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13-12-2006
Deaf and proud
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New York, USA (ABC): Lizzie Sorkin is currently a student at the National Technical Institute for the Deaf (NTID) in Rochester, N.Y. Sorkin's attitude is a strong voice that is emerging in the national deaf community — deafness is not a disability, but a way of life that does not call for medical intervention, but rather reinforcement and pride. About 32.5 million Americans are deaf or hard of hearing, and that is all they have in common.
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