> PEOPLE who are deaf or blind (or both) USUALLY aren't totally so.  Most
> blind people can see SOMETHING.  (even if just shadows) And deaf people
> hear SOMETHING.
 
Regarding deafness, a lot of deaf do indeed have some level of hearing.
However, a lot of them are 100% deaf.  As a deaf instructor of mine put
it several years ago (paraphrased),  "See this pencil?  I hear you as well
as it does.  Nothing."
 
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[Posted in FML issue 1314]