Guest guest Posted July 22, 2004 Report Share Posted July 22, 2004 .......... and my 2 ex husbands !!!!!!!!!!! Deb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 18, 2007 Report Share Posted September 18, 2007 , Maybe it's " people of advanced years " ? ha! Deb > > Thought you might be interested in the new politically correct way to > refer to persons with hearing loss: > > Please note that " hearing impaired " is no longer politically correct. > The correct term is either " people who are deaf or hard of hearing " or > " people with hearing loss " . The person comes first and then the > disability. National Association for the Deaf's (NAD) position on this > issue can be found at: > > > http://www.nad.org/site/pp.asp?c=foINKQMBF & b=103786 > > So do we now refer to older people as " people with age? " > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 18, 2007 Report Share Posted September 18, 2007 Oj c'mon now. Its " People with advanced knowledge and wisdom " . LOL *---* *---* *---* *---* *---* If " con " is the opposite of " pro, " then what is the opposite of progress? & Dreamer Doll ke7nwn Newport, Oregon N24C 3G 8/2000 Hookup rclark0276@... http://webpages.charter.net/dog_guide/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 22, 2008 Report Share Posted June 22, 2008 Those are the politically correct terms among the hearing, although I have been told that it is better to say a " person with a hearing impairment, " rather than " hearing-impaired person, " so as to indicate that that is just one component of who they are and not an overall label. In a group of deaf people, " hard of hearing " is the preferable term, to denote the measurement of hearing loss and also the cultural designation. Politically correct Does anyone know the current politically correct term for hearing impaired or hard of hearing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 22, 2008 Report Share Posted June 22, 2008 OK was told this long time ago, with " hearing impaired " is like you have a banana stuck inside your ear. With " hard of hearing " some jokes ask you " how hard do you hear? " . I personally used to use " hard of hearing " now i say " I am deaf " even with the CI on both ears. Reason I say this because most people don't have a clue of what a CI is. From: <wdywms@...> Subject: Politically correct Date: Sunday, June 22, 2008, 5:26 AM Does anyone know the current politically correct term for hearing impaired or hard of hearing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 22, 2008 Report Share Posted June 22, 2008 I am like you, . I say I am deaf. People really don't have any idea what it means to be hard of hearing. Then I say " I can understand what you say if you look at me and talk a little louder " . ILY, in Ft. Worth -------------------------------------------------- From: " Freeman " <johnjoe1011@...> Sent: Sunday, June 22, 2008 9:10 AM < > Subject: Re: Politically correct > OK was told this long time ago, with " hearing impaired " is like you have a > banana stuck inside your ear. With " hard of hearing " some jokes ask you > " how hard do you hear? " . > > I personally used to use " hard of hearing " now i say " I am deaf " even with > the CI on both ears. Reason I say this because most people don't have a > clue of what a CI is. > > > > > > From: <wdywms@...> > Subject: Politically correct > > Date: Sunday, June 22, 2008, 5:26 AM > > > > > > > Does anyone know the current politically correct term for hearing impaired > or hard of hearing? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 22, 2008 Report Share Posted June 22, 2008 I'm the same I say I'm DEAF. Why should I say hearing impared when I take of my processors I hear nothing? Any way it can be personal choice too. --- Original Message --- From:<clarkg56@...> Sent:Sun 6/22/08 1:55 pm To:< > Subj:Re: Politically correct I am like you, . I say I am deaf. People really don't have any idea what it means to be hard of hearing. Then I say " I can understand what you say if you look at me and talk a little louder " . ILY, in Ft. Worth -------------------------------------------------- From: " Freeman " <johnjoe1011@...> Sent: Sunday, June 22, 2008 9:10 AM < > Subject: Re: Politically correct > OK was told this long time ago, with " hearing impaired " is like you have a > banana stuck inside your ear. With " hard of hearing " some jokes ask you > " how hard do you hear? " . > > I personally used to use " hard of hearing " now i say " I am deaf " even with > the CI on both ears. Reason I say this because most people don't have a > clue of what a CI is. > > > > > > From: <wdywms@...> > Subject: Politically correct > > Date: Sunday, June 22, 2008, 5:26 AM > > > > > > > Does anyone know the current politically correct term for hearing impaired > or hard of hearing? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 22, 2008 Report Share Posted June 22, 2008 , I dont know what is P.C. but most people will tell that I dont care. I will tell people I am deaf or hearing impaired, depending on the circumstances. Been told that " Happy Holidays " is P.C. and I tell them, hogwash. Its all baloney. LOL *---* *---* *---* *---* *---* To steal ideas from one person is plagiarism; to steal from many is research. & Dreamer Doll ke7nwn Newport, Oregon N24C 8/2000 Hookup rclark0276@... http://webpages.charter.net/dog_guide/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 23, 2008 Report Share Posted June 23, 2008 I too, say I am deaf, because like you stated that when I take off my processor, I hear nothing. It's been difficult because people look at me like I'm crazy or too lazy to pay attention to what they are saying. I then have to tell them that I lost my hearing a year ago, and that explains why my speech is clear. Then I might even go on to explain what a CI is, as to educate them. Nina Politically correct >> >> Date: Sunday, June 22, 2008, 5:26 AM >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Does anyone know the current politically correct term for hearing >> impaired >> or hard of hearing? >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 23, 2008 Report Share Posted June 23, 2008 , It's still a personal preference. I find " deaf " to be " too deaf " or to be too associated to the culturally deaf. By the same token, I'm not exactly " just hard of hearing " either. Thus coming up with " hearing-impaired " as being somewhat in the middle of " deaf " and " hard of hearing " . In another word, I find that stating that I'm hearing impaired somewhat softens the tone a bit as opposed to calling myself " deaf " . And at the same time, I don't want others to also think I have better hearing than I do by calling myself " only hard of hearing " . Dan > > Thought you might be interested in the new politically correct way to > refer to persons with hearing loss: > > Please note that " hearing impaired " is no longer politically correct. > The correct term is either " people who are deaf or hard of hearing " or > " people with hearing loss " . The person comes first and then the > disability. National Association for the Deaf's (NAD) position on this > issue can be found at: > > > http://www.nad.org/site/pp.asp?c=foINKQMBF & b=103786 > > So do we now refer to older people as " people with age? " > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 23, 2008 Report Share Posted June 23, 2008 I use deaf. My hearing started fading when I was 5, got my first aids at 10 and used those until they didn't work anymore at age 34. I got my CI in my better hearing ear (right) at that time. I do not wear a hearing aid in my left, but sometimes when the batteries go out in the CI and I'm in the car listing to music, I can almost hear the bass with my left ear. In any case, other than my brother and his wife, I rarely ever meet anyone else who wears an aid or a CI and I've never met anyone culturally Deaf, so I don't have any issues with that term for me. Most of the people I meet or work with don't know the difference between Deaf and deaf, so avoiding the term for PC purposes is moot. Rae From: [mailto: ] On Behalf Of hhissues Sent: Monday, June 23, 2008 9:54 AM Subject: Re: Politically correct , It's still a personal preference. I find " deaf " to be " too deaf " or to be too associated to the culturally deaf. By the same token, I'm not exactly " just hard of hearing " either. Thus coming up with " hearing-impaired " as being somewhat in the middle of " deaf " and " hard of hearing " . In another word, I find that stating that I'm hearing impaired somewhat softens the tone a bit as opposed to calling myself " deaf " . And at the same time, I don't want others to also think I have better hearing than I do by calling myself " only hard of hearing " . Dan > > Thought you might be interested in the new politically correct way to > refer to persons with hearing loss: > > Please note that " hearing impaired " is no longer politically correct. > The correct term is either " people who are deaf or hard of hearing " or > " people with hearing loss " . The person comes first and then the > disability. National Association for the Deaf's (NAD) position on this > issue can be found at: > > > http://www.nad.org/site/pp.asp?c=foINKQMBF <http://www.nad.org/site/pp.asp?c=foINKQMBF & b=103786> & b=103786 > > So do we now refer to older people as " people with age? " > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 23, 2008 Report Share Posted June 23, 2008 Prior to my CI's I would say I'm " hard of hearing " , " I'm hearing impaired " or " I don't hear very well " . So, you can see, that it didn't really matter to me. Now, with two implants, I don't have to say anything anymore. I rarely have any problems listening. I don't think the label really matters to me since it's not my ears that define me. It's my personality and the person that I'm busy being so to speak that defines who I am. In the past, I never considered myself as deaf because I could hear, just not that well; especially there toward the end of my HA life. I took the word deaf literally and since I could hear to a certain degree (understood language, just struggled). I think if I had told people that I was deaf, they would have looked at me funny and said, " how can you say that when you can hear me? " But when it all boils down to it, it really does not matter. , I think for your purpose, I see mostly hard of hearing instead of hearing impaired these days. Hope this helps. From: [mailto: ] On Behalf Of Rae Callaway Sent: Monday, June 23, 2008 11:37 AM Subject: RE: Re: Politically correct I use deaf. My hearing started fading when I was 5, got my first aids at 10 and used those until they didn't work anymore at age 34. I got my CI in my better hearing ear (right) at that time. I do not wear a hearing aid in my left, but sometimes when the batteries go out in the CI and I'm in the car listing to music, I can almost hear the bass with my left ear. In any case, other than my brother and his wife, I rarely ever meet anyone else who wears an aid or a CI and I've never met anyone culturally Deaf, so I don't have any issues with that term for me. Most of the people I meet or work with don't know the difference between Deaf and deaf, so avoiding the term for PC purposes is moot. Rae From: <mailto:%40> [mailto: <mailto:%40> ] On Behalf Of hhissues Sent: Monday, June 23, 2008 9:54 AM <mailto:%40> Subject: Re: Politically correct , It's still a personal preference. I find " deaf " to be " too deaf " or to be too associated to the culturally deaf. By the same token, I'm not exactly " just hard of hearing " either. Thus coming up with " hearing-impaired " as being somewhat in the middle of " deaf " and " hard of hearing " . In another word, I find that stating that I'm hearing impaired somewhat softens the tone a bit as opposed to calling myself " deaf " . And at the same time, I don't want others to also think I have better hearing than I do by calling myself " only hard of hearing " . Dan > > Thought you might be interested in the new politically correct way to > refer to persons with hearing loss: > > Please note that " hearing impaired " is no longer politically correct. > The correct term is either " people who are deaf or hard of hearing " or > " people with hearing loss " . The person comes first and then the > disability. National Association for the Deaf's (NAD) position on this > issue can be found at: > > > http://www.nad.org/site/pp.asp?c=foINKQMBF <http://www.nad.org/site/pp.asp?c=foINKQMBF <http://www.nad.org/site/pp.asp?c=foINKQMBF & b=103786> & b=103786> & b=103786 > > So do we now refer to older people as " people with age? " > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 23, 2008 Report Share Posted June 23, 2008 Yeah, we were told to always say " person first, disability second " so a person with a hearing impairment, etc. which is very wordy to me. When I did a report I kept saying " A person with age " rather than an old person, just to show how silly it was. Personally I tell people I'm deaf in one ear and can't hear out of the other. They don't know what to make of that either. Those are the politically correct terms among the hearing, although I have been told that it is better to say a " person with a hearing impairment, " rather than " hearing-impaired person, " so as to indicate that that is just one component of who they are and not an overall label. In a group of deaf people, " hard of hearing " is the preferable term, to denote the measurement of hearing loss and also the cultural designation. ____________________________________________________________ Enter for Your Chance to WIN* The TotalBeauty.com Summer Spa Sweepstakes! http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2141/fc/JKFkuJi7Ufhxat6GpNF2IzReSKQkuAT2mi0b\ jc7rhBnWk2laqq7Zjt/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 26, 2008 Report Share Posted June 26, 2008 You're right, of course, Carol, just the hearing doesn't work right. People in my area have told me, however, that this is how THEY perceive the term " impaired " as their whole self as a person is impaired. I never felt that way in describing myself before my inplants, but apparently many around here did, so the term " hearing impaired " fell out of favor. We know the truth - we're perfect in every way now! LOL Jackie ) **************Gas prices getting you down? Search AOL Autos for fuel-efficient used cars. (http://autos.aol.com/used?ncid=aolaut00050000000007) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 26, 2008 Report Share Posted June 26, 2008 Absolutely perfect.... in a somewhat imperfect way.... LOL Re: Politically correct You're right, of course, Carol, just the hearing doesn't work right. People in my area have told me, however, that this is how THEY perceive the term " impaired " as their whole self as a person is impaired. I never felt that way in describing myself before my inplants, but apparently many around here did, so the term " hearing impaired " fell out of favor. We know the truth - we're perfect in every way now! LOL Jackie ) **************Gas prices getting you down? Search AOL Autos for fuel-efficient used cars. (http://autos.aol.com/used?ncid=aolaut00050000000007) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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