hard of hearing
adjective
: relating to or having partial hearing loss
people who are hard of hearing
the deaf and hard of hearing community
… the task force … will ask the Nebraska Department of Education to hire a national consulting firm with expertise in the area of deaf and hard of hearing education to analyze Nebraska's system.—
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Rust, 83, who is hard of hearing and has cancer in his right arm, was in one of the hundreds of homes that was inundated with floodwaters from the Little Sioux River on Saturday.
—Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 28 June 2024
My daughter and mom can’t communicate well due to the language barrier and because my mom is hard of hearing.
—Sahaj Kaur Kohli, Washington Post, 20 June 2024
Ninety percent of Deaf or hard of hearing children are born to parents that can hear, according to Luisa Soboleski, president of the Connecticut Association of the Deaf.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 10 Jan. 2024
For people who are deaf or hard of hearing, use your preferred relay service or dial 711 then 800-273-8255.
—Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 1 June 2024
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Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 28 June 2024
My daughter and mom can’t communicate well due to the language barrier and because my mom is hard of hearing.
—Sahaj Kaur Kohli, Washington Post, 20 June 2024
Ninety percent of Deaf or hard of hearing children are born to parents that can hear, according to Luisa Soboleski, president of the Connecticut Association of the Deaf.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 10 Jan. 2024
For people who are deaf or hard of hearing, use your preferred relay service or dial 711 then 800-273-8255.
—Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 1 June 2024
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“Hard of hearing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hard%20of%20hearing. Accessed 17 Sep. 2024.
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