“Hearing Impaired”

Hi all.

The title of this post is the phrase “Hearing Impaired”, a word which drives me absolutely crazy.

What if I called you wheelchair impaired because you could walk?

What if I called you sanely impaired because you thought slowly?

What if I called you reading impaired because you read slowly?

You wouldn’t like me to call you these words, right?

So, please don’t call me or any other deaf person (whether or not they know ASL) “hearing impaired”. The phrases above that I could’ve called you are so degrading that you would feel berated.

Thank you.

- Kyle