On (01 Aug 05) Cindy Haglund wrote to all...
 CH> Hi there everybody. Ready for a little able rant?

Always! *G*

 CH> Once upon a time oh 11 (!) years ago when I had just given up on
 CH> hearing 'aids' (there has to be a better more apt name for those
 CH> things...)

why?  Seems that "hearing aid" is straightforward & accurate. . .

Would you prefer, "Aural Assister"? *G*

So is telephone sex = "aural sex"? *G*

Oh, related, are TTY operators forbidden to convey sexual stuff, or do
they just read whatever's written?

and just got my TTY (very happy until I found out many
 CH> hearing folks "won't use them because they don't (gasp) want to
 CH> (gasp) have to talk through an Operator...(gasp!!!)...- I wrote an

Oh, too damb bad to them!  wah wah wah! Call them a wahhhh-mbulance!

 CH> Can you help it though? THEY put it there. The ones who refuse to meet
 CH> us half way with our efforts to ease communication with them.

Why not write a follow-up article explaining this further POV?

And can I get a copy of your original article, please? (in email okay,
if you prefer)

 CH> Perhaps the better thing to do is to communicate the way you are able
 CH> with those willing and write off the rest who are too self centered to
 CH> even try.
 CH>
 CH> End of rant. What say.

I think you said it all in that second last sentence ("Perhaps...") ;)

Because I care,
<+]::-{)}  (Cyberpope(the Bishop of ROM!))


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