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One concluded that deaf drivers were safer than hearing drivers, one concluded that deaf and hearing female drivers performed similarly but deaf male drivers crashed more frequently, and the other ...
Generation. Average annual young driver fatalities. Average fatal crash involvement rate per 100k licensed drivers. Gen X (1994-1995) 3,399. 67.6. Millennials (1996-2011)
THE INDEPENDENT DEBATE: As the AA backs calls to ban new drivers under 21 from carrying passengers of a similar age for six months after passing their test, we want to know if you would welcome a ...
Deaf children who have Deaf parents that communicate in sign language from birth, generally perform better in their academics than other deaf children with hearing parents. [7] This includes children who adapted using speech and lipreading , prosthetic devices such as the cochlear implants , hearing aid technology, and artificial language ...
The greatest risk in flying is in takeoff and landing, meaning that longer aircraft trips are safer per mile. Commuter planes used on shorter flights have higher risk than larger jet aircraft. Driving on U.S. Interstate highways, which are almost always controlled-access divided highways, is safer than driving on most other roads and highways.
Some people consider it best to use person-first language, for example "a person with a disability" rather than "a disabled person." [1] However identity-first language, as in "autistic person" or "deaf person", is preferred by many people and organizations. [2] Language can influence individuals' perception of disabled people and disability. [3]
Deaf-mute is a literal translation of the French sourd-muet which was already in use in France in the 19th century, in the works of the founder of the deaf school in Paris, as well as in the name of the school, the Institution Nationale des Sourds-Muets à Paris. Since some Deaf people can also speak, the term deaf-mute is not accurate.
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