adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
be born blind/deaf etc (= be blind, deaf etc when born )
deaf mute
go mad/deaf/bald etc
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He went crazy and tried to kill her.
stone deaf
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
profoundly
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People born profoundly deaf , or who become so in early childhood, may well not develop intelligible speech.
totally
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In London alone there are between 5,000 and 6,000 totally deaf adults and children travelling about the roads daily.
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That's why he's been picked because his mistress is totally deaf , and partially sighted.
■ NOUN
child
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The findings are the same in virtually all cases: deaf children lag behind their hearing counterparts.
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The deaf children of hearing parents are almost normal in comparison, having everything except language experience.
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The numbers of deaf children are decreasing, and some causes such as rubella can be completely eradicated as medical prevention programmes improve.
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The latter is a developmental vocabulary primarily used with deaf children with learning difficulties.
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Does it adequately outline assessment procedures which will identify the needs of the deaf child ?
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All normal deaf children can develop in the oral system.
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Some deaf children are, however, very proficient at sign language and they can also spell out words using finger spelling.
community
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Statements on the supposed needs of deaf people can in turn be questioned by members of the deaf community themselves.
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They showed the tapes to leaders of the Managua deaf community , who then went to meet with Los Pipitos.
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The way they are answered will benefit both hearing and deaf communities alike.
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This is a significant action and a great day for the deaf community .
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The local mission became the focal point of the deaf community which it served.
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Their role and importance within the deaf community , particularly in the early days, are difficult to exaggerate.
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Is the hearing community much larger than the deaf community?
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On his return he continued his discussions with leaders of the deaf community and other missioners.
ear
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How could people turn a blind eye or a deaf ear to the horrors that they suffered?
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Invitations by Paredes to the various governors to second his plan fell on deaf ears .
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They may display their feelings by refusing to eat, and turning a deaf ear to anyone who calls their name.
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But my suggestions fell on deaf ears .
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They formulated a programme of demands, but these fell on deaf ears in Petrograd.
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He could not hear me because I was speaking into his deaf ear and the room was abuzz with other conversations.
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When John the Baptist appeared his appeal did not fall upon deaf ears .
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Thus, year after year, working people turn a deaf ear to union entreaties.
education
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So it is no surprise that the Milan Conference had a profound long-ranging effect on deaf education .
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In the short term, however, the Milan Conference had the beneficial result of placing deaf education on the political agenda.
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The state thus assumed responsibility for deaf education but, as we shall see, its advance had a chequered history.
man
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A meeting of deaf adults was called, and they appointed a deaf man called William Ure as their delegate.
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The result was that many deaf men were unable to obtain work.
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He was unique amongst deaf men of the early twentieth century.
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Unemployed deaf men , who were not in short supply, were employed in that capacity.
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It was due to his influence and suggestion that many able deaf men were appointed to do valuable missionary work amongst their fellows.
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Often included was a humorous presentation by a deaf man .
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He was probably the first deaf man in the world to do so.
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After the war, he was made a Freeman of London, again a unique achievement for a deaf man .
mute
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The children were raised by deaf mutes .
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The deaf mute said the company would never discriminate against a disabled employee.
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But deaf mutes are often treated well, because they have a positive image, Ahmad said.
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But deaf mutes and epileptics both have the right to workplace accommodations, Ahmad said.
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Using the pen he had bought from the deaf mute , he set about his task with diligence.
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The deaf mute nodded once very briefly and then moved on, leaving Quinn with the pen in his hand.
parent
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Like his predecessor, he was a hearing son of deaf parents , and therefore a fluent signer.
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Tom Crellin, a hearing son of deaf parents , had followed in his father's footsteps as a missioner.
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It is not only deaf parents who could have affected children.
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The project has also led to a small midwifery team being established at Wythenshawe Hospital to care for deaf parents .
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The research team has also lobbied firms about updating and adapting their video material for deaf parents .
people
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But perhaps the most important feature which makes communication possible across different sign languages is the shared culture of deaf people .
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Do hearing people tend to occupy more influential positions in technology than do deaf people?
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This finding suggests close interaction between deaf people belonging to these different groups.
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It was full of people with disabilities, deaf people, people in wheelchairs and all manner of others.
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On two occasions, deaf people were responsible for saving the lives of the pilots.
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There were moments of black humour as well regarding the safety of deaf people in wartime conditions.
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His paper gave many examples of high intellectual attainments by various deaf people .
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It was made clear that all missioners, superintendents and hearing clergymen interested in deaf people were cordially invited to attend.
person
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An example is threatening a deaf person .
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They shouted as if to a deaf person or an idiot.
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The benefit of the system is it only requires the deaf person to have the special electronics and screen.
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Given appropriate communications support the deaf person can match the hearing person in most fields.
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Anyone can ring the deaf person via an ordinary touch tone telephone.
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One deaf person who did come through to play a leading role in deaf affairs was David Fyfe.
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The award is given annually to a deaf person of outstanding merit in leadership, citizenship and general achievement.
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He remains the only deaf person in Britain ever to be appointed headmaster of a deaf school by a local education authority.
school
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They had no experience whatsoever of any deaf school .
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The first deaf school in Britain opened its doors only in 1764.
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He remains the only deaf person in Britain ever to be appointed headmaster of a deaf school by a local education authority.
student
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And yet young deaf students have great difficulty in getting a place at university.
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Can public schools provide sign language interpreters for deaf students attending religious schools?
woman
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They consulted deaf women and their interpreters, and re-evaluated their work, to make sure they were getting it right.
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Do you remember Mrs Richards, the deaf woman , played by Joan Sanderson?
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Dad's partially deaf and needs a hearing aid.
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Her second child, Oscar, was born deaf .
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More programmes these days have subtitles for the deaf .
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Mr Farrer, a white-haired man in his fifties, had been stone deaf since he was a child.
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There is no reason why deaf people wouldn't lead perfectly normal lives.
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You'll need to speak quite loudly because my father's going deaf .
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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All normal deaf children can develop in the oral system.
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But the union message today is increasingly falling upon deaf ears.
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Does it adequately outline assessment procedures which will identify the needs of the deaf child?
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Found as a baby in Darjeeling, she, too, is deaf .
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Higher education for the deaf receives the same lukewarm support.
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One such group is the deaf .
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That was another of Eunice Snell's theories, that he was a bit weak in the head and probably stone deaf too.
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Washington, that bastion of deaf ears and self-indulgent thinking, is actually trying to relate to the country it represents.