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From not deaf to Deaf

October 4, 2015 by Michael Uniacke Leave a Comment

Travelling from “not deaf” to “Deaf” sounds like a minor edit in that most personal of journeys, of finding out who you are. But it took MICHAEL UNIACKE a few decades. It was no less than a minister in the Hawke Government who called me the worse thing I have ever been called. Of course […]

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Deaf, Dumb and the Dinner Party

July 30, 2015 by admin Leave a Comment

A dining scene at a restaurant

A forensic account of what goes on for the lone hearing-impaired person at a dinner party.

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