Comments on: Silence is Not Golden http://the-rebuttal.com/?p=573&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=silence-is-not-golden "Accountability breeds response-ability." - Stephen R. Covey Thu, 02 Sep 2010 08:52:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: steve http://the-rebuttal.com/?p=573&cpage=1#comment-498 steve Mon, 06 Jul 2009 01:02:56 +0000 http://the-rebuttal.com/?p=573#comment-498 And I only have to worry about my hearing aids whistling! Thanks, Cora! And I only have to worry about my hearing aids whistling! Thanks, Cora!

]]> By: gazza http://the-rebuttal.com/?p=573&cpage=1#comment-496 gazza Mon, 29 Jun 2009 08:26:38 +0000 http://the-rebuttal.com/?p=573#comment-496 Hey dont knock it ... I am a pom too :-) Hey dont knock it … I am a pom too :-)

]]> By: MM http://the-rebuttal.com/?p=573&cpage=1#comment-495 MM Mon, 29 Jun 2009 07:48:57 +0000 http://the-rebuttal.com/?p=573#comment-495 It is we are whinging poms lol............ I'm doing my bit. It is we are whinging poms lol………… I’m doing my bit.

]]> By: gazza http://the-rebuttal.com/?p=573&cpage=1#comment-494 gazza Mon, 29 Jun 2009 07:40:03 +0000 http://the-rebuttal.com/?p=573#comment-494 My experience is very different from your MM .. I find with a little leadership that they do come out and help and lobby. perhaps its just a British thing. Who knows. My experience is very different from your MM .. I find with a little leadership that they do come out and help and lobby. perhaps its just a British thing. Who knows.

]]> By: MM http://the-rebuttal.com/?p=573&cpage=1#comment-493 MM Mon, 29 Jun 2009 07:13:36 +0000 http://the-rebuttal.com/?p=573#comment-493 I wouldn't say negative ! although I know some people get annpoyed when we suggest a lot are lazy, and feel that is all I am about, but the fact is most deaf ARE apathetic. I do NOT believe everyone wants to be passionately involved, if you are talking a day or night out with deaf freinds for a piss up then yes they are, but NOT on the street or lobbying for deaf advance, that's hard work ! I don't see how 'life' gets in the way being deaf is the life for many ! They struggle to get voices heard, their representation such as it is, is online day and night begging them to get involved, they are still working alone. Apathetics of t4 deaf world should NOT be titled the silent majority or even the neutral majority who 'live and let live' no voice you do not exist it is as simple as that. Of course there is as with every grouping a small minority who cannot speak for themselves very well and lack confidence, but that is NOT The case here is it ? The issue seems to be they believe equality laws will save them having to do anything now, I worked to set up with others the British Disabilty and Anti-discrimination Law, I cna tell you, I was the ONLY deaf person in the UK there when it was officialy launched, and, got an apology from the British Deaf Association who made false claims they were there repersenting the deaf, they were not there. When I asked "Why aren't the deaf here in force ?", they replied "It's 'disability' so nothing to do with us..." I did 12 years in the Brit 'Care in the Community' area where there was (alleged!), massive 'client' consultations, we were going to be listened to. For the most part I was still the only deaf person there. No more excuses for the deaf please. I wouldn’t say negative ! although I know some people get annpoyed when we suggest a lot are lazy, and feel that is all I am about, but the fact is most deaf ARE apathetic. I do NOT believe everyone wants to be passionately involved, if you are talking a day or night out with deaf freinds for a piss up then yes they are, but NOT on the street or lobbying for deaf advance, that’s hard work !

I don’t see how ‘life’ gets in the way being deaf is the life for many ! They struggle to get voices heard, their representation such as it is, is online day and night begging them to get involved, they are still working alone. Apathetics of t4 deaf world should NOT be titled the silent majority or even the neutral majority who ‘live and let live’ no voice you do not exist it is as simple as that.

Of course there is as with every grouping a small minority who cannot speak for themselves very well and lack confidence, but that is NOT The case here is it ? The issue seems to be they believe equality laws will save them having to do anything now, I worked to set up with others the British Disabilty and Anti-discrimination Law, I cna tell you, I was the ONLY deaf person in the UK there when it was officialy launched, and, got an apology from the British Deaf Association who made false claims they were there repersenting the deaf, they were not there.

When I asked “Why aren’t the deaf here in force ?”, they replied “It’s ‘disability’ so nothing to do with us…” I did 12 years in the Brit ‘Care in the Community’ area where there was (alleged!), massive ‘client’ consultations, we were going to be listened to. For the most part I was still the only deaf person there. No more excuses for the deaf please.

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