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Summary

Deaf Usenet users, family and friends of a deaf individual, and those who would like to learn more about deaf society may find the newsgroup alt.society.deaf interesting. This newsgroup discusses various aspects relevant to the deaf community including opinions and reviews of technologies from a technical and cultural standpoint, advice for parents who have deaf children, links to relevant news sources and journals, personal experiences, medical information, support for deaf individuals and their friends and family, etc. The FAQ http://www.zak.co.il/deaf-info/old/home.html points you to lots of other Internet resources on deafness and also answers questions that are common within discussions of deafness, such as questions dealing with driving and deafness, professions, limitations, assistive technology, accessibility, education, communication, controversial issues (Sign vs. Oral education, cochlear devices), medical causes of deafness, historical treatment of deaf individuals, and much more. Some interesting posts to the alt.society.deaf newsgroup dealt with research on Bedouin sign language and it's linguistic implications, and debates over the advantages and disadvantages of cochlear implants.