[Sca-cooks] Deaf, was Russian (was Re: Accidental french) - OT

[Gorgeous Muiredach]

At 05:01 PM 12/12/2002 -0500, you wrote:
>most deaf kids were shunted into "manual labor".. and especially into the
>printing trades, as the noise wasnt an issue.
>a lot of them also went into shoe repair......

Well, that's true for a lot of the disabilities...  "Grime and flour" are
the trades of a lot of folks with disabilities are pushed into.  become a
baker, become a dishwasher, etc...

>so how many deaf, friends of deaf, grew up around deaf, or know sign
>language types are ON this list anyway?

Was best man at a Deafie's wedding :-)  Have co-workers who are Deaf and
deaf (there is a difference) and Hard of hearing :-)

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