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MALENTENDANT [5 records]

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 2023-01-10

English

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

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

OBS

hearing impaired employee: The term "hearing impaired" should be avoided. It's considered offensive to Deaf people because the concept of "impairment" implies falling short of a norm.

Key term(s)
  • hearing-impaired employee

French

Domaine(s)
  • Travail et emploi
  • Sociologie des personnes handicapées
DEF

Employé 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 3 2018-04-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Private-Sector Bodies and Committees
  • Organizations and Associations (Admin.)
  • Hearing
CONT

Originally called the Moncton Hearing Impaired Council Inc., the agency's services and programs have never been limited to the Deaf community of Greater Moncton. All of south-eastern New Brunswick's Deaf and hard of hearing, close to 500 people, utilize the agency's services. Interpreter Services are also offered to clients in the north-eastern portion of the province and we act as consultants in other areas of the province. The goal of South-east Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services Inc. is to empower clients to live independently and productively, with full access to opportunities that are readily available to persons who hear.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités du secteur privé
  • Organismes et associations (Admin.)
  • Ouïe
CONT

L'organisme offre des services et des conseils aux personnes sourdes ou malentendantes. Il fournit entre autre des services d'interprètes de langage gestuel, de counseling, de mise en contact, de direction et de soutien, ainsi que de l'aide et de l'information sur les techniques de recherche d'emploi et les curriculum vitæ. Il offre des ateliers et des séminaires de sensibilisation du public, des cours en langage gestuel, de l'information et de l'aide concernant les moyens d'accéder aux programmes et services subventionnés par le gouvernement.

OBS

Appellations obtenues auprès de l'organisme.

Spanish

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Record 4 1995-07-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Monographs
  • Sociology of Old Age
OBS

A guide to coping strategies, services and programs available to hard of hearing and deafened senior citizens of Canada, prepared by the Seniors' Committee of the Canadian Hard of Hearing Association (CHHA).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de monographies
  • Sociologie de la vieillesse
OBS

Un guide aux stratégies d'adaptation et aux services et programmes à la disposition des aîné(e)s malentendant(e)s ou devenu(e)s sourd(e)s au Canada, rédigé par le Comité du troisième âge de l'Association des malentendants canadiens (l'AMEC).

Spanish

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Record 5 1995-03-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Documents and Works
OBS

Active Living Alliance for Canadians with a Disability Health Canada, Series of the Moving to Inclusion

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de documents et d'œuvres
OBS

Alliance de vie active pour les Canadiens/Canadiennes ayant un handicap, Santé Canada, Série Intégration en mouvement

Spanish

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