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Old Sep 23, 2019, 11:15 am
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Originally Posted by FEMW
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I find that offensive...
I'm sorry you found that offensive - no offense was intended. I was just relaying how a few of my friends view their own deafness. And you are right, I am referring to people in the Deaf community (or rather the part of the Deaf community I am associated with, as it is not one homogeneous blob!) They do not isolate themselves at all - although they do feel isolated at times, obviously.

Originally Posted by FEMW
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The worst thing about being profoundly deaf is the isolation as someone has pointed out - they are often ignored.
Indeed - I pointed that out as I have seen it on planes more than once.

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