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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DavidDoesLemmy@aussie.zone 2 months agoDeaf people can’t hear. That’s what it means to be deaf 😭
Cowabunghole@lemmy.ml 2 months ago
pixeltree@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 months ago
Cochlear implants do exist, you know
otp@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
I’m not sure why you’re crying, but you’re incorrect.
www.gatecommunications.org/deafness
As well, people with cochlear implants are (generally?) also Deaf, but with the implant, they can hear.
DavidDoesLemmy@aussie.zone 2 months ago
Do you have a link to a more reputable site? Gate communications is an American thing.
FundMECFSResearch@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 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.
ETC
Society oversimplifies these things to be binary, but in reality they are a spectrum.
antonim@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 months ago
deafness, partial or total inability to hear. (Britannica)
azulavoir@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
Are Americans intrinsically wrong about Everything? Like, I get most things, but surely one of us has had a correct thought before
DavidDoesLemmy@aussie.zone 2 months ago
A lot of misinformation comes out of the USA.
otp@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
You’ve got multiple sources now. It’s good to question things, but you might want to start by questioning the things that you’ve previously learned when encountering new information.
DavidDoesLemmy@aussie.zone 2 months ago
How come you can say someone’s partially deaf when deafness already covers people who can partially hear? Isn’t that redundant?