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2. Hearing
Impairment and the
Deaf Movement
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3. By and large, the deaf
culture rejects terms
related to hearing
impairment i.e. “hearing
impaired” , although it can
be argued that the phrase
adequately describes the
condition.
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4. Terms such as “deaf” and
“hard of hearing” are
preferred since these
words do not insinuate
that people unable to hear
are handicapped or “less
than” in some manner.
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5. This critical difference in
nomenclature is but one of
the significant outcomes of
the social movement known as
deaf culture. One of the
movements core principles is
that deafness is a unique
human experience rather than
a form of disability.
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6. There are two
distinct types of
hearing
impairment, or
deafness:
conductive hearing
loss and
sensorineural
hearing loss.
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7. The former is a
result of physical
damage or improper
operation of the
pathways that carry
sound from the outer
ear to the eardrum
and through the
middle ear.
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8. Sensorineural hearing loss
tends to be related to the
inner ear, the cochlea in
particular, which is
responsible for the
conversion of
conduction, or physical
vibrations, into neural
signals, which are
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9. Deaf people are incredibly
inclusive and value the
power, camaraderie and
support of the group. The
ability to sign is a unifying
force for the culture and
is celebrated in a number
of ways.
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