Jay.Croft@p0.f147.n109.z1.fidonet.org (Jay Croft) (01/26/91)
Index Number: 13206
[This is from the Silent Talk Conference]
Believe me, deaf people do not want to live in "isolation." It is the
hearies who refuse to provide appropriate accomodation for
hearing-impaired and deaf people who are isolating themselves from a
segment of the population.
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Uucp: ..!{decvax,oliveb}!bunker!hcap!hnews!109!147.0!Jay.Croft
Internet: Jay.Croft@p0.f147.n109.z1.fidonet.orgAnn.Stalnaker@p0.f14.n385.z1.fidonet.org (Ann Stalnaker) (01/26/91)
Index Number: 13223
Ann.Stalnaker@p0.f14.n385.z1.fidonet.org (Ann Stalnaker) (01/26/91)
Index Number: 13223
[This is from the Silent Talk Conference]
In some ways I agree with you and in other ways, I have to disagree.
It's OUR place to educate the hearing world instead of hiding in
isolation. People are people and are not aware of this unless *WE*
show them the difference.
Yes, I do agree services should be available so we can be a part
of this world, but I also feel we should advise on what is needed.
We can't blame the hearing population for their lack of knowledge
and for the isolation of those who are HI. If more would come out
of their shells, a lot more would be done.
People are now becoming more aware but there is still lots of room
for improvement and more education.
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Uucp: ..!{decvax,oliveb}!bunker!hcap!hnews!385!14.0!Ann.Stalnaker
Internet: Ann.Stalnaker@p0.f14.n385.z1.fidonet.orgAMillar@cup.portal.com (Alan Miller) (01/31/91)
Index Number: 13273 > In some ways I agree with you and in other ways, I have to disagree. > It's OUR place to educate the hearing world instead of hiding in > isolation. People are people and are not aware of this unless *WE* > show them the difference. Well I'm not deaf, I don't have any close friends who are deaf and I don't know sign language. Despite this, I would like to be able to do something to help eliminate the isolation factor. I am in exactly the situation you described: I don't know what I can do to help. It seems to me that electronic mail in particular is a big opportunity for uniform communications. With a few exceptions, the major mail systems can talk to each other (Fidonet, UUCP, InterNet, MCIMail, CompuServe, etc can all exchange mail, though it may take a few hops). I know the hearing world relies extensively on the phone, but fax seems to be emerging in business to be just as ubiquitous. So, what can I as a hearing person do to help eliminate isolation? Speaking as a person who works in the computer industry, are there particular things that could be done or created that would help, say along the lines of TDD <-> email <-> fax or who knows what? Or is technology the least of the problems? I'm interested in hearing what everyone has to say. - Alan Millar AMillar@cup.portal.com