That's very interesting Anita. One wonders if the 'Deaf' in question simply
reflects the acronym. I ask because I seem to remember some research that
found that many Deaf people in the UK are not too happy with TDD devices as
they have to use their second language, whereas TDD devices are more popular
with deaf people who use spoken language. Sign language users increasingly
prefer videophones, but these remain very expensive. Does the ADA use
'hearing impairment'? Is 'Deaf' also used in the context of Sign language
(ASL)?
Best, Mairian
> From: Anita Silvers <[log in to unmask]>
> Reply-To: Anita Silvers <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: Tue, 28 Aug 2001 07:56:01 -0700
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> Subject: Re: Information request re hierarchy of impairments
>
> Mairian wrote:
>> and they are not socio-cultural communities (am I right in saying that the
>> ADA doesn't recognise Deaf, only deaf). As such they are not a basis of
>
> The word "deaf" does not appear in the ADA. The word "Deaf" appears once,
> in the sentence "The term 'TDD' means a Telecommunications Device for the
> Deaf, which is a machine that employs graphic communications ....."
>
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