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Old 01-01-2023, 09:00 AM
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Originally Posted by puckpaul View Post
Well, in today’s context, i “hear” you. But both Hoy and Taylor had NO problem signing baseballs with “Dummy” in the signature, so I hardly feel like i should change how i refer to them.

I have severe hearing loss which drew me to collecting Dummy Hoy items. Proud of them.

Sadder is that people today are still uncomfortable with people with hearing loss, and they are not any more welcoming in this era of “DEI”.
I've always felt they should offer American Sign Language in school as an elective along with the other languages.
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