[net.ham-radio] Code only license?

hoyt@sri-unix (12/07/82)

  If you are deaf but can read Morse code at 20wpm by taking the
output from a shortwave receiver and plotting it on a strip
chart recorder, are you eligible to obtain an amatuer radio
license?  Or is it illegal for deaf people to get a license?
If anyone knows the answer, I would appreciate finding out.