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Subject: Re: YOUR MESSAGE
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Date: 13 Feb 90 05:38:25 GMT
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Hi Laurie,

I understand what you are saying regarding your personal statement
about being a deaf person among hearing persons (Ala the aliens are
here, the aliens are here!) and I understand that there is a deaf
culture which has its rights to exist and to do so proudly. My
point was not really that deaf "culture" should disolve among the
hearing (for I don't believe it should!) to meld together as one
identity, but simply that we all, hearing and deaf realize that the
"world" is one place and it belongs every bit as much to the deaf
as it does to the hearing. If ya see what I am getting at. It is
only the "chosen" isolation that bothers me from those who would
prefer that a wall of misconception, misunderstanding and antipathy
remain upright between deaf and hearing people.

Also, from my limited knowledge of society and deaf culture, I
would agree whole-heartedly that it is not necessarily the deaf who
have chosen isolation and that there has been a great lack of
concern or even interest on the part of hearing people towards the
recognition of the needs and abilities of deaf persons in this
society.

I am just one of those people who wants us all to realize that no
matter what culture we belong to, no matter what our weaknesses or
strengths, we are all in this mess together.

Keepin' the faith and hearing you loud and clear!

.                        Vixen

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