hard-of-hearing


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hear′ing-impaired`



adj.
having reduced or deficient hearing ability.
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Adj.1.hard-of-hearing - having a hearing loss
deaf - lacking or deprived of the sense of hearing wholly or in part
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It's staffed by deaf, hard-of-hearing, and hearing employees-and they're all fluent in American Sign Language (ASL).
Starbucks announced on Thursday that it will open its first signing store in US dedicated to the deaf and hard-of-hearing community in October.
The Buffalo Grove Police were contacted in April 2018 by the mother of a hard-of-hearing teenager who was learning to drive.
to bring video relay services (VRS) to deaf and hard-of-hearing inmates, the companies said.
Mental Health and Deafness provides a comprehensive yet detailed overview of the issues surrounding deafness and mental health for hard-of-hearing individuals as well as mental health researchers and practitioners.
Nais po nating bigyan ang mga kababayan nating hard-of-hearing ng aktibong papel sa eleksyon sa pamamagitan ng pagbibigay ng tamang impormasyon at upang mapakinggan nila ang posisyon ng mga kandidato sa pagkapangulo at pagkapangalawang pangulo, he said.
and Smart911 said they have started a partnership that will focus on keeping families in the United States safe by promoting new tools that can be used for more effective emergency service to the deaf, hard-of-hearing and speech-impaired.
The funds from this grant are being allocated to the creation of a pilot program for the clinic's deaf and hard-of-hearing patient and family populations.
Linked with the Barbarians Community Fund, the Wales Deaf Rugby Union wants to help deaf and hard-of-hearing children in Wales to participate in rugby union.
SPECIAL flashing smoke alarms alerted a hard-of-hearing couple to a fire that broke out at their home.
NTID was created in 1965 by Congress to provide a technical postsecondary education to deaf and hard-of-hearing students.