jmcquown wrote on Sun, 24 Feb 2008 09:38:34 -0500:


j> "Andy" <q> wrote in message
...
??>> jmcquown said...
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??>>> True, deafness is a handicap
??>>
??>> Says you! Deafness is a benefit. I knew ASL! We could sign
??>> faster than you can talk! Far more intelligent, except
??>> when they spoke out loud.
??>>
??>> So they need vibration bed alarm clocks and light-blinking
??>> door bells! They're not disabled!!!
??>>
??>> Andy
??>> --
??>> OB Food: Orange Julius Caesar Salad Dressing

j> I believe the definition of deafness as a handicap has more
j> to do with allowances in the workplace than anything else.
j> Flashing lights when fire alarms sound, that sort of thing.
j> I still haven't figured out why there's braille on the
j> drive-thru ATM buttons...

I think that was explained fairly recently tho' I'm not sure if
was in r.f.cooking. It is simpler and less expensive to make one
multipurpose design than several different ones. The Braille
dots don't impede your use do they?

James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

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