Comment on Do rhymes make sense to deaf people?

• otp@sh.itjust.works ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I’m not sure why you’re crying, but you’re incorrect.

  It is surprising to many people outside of the Deaf Community, but Deaf people can often hear. The Deaf are considered deaf once they have passed a certain decibel (dB) hearing loss. Many people who are profoundly deaf can still hear planes, dogs barking, etc. Hearing a sound does not mean that Deaf people can understand speech. A person with a significant hearing loss generally has difficulty or inability to hear speech even when aided.

  www.gatecommunications.org/deafness

  As well, people with cochlear implants are (generally?) also Deaf, but with the implant, they can hear.

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  • DavidDoesLemmy@aussie.zone ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Do you have a link to a more reputable site? Gate communications is an American thing.

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    • FundMECFSResearch@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Just look it up.

      It’s like being blind: a lot of blind people can still see but not well. Or using a wheelchair, a lot of people in wheelchairs can still stand short periods or walk short distances.

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      Society oversimplifies these things to be binary, but in reality they are a spectrum.

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    • antonim@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      deafness, partial or total inability to hear. (Britannica)

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• Cowabunghole@lemmy.ml ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  That’s not true, you can be legally deaf and still be able to hear (a bit), just like you can be legally blind and still be able to see (a bit)

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• pixeltree@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Cochlear implants do exist, you know

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