According to Gallaudet University Library, there are about 38 million people who are deaf in the U.S. ... However, if one lives in a small town, which usually has a rather low population of deaf people, there may not have deaf-only schools. ... Levy notes that "The deaf will always [be] restricted to a narrower of jobs. " Deaf people cannot do jobs that require plenty of communication. Deaf people would have difficulties being a lawyer because a lawyer needs to communicate with judges, his own clients and some other people. ... Although some people may empathize with Gauvin being deaf and adju...

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Where I was working there was a deaf woman, and this is how she managed to talk with people. ... The deaf are subjected to peoples" stares and they have feelings of isolation. ... On page 23 of chapter 2, it was mentioned that deaf people have been shot in the back by police when they had not heard the command to halt, so, rare as it most likely is, that would be yet another deaf issue. ... Mom got locked out of the house and she didn't want people thinking she was less capable or more dependent because she was deaf, so she broke a window and crawled in the house to get her keys. ... ...

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Being deaf in those days had its ups and downs. ... Right up in till the 1950s, people believed that deafness to be so terrible it had to be cured in any way imaginable, even if the cure risked bodily harm. ... So as you can see this made life some what easier for deaf people as well as others with disabilities. ... As the laws were passed and technological advances had been made, life in the 1980s became a bit better for deaf people. ... Closed Captioning made it possible for deaf people to watch and enjoy television. ...

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Deaf Culture Activity I watched the 30-minute T.V. show Home Improvement, starring Tim Allen, with no sound or captions. ... Many people mumble and use elaborate facial expressions when acting, making it very difficult to find any consistency in their mouth's movement. ... The closed-captioned technology has to be a lifesaver for the deaf community "I can't imagine growing up without the entertainment of television as a little child. Having to watch people walk around and move their mouth without knowing what they're saying must be overwhelmingly frustrating to childr...

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The advent of electronic amplification has allowed the musically/technically-inclined to join the ranks of boilermakers, truck drivers, artillery gunners and others whose occupations have rendered them partly or effectively deaf. ... Ignore this fact and you will progressively go deaf. ...

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