Hearing Impairment
Deaf & Hard of Hearing
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Deafness means that a person has severe hearing losses in both ears. These losses make it extremely difficult to learn and maintain language.
Hard-of hearing means that the person has some loss of hearing. About 5% of the general population have a hearing loss, but only one in 1000 people are deaf.
Associated Links
National Association of the DeafDeafness/Hard of Hearing
Canadian Hard of Hearing Association of BC
Deaf Access Office
VCC ASL/Deaf Studies
Island Deaf and Hard of Hearing Centre
Medical Interpreting Services
BCIT Post Secondary Communication Access
Western Institute for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Deafblind Services of BC
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