No, a typo for the AG Bell Association. See the post below. http://www.agbell.org/
Also, hard of hearing and hearing impaired-- no difference between them. Some people prefer hard-of-hearing, some don't.
That's right, if a private business owner can't accomodate their customers, they SHOULD be shut down. You are able to get tax breaks on making your business accessible. There are NO excuses nowadays.
Just because something is loud, doesn't mean it's easier to hear. Depending on a person's hearing loss, a certain frequency can be missing entirely. Hearing aids also amplify everything, unless you have the thousands of $ for newer digitally programmed ones that can filter out non-voice noise (but then you have everything else muffled out into the background and kind of funky at a movie), not covered by health insurance.
My sentiments exactly. I have a moderate hearing loss and only one (expensive/fancy-pants) theater has rear-window captioning in my area, aside from the IMAX theater.
This thread is a good example, judging by the ignorant replies, that invisible disabilities have a long way to go. As if your entire post should be disregarded because you BOUGHT AN IPOD. Well, damn, I'm listening to iTunes. http://www.agbell.org/ Education combats ignorance!
http://www.agbell.com/
Hard-of-hearing doesn't mean "can't hear anything." Even deaf, in most cases, doesn't mean that. I have a moderate hearing loss and I'm listening to iTunes right now. I just need to know the lyrics if the music doesn't have really clear vocals.
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No, a typo for the AG Bell Association. See the post below. http://www.agbell.org/ Also, hard of hearing and hearing impaired-- no difference between them. Some people prefer hard-of-hearing, some don't. That's right, if a private business owner can't accomodate their customers, they SHOULD be shut down. You are able to get tax breaks on making your business accessible. There are NO excuses nowadays.
Just because something is loud, doesn't mean it's easier to hear. Depending on a person's hearing loss, a certain frequency can be missing entirely. Hearing aids also amplify everything, unless you have the thousands of $ for newer digitally programmed ones that can filter out non-voice noise (but then you have everything else muffled out into the background and kind of funky at a movie), not covered by health insurance.
My sentiments exactly. I have a moderate hearing loss and only one (expensive/fancy-pants) theater has rear-window captioning in my area, aside from the IMAX theater. This thread is a good example, judging by the ignorant replies, that invisible disabilities have a long way to go. As if your entire post should be disregarded because you BOUGHT AN IPOD. Well, damn, I'm listening to iTunes. http://www.agbell.org/ Education combats ignorance!
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http://www.agbell.com/ Hard-of-hearing doesn't mean "can't hear anything." Even deaf, in most cases, doesn't mean that. I have a moderate hearing loss and I'm listening to iTunes right now. I just need to know the lyrics if the music doesn't have really clear vocals.