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I'm repeating this from below because it needs to be visible. Your statistics and conclusions are wrong. You're selling this fiction that deafness is just an
by pugworthy 6y ago
I'm repeating this from below because it needs to be visible. Your statistics and conclusions are wrong. You're selling this fiction that deafness is just an "old persons" thing. You're cherry picking perhaps a statistic about people being totally deaf, but inclusion and accommodation doesn't just start when someone is fully deaf.
According to the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (see https://www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/statistics/quick-statistics-hearing https://www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/statistics/quick-statistics...)...
Among adults aged 20-69, the overall annual prevalence of hearing loss dropped slightly from 16 percent (28.0 million) in the 1999-2004 period to 14 percent (27.7 million) in the 2011–2012 period.
- centimeter 6y agoPartial hearing loss isn't the same as deafness and doesn't require the same interventions. You are being misleading.
- pugworthy 6y agoI am partially deaf, have been so since the early 70’s, have had hearing aids for over 25 years, and have paid thousands of dollars out of pocket to “self accommodate”. Do not tell me about my reality. There is a very fine line between what you are saying and the attitude of a racist. You may not see it that way, but it’s true. And I don’t know whatever rules apply here, but fuck off with this attitude.
- centimeter 6y agoHahahaha, awesome - instead of substantively addressing the argument, just go with “hmm, your comment sounds pretty racist, despite having nothing to do with race”. Killer strategy