 49 years.  A study
sponsored by an oralist school some years ago found that lipreading
under the best of conditions is only 26% effective.  So much for the
glories of lip-reading.

And no surgery "so that society is comfortable with them" for me, thank
you.

Alexander Graham Bell advocated the prohibition of marriage between deaf
people.  You would force surgery on deaf people simply because their
ears work differently.  I find this most offensive.

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