Any deaf BC in here ?

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ladyfighter
ladyfighter Member Posts: 184
edited June 2014 in IDC (Invasive Ductal Carcinoma)

Hi I was wondering is there any other deaf in this site besides me?

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  • ladyfighter
    ladyfighter Member Posts: 184
    edited March 2012

    Interesting, so far no one?

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  • lillian38
    lillian38 Member Posts: 5
    edited March 2012

    hello! Im deaf also & haven't anyone to talk to. tthe hard of hearing club all do sign & I don't know that. I used to bowl in 2 leaguesa before this happened, now I don't have the strength. pls write back ! have a great day- Elaine ( a.k.a Lillian*

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  • EnglishMajor
    EnglishMajor Member Posts: 2,495
    edited March 2012

    http://pink.deafinc.org/about.html

    Hi ladies

    i am not hearing impaired but I had read about some ladies from St. Louis who made this Pink Wings of Hope video:

    Four brave deaf women shares there story about discovering breast cancer and their frustration in communication access while seeking support. These stories lead to the formation of DEAF Inc.'c Pink Wings of Hope, a deaf and hard of hearing breast cancer support group in St. Louis. This is a second video out of a series of three videos. 

     http://youtu.be/9ubi2uz92Mo

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  • Kicks
    Kicks Member Posts: 4,131
    edited March 2012

    Lillian - ASL is not hard to learn!



    I've been to Deaf Clubs all over the States and there are always 'hearing ' at them that are happy to interpret to any non-ASL that come without a chip on shoulder. Hubby (and friends) who is ASL ignorant somehow got invited to a Deaf Club in Australia when on port call YEARS ago. When they got home the guys told me what a great time they had and how open everybody was.



    I'm not 'hard of hearing', hearing impaired' or deaf but I have been around the Deaf World/Culture for many years - my younger brother is deaf (never heard a sound).



    Like you did - it is amazing how many will assume that anybody who is signing is deaf - so wrong. Be careful what you say or how you treat anyone - there may be 'hearing' there.



    Hearing has nothing to do with bowling - my SIL is a fantastic bowler and she too is deaf - lifelong.

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