Someone earlier in the comments mentioned how people seem to double down with their bad attitudes when their behavior has been pointed out as wrong. Perhaps you should read that.

Like empowerment feminism before it, it’s only a matter of time before the #MeToo movement is packaged for consumption, slapped on tote bags and enamel pins and sold for profit.

I am not deaf, my hearing is actually fantastic. However, it can be largely useless in the world of speech due to Auditory Processing Disorder. A lot of these suggestions would be great for me too, as it is excruciating to try and understand unfamiliar people in any sort of loud environment.

We have all been given Braille menus at restaurants.

(Though it did mean we had to buy a DVD player.)

Totally off topic, but I started using turbinado sugar to make simple syrup. It multiples coffee by a force factor of 683.

A sense of entitlement.

Puzzlingly, most salted caramel recipes call for unsalted butter, then have you make up the difference with flaky salt. Why?

For example, I, and every other deaf person I know, have been offered wheelchairs when checking in for a flight...We have all been given Braille menus at restaurants.

Institutional ignorance rooted in societal ableism. People think “disability” and start shoving assistive devices at you without thinking about finer grains of distinction or logistical realities. And then avoid thinking about it more (-> becoming less ignorant) because the whole subject makes them uncomfortable.

Next time you should put your arms out in front of you and stumble around drunkenly yelling “Would you do this to Stevie Wonder?!?! Im calling my lawyer!!”

You think wrong, my friend! But I’m not surprised, since you clearly do not know any deaf people.

True. But consider that as being treated as any other person. People eavesdrop. That is part of public life. Yes, it IS rude. No, people will not stop doing it and they are not doing it because you are deaf.

I stutter and have found, from my own experience and tale and observations of others, that many people think if there is one thing wrong with you, you’re disabled/retarded in general. (wording intended to reflect other people). I have a friend who had severe arthritis* in his hips and hated to use the wheel chairs in…

Hey man, being confrontational and condescending doesn’t really promote discussion either. If you’re really not trying to be a troll, maybe rethink how you word your posts.

Never had any issue with them - when one meets me the first time, I simply indicate that I am deaf and do not hear. Most of times they write on the notes., i.e., the check to be sure what I order. If anyone keeps talking, I just repeat. I pay them good tips for their patience with me.

It’s not really your business what we’re saying, though. Eavesdropping is rude even if the people you’re eavesdropping on are deaf.