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Apple QuickTime movie  |  2002-08-15  |  6.5 MB  |  320x240  |  15fps  |  1 minute, 18 seconds
Transcription: Well, that means someone who has a hearing loss. And most people I find hard of hearing aren't fluent in sign language and they may have just started to learn sign language and become aware of the deaf community. So they're still working through their acceptance of themselves. Some may have a severe hearing loss but they still see themselves as hard of hearing because they're just beginning to learn sign language been a part of the hearing community most of their life. I think that sign refers to someone who likes to hear, but they also like the sign and they're kind of caught between the two ...