Comments on: Deaf to the potential – By Michael Uniacke – posted Tuesday, 4 August 2009 -http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=9235&page=1 http://the-rebuttal.com/?p=587&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=deaf-to-the-potential-by-michael-uniacke-posted-tuesday-4-august-2009-httpwww-onlineopinion-com-auview-asparticle9235page1 "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: Timothy http://the-rebuttal.com/?p=587&cpage=1#comment-515 Timothy Thu, 06 Aug 2009 06:31:02 +0000 http://the-rebuttal.com/?p=587#comment-515 What about the hearing aids? They seems to have forgotton about them. I would love to get a free set of hearing aids. In fact, I haven't wear hearing aids for at least over 10 years due to the fact that I cannot afford to buy the hearing aids and its surrounding costs. If the government decided to provide wearing hearing aids and its essential services for free then I will be happy to learn myself speaking properly again through the speech pathology sessions with the AUSLAN interpreter. Wouldn't that be great isn't it? What about the hearing aids? They seems to have forgotton about them.

I would love to get a free set of hearing aids. In fact, I haven’t wear hearing aids for at least over 10 years due to the fact that I cannot afford to buy the hearing aids and its surrounding costs.

If the government decided to provide wearing hearing aids and its essential services for free then I will be happy to learn myself speaking properly again through the speech pathology sessions with the AUSLAN interpreter. Wouldn’t that be great isn’t it?

]]> By: LM http://the-rebuttal.com/?p=587&cpage=1#comment-514 LM Wed, 05 Aug 2009 22:17:50 +0000 http://the-rebuttal.com/?p=587#comment-514 I just read a couple of the replies over where the original article appeared and it seems that people still do not understand that the CI is not the fix for everything Deaf/deaf. I think that Deafness Forum, Deaf Australia et al really need to step up their campaign of making Canberra listen to what REALLY happens before and after implantation and understand the fact that all implantees are still deaf/hard of hearing regardless of if they have an implant or not. Not to mention the withdrawl of funding for Speech Proccessors for people who are over 21... I wonder what would happen to Cochlear's share price if the community knew about that? I just read a couple of the replies over where the original article appeared and it seems that people still do not understand that the CI is not the fix for everything Deaf/deaf.

I think that Deafness Forum, Deaf Australia et al really need to step up their campaign of making Canberra listen to what REALLY happens before and after implantation and understand the fact that all implantees are still deaf/hard of hearing regardless of if they have an implant or not.

Not to mention the withdrawl of funding for Speech Proccessors for people who are over 21… I wonder what would happen to Cochlear’s share price if the community knew about that?

]]> By: Eternal Sunshine of the Cochlear Mind | Saltbar http://the-rebuttal.com/?p=587&cpage=1#comment-513 Eternal Sunshine of the Cochlear Mind | Saltbar Tue, 04 Aug 2009 21:44:40 +0000 http://the-rebuttal.com/?p=587#comment-513 [...] one of the Australian deaf bloggers who inhabits at The Rebuttal, made a strong critique of the existing medical viewpoint of cochlear implants and highlighting their intransigence leads to [...] [...] one of the Australian deaf bloggers who inhabits at The Rebuttal, made a strong critique of the existing medical viewpoint of cochlear implants and highlighting their intransigence leads to [...]

]]> By: Robyn Mackie http://the-rebuttal.com/?p=587&cpage=1#comment-510 Robyn Mackie Tue, 04 Aug 2009 05:48:26 +0000 http://the-rebuttal.com/?p=587#comment-510 Here, in Canada, they prefer to call themselves hard of hearing or late deafened. The word "impaired" in their view as well as us Deafies has such a negative implication - it automatically afflicates to 'impaired drivers' as in drunk drivers. Guess it is North American thing - we, both Deaf and hard of hearing, teach people not to call us hearing impaired. I do respect those who chose not to call themselves Deaf and we do welcome them to our community - only THEY choose to feel and call themselves Deaf. It took me more than 20 years to identify myself as "D"-eaf. Here, in Canada, they prefer to call themselves hard of hearing or late deafened. The word “impaired” in their view as well as us Deafies has such a negative implication – it automatically afflicates to ‘impaired drivers’ as in drunk drivers. Guess it is North American thing – we, both Deaf and hard of hearing, teach people not to call us hearing impaired.

I do respect those who chose not to call themselves Deaf and we do welcome them to our community – only THEY choose to feel and call themselves Deaf. It took me more than 20 years to identify myself as “D”-eaf.

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