Deafies have been told that they are just "differently-abled" by the do-gooders so a lot of them actually believe it
A prominent educator on disabled children is under attack from the deaf community after she described deafness ''as a scourge in our world'' during an awards ceremony.
The remarks by Dr Dimity Dornan, director of Brisbane-based organisation Hear and Say, were made when she was named Telstra's Queensland Businesswoman of the Year on Tuesday.
Her acceptance speech has enraged several deaf and disability associations. Deaf Victoria and the Deaf Association of New South Wales have called on Dr Dornan to apologise, a FaceBook page called Stop Deaf Cultural Genocide was joined by 465 people in less than a day, and online petitions call for the doctor to be prosecuted for vilification.
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It's sad that these people have been taught that they are special and that they should revel in their deafness. It sounds like they would rather stay deaf, in a protected class (multiculuralism at its best), than have deafness erradicated from the earth.
-L
"Political correctness is a greater threat to our freedom and liberty than is terrorism..."
How would deaf people know what she said?
The "world" that most people live in only reflects their own perception of it. If one of the "senses" goes others may compensate (and do), or who is to know what other "senses" may be available. Religious people claim to believe all kinds of "senses" so why not leave the so-called deaf people alone to work out how to live in their "world" as everyone else seems to think it's okay to live in the world they perceive it to be!
I believe that they misunderstand actually what she means. I have partial hearing loss which makes it hard for mean to understand speech sometimes. I compensate by reading lips as the other person speaks. Have to turn up the TV real loud or turn on closed captioning. To me this partial deafness is a scourge.
Scourge; .
3. a cause of affliction or calamity: Disease and famine are scourges of humanity.
She is not calling deaf people a scourge, but the deafness that they suffer from. Can you imagine what it is like not to be able to hear music? Your spouse saying, "I love you"? Your childs first words? Or his cry for help? Even the glorious sound of your childs laughter?
Deafness is truly a scourge on humanity.
Genocide? Did the good doctor say anything about eliminating people? Or a culture? It sounds as if she feels the absence of one of our senses is something to be cured.
One can get along without hearing, as one can without sight, smell, or touch. But the world isn't as full without a sense. If it is possible to ensure more people have all their senses, that's a good thing.
As for living with deafness there are possibly some benefits. A deaf person is most likely not bothered by my neighbor's incessantly barking dogs, idiots on Harleys who feel straight pipes are really cool, teenagers with 1,000 watts of bass shaking everything around their car, babies screaming in a restaurant, etc.
On the other hand I'd really miss most genres of music, my daughter's piano and vocal practice, my wife's welcoming hello, wind sighing through the spruce trees outside our bedroom window. I do miss bird song, the sound of crickets, and knowing when the phone rings if it's in another room.
It would be nice if everyone could enjoy what I have. That's where Dr. Dornan is coming from.
But then, she and I live in the world of the hearing. Perhaps had we been born deaf we wouldn't miss what we never had.
The organization, "Deaf and Stupid Victoria", has called for an apology.
Self delusion. To not admit that a disability is a disability is asinine. To manage it and flourish in spite of it, is heroic.
Even deaf/mutes understand when they see buricratic stupidity on display
Since these organizations think deafness is not a disability, someone should propose ending all government spending and programs since they are not needed. Then sit back and see what happens.
I am going to take a stab in the dark and guess that what she was referring to is educational disadvantage suffered by children (generally indigenous) with chronic ear infections and the like. I bet she is talking about those who cannot hear and therefore suffer language developmental delay and have problems in learning environments.
Is that really so terrible - that she wants healthier children and better learning outcomes???
Since these organizations think deafness is not a disability, someone should propose ending all government spending and programs since they are not needed. Then sit back and see what happens.
Almost agreed. They should still leave money around for treatment and cure for those who CAN be cured and treated!
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