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HEARING IMPAIRED [2 records]

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Record 1 2023-01-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hearing
  • Sociology
DEF

A person whose hearing loss ranges from mild to profound and whose usual means of communication is speech.

OBS

[Hard of hearing persons] often use their voice to communicate and might have residual hearing that can be supplemented with technical aids.

OBS

The term ["hard of hearing"] is most commonly written without any hyphens, even when it appears in front of a noun: "a hard of hearing person."

OBS

hearing impaired; hearing impaired person: [These terms are] not acceptable in referring to people with a hearing loss. "Hearing impairment" is a medical condition; it is not a collective noun for people who have varying degrees of hearing loss. It also fails to recognize the differences between the Deaf and the hard of hearing communities.

Key term(s)
  • hard-of-hearing person
  • hearing-impaired person

French

Domaine(s)
  • Ouïe
  • Sociologie
DEF

[Personne] dont la perte auditive s'étend de légère à profonde et dont le moyen habituel de communication est la parole.

Spanish

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Record 2 2014-05-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sociology of persons with a disability
DEF

Any person who is deaf, hard of hearing or deafened.

OBS

person with a hearing loss: term and definition recommended by the Terminology and Language Standardization Board of the Canadian Government, November 1994.

OBS

person with a hearing loss: this term applies only to individuals; it should never be used in reference to the community to which they belong. To refer to a community of persons with this disability, use specific terms such as persons who are deaf, deafened persons, or persons who are hard of hearing.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sociologie des personnes handicapées
DEF

Toute personne sourde, malentendante ou devenue sourde.

OBS

personne ayant une déficience auditive : terme et définition recommandés par la Commission générale de normalisation terminologique et linguistique du gouvernement du Canada, novembre 1994.

OBS

personne ayant une déficience auditive : ce terme sert à désigner les individus seulement; on ne doit jamais l'employer à l'égard de la collectivité dont ils sont membres. Pour désigner celle-ci, on utilisera le spécifique, par exemple personnes sourdes, devenues sourdes ou malentendantes.

Spanish

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