This site should be easier for everyone than the previous listserv. Same topic, hopefully same people (and more) with a much easier format. I think we have...
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Judy G. Martin
judygmartin
Sep 25, 2007 8:17 pm
Thank you, Randy. As I told you privately, I am in Paris but wanted to vote in favor of Yahoo. I know this will be helpful to all of us. I also vote in favor...
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Randy Collins
nauaztap
Sep 25, 2007 8:37 pm
Judy, I am impressed with your loyalty and dedication. If I were in Paris I wouldn't spend a second thinking about mundane things like listservs. Paris is...
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Loretta Butler
holalaurie
Sep 26, 2007 2:38 pm
This is a test. I had to re-sign in apparently. Loretta...
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Janice Schacter
hearingaccess
Sep 27, 2007 7:58 pm
Hi Everyone- On Thursday, October 11th at 9:30 am the Taxi & Limousine Commission will present the results of the Request for Information on Induction Loops....
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carol burns
jepsen1945
Sep 27, 2007 8:10 pm
If only I were in NYC..........I would be there! I wish you all the best! Carol Burns _____ From: Loops_and_Telecoils@yahoogroups.com ...
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carol burns
jepsen1945
Sep 27, 2007 8:11 pm
If only I were in NYC..........I would be there! I wish you all the best! Carol Burns _____ From: Loops_and_Telecoils@yahoogroups.com ...
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Randy Collins
nauaztap
Sep 27, 2007 10:57 pm
Great news Janice! I wish you all the best of luck. Looped public transit of all kinds should be mandatory. Collectively, I'll be we could tell some...
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Oval Window Audio/Nor...
norman@...
Sep 27, 2007 11:35 pm
Hi Janice, Thank you. We responded to the initial request for information in a very positive manner that fully explained the technology, the trends, and...
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Janice Schacter
hearingaccess
Sep 28, 2007 2:26 am
Hi Everyone- The Commission Meeting will be held at 40 Rector Street, NYC on the 5th Floor. Also, we are up to 15 taxis and we have decals! Best, Janice Janice...
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Loretta Butler
holalaurie
Sep 28, 2007 5:26 am
Janice, you did not state what your new e-mail address is. I am excited for you with the upcoming trial using 15 looped taxis in NYC. I wonder too, like...
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Janice Schacter
hearingaccess
Sep 28, 2007 12:24 pm
I want to respond to Norman's letter: Norman, I find your letter extremely odd for many reasons: 1- You sent this to me and I thought it was private. This is...
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Loretta Butler
holalaurie
Sep 28, 2007 4:08 pm
I found Norman Lederman's post insightful, and as he said "another perspective". I don't want to see anyone on this list "slammed" for their opinions. The...
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Michael Kaplan
kaplanmike00
Sep 28, 2007 4:32 pm
Loretta - Actually, I think it¹s the other way around. Hard of Hearing is a term promoted by Deaf Culture because they refuse to see a lack of hearing as any ...
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carol burns
jepsen1945
Sep 28, 2007 5:42 pm
Loretta: This discussion is becoming very interesting to me. I was appointed to the then named Governor's Council for the Hearing Impaired that advised the ...
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Steve Barber
jstevebarber
Sep 28, 2007 8:08 pm
The London cabs used to be (and probably still are) deisels, so they won't have an interference at least from the common source in cars (spark plug wires). I...
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Steve Barber
jstevebarber
Sep 28, 2007 8:36 pm
I've never seen the term "hard of hearing" treated as a term promoted by Deaf Culture when they are referring to people like us. When they use the term "Hard...
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Loretta Butler
holalaurie
Sep 28, 2007 8:38 pm
To Michael and Carol: Our comments prove what Carol says: there will never be a 100% consensus about how to refer to us, by ourselves, or by other people....
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Randy Collins
nauaztap
Sep 28, 2007 9:09 pm
California hoh people are facing some rather strong assertions from Deafyhood folks, I think. I know California hoh people have been struggling with "who we...
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Oval Window Audio/Nor...
norman@...
Sep 28, 2007 9:09 pm
Hi Janice, Please bear with me as I briefly address your points. 1. I understood that my letter was in response to the TLC's interest in pilot testing and your...
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Michael Kaplan
kaplanmike00
Sep 28, 2007 9:20 pm
Randy - This isn¹t a ³California² thing at all, and the implication that it is seems a bit condescending to me. Labels are a personal issue of...
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Ginny Clark-Wright
azhla
Sep 28, 2007 9:32 pm
Would people with hearing loss be more comfortable with the term "auditory disorders"? Ginny Clark-Wright...
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carol burns
jepsen1945
Sep 28, 2007 9:45 pm
I don't think so, but that is just my personal thought. When trying to make a point, I will say I am late deafened - which sends the message that I am someone...
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Randy Collins
nauaztap
Sep 28, 2007 10:08 pm
Mike, It wasn't at all meant to be personal. My point was that California seems to be struggling with the subject to perhaps a greater degree or with more...
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Verna Neidigh
heritagetrai...
Sep 28, 2007 10:08 pm
I personally prefer the positive identification: I have a hearing loss. Sometimes I add that I have a cochlear implant. Saying that I am deaf (which I am)...
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Randy Collins
nauaztap
Sep 28, 2007 10:21 pm
Truth be told most every hearing person doesn't undertand what we are or how we function no matter what we call ourselves. I always get a kick out of it when I...
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carol burns
jepsen1945
Sep 28, 2007 10:28 pm
AMEN!!! The point I was trying to make is that there is no correct answer. None of us are correct and none of us are wrong. And that's not bad at this point....
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carol burns
jepsen1945
Sep 28, 2007 10:30 pm
I too have heard that "oh, I'm so sorry"......but sometimes I think that is an immediate reaction to realizing they were speaking in a manner that made it...
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Janice Schacter
hearingaccess
Sep 29, 2007 2:56 pm
... In addition, all of the major organizations for people with hearing loss now use either hard of hearing or hearing loss e.g. The League for the Hard of...
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Janice Schacter
hearingaccess
Sep 29, 2007 2:58 pm
We should all try to only include the current message when sending our postings. I noticed that I personally clogged up the postings because I had all the...
