hearing impaired or deaf
“Hearing-impaired” is not an all-purpose substitute for “deaf” since itstrongly implies some residual ability to hear.
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hearing-impaired vs deaf :
Definitions
- n people who have severe hearing impairments
many of the deaf use sign language - v make or render deaf
a deafening noise - a lacking or deprived of the sense of hearing wholly or in part
- s (usually followed by `to') unwilling or refusing to pay heed
deaf to her warnings
News & Articles
- Ohio couple teaching deaf dog sign language
Ohio couple teaching deaf dog sign language You can't tell by looking at Rudi that she's different from any other dog. Associated Press TOLEDO Jun 16, 2013 if (!window.OX_ads) { OX_ads = []; } OX_ads.push({ "auid" : "417989" }); document.write(' '); The energetic young "pit bull"-mix loves to play and loves the attention of her owner, Angi Holt-Parks, who lives in Toledo. But Rudi has a ...
June 16, 2013 - The Sandusky Register - Deaf beach volleyball players launch crowd-funding campaign to get to Deaflympics
Charity Sanders admits she's a pretty unlikely beach volleyball player. She grew up in Kansas, for starters, was "lanky and uncoordinated," and her fair skin made the 29-year-old generally avoid direct sun. That, and she's deaf. "A minor detail," Sanders writes in a recent email interview with Yahoo News. Sanders and Nancy Moore, former standout [...]
June 13, 2013 - The Upbeat via Yahoo! News - Deaf beach volleyball players launch crowd-funding campaign to get to Deaflympics
Charity Sanders admits she's a pretty unlikely beach volleyball player. She grew up in Kansas, for starters, was "lanky and uncoordinated," and her fair skin made the 29-year-old generally avoid direct sun. That, and she's deaf. "A minor detail," Sanders writes in a recent email interview with Yahoo News. Sanders and Nancy Moore, former standout [...]
June 13, 2013 - The Upbeat via Yahoo! News