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When Is Deafness a “Primary” Disability?

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When Is Deafness a “Primary” Disability?

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Imagine that you are a little deaf boy who needs to be around signing peers to have a better social life. The school for the deaf refuses to admit you because you have other disabilities or medical conditions, and deafness is therefore not your “primary” disability. That is the situation of a child mentioned in the Argus Leader article, “Deaf school criticized as numbers slide, ” published July 29, 2007. Newsletter|Twitter|Facebook|Forum Comments (2)See All Posts