"The interesting question is, what is more important, being able hear and thus communicate with people around you, or being able to see?"
People that are Deaf or have Auditory Processing Disorder are perfectly capable of communicating with others, we just don't rely on the same senses you do in order to do it. There are non-oral options like ASL or writing/typing available for interaction, plus most information you get in life through your hearing (smoke alarms, for example) has already been configured for those relying on other senses.
The big "communication" failure is that some speech-focused people refuse to accommodate the differences (or sometimes even acknowledge the presence) of those that aren't the same as them. Not that we are unable to take in or send out information.
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"The interesting question is, what is more important, being able hear and thus communicate with people around you, or being able to see?" People that are Deaf or have Auditory Processing Disorder are perfectly capable of communicating with others, we just don't rely on the same senses you do in order to do it. There are non-oral options like ASL or writing/typing available for interaction, plus most information you get in life through your hearing (smoke alarms, for example) has already been configured for those relying on other senses. The big "communication" failure is that some speech-focused people refuse to accommodate the differences (or sometimes even acknowledge the presence) of those that aren't the same as them. Not that we are unable to take in or send out information.