October 3, 2009
i have been going deaf since being a child.i now now have 2 hearing aids ,can i be classed as disabled?
asked:
my place of work is great with my problem.this has been getting progressively worse as i get older. all i really want to know is this classed as a disability.and how do i go about registering as being disabled.thanx to any body who has answered me appreciate it.
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my place of work is great with my problem.this has been getting progressively worse as i get older. all i really want to know is this classed as a disability.and how do i go about registering as being disabled.thanx to any body who has answered me appreciate it.
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Comments on i have been going deaf since being a child.i now now have 2 hearing aids ,can i be classed as disabled? »
Penguin @ 11:06 pm
Yes, this is classed as a disability…
I-LOVE-U @ 1:30 pm
yes is it classed. But you dont need to register yourself with anyone. you could make a claim for disability living allowance but unless your really deaf and need someone to help you with simple stuff, you willnt get any money.
Any more advice just email me through yahoo as i also wear two hearing aids since i was a young child and im now a young adult.
bj @ 9:00 am
i think its a type of disability, but im not sure
kAudio @ 12:31 pm
Hearing loss is covered by the Americans with Disabilities Act. In fact in 2008 the Americans Disability Act went through provisions to create the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act of 2008 (ADAAA). This actually broadens the coverage for persons with hearing loss.
According to an article on Healthy Hearing (http://www.healthyhearing.com/articles/34190-hearing-loss-disability-law) that discusses the ADAAA and coverage for persons with hearing loss and for those who wear hearing aids, it states:
“Under the ADAAA the rules are clearer and more encompassing, because disability is interpreted as an impairment that “substantially limits a major life activity.”
Therefore, employees with substantial hearing loss will be considered disabled regardless of whether they can improve their hearing with assistive technology. Furthermore, the ADAAA goes into more detail than the ADA in its definition of a “major life activity,” and “major bodily functions.” The former include manual tasks, seeing, hearing, eating, sleeping, walking, standing, lifting, bending, speaking, breathing, learning, reading, concentrating, thinking, communicating, and working.”
To learn more about your rights visit the previously mentioned article on Healthy Hearing and also visit the ADA website: