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[quote]QUOTE: <i>Originally posted by paulstecyna21</i> <br /><br />did she have any hearing aids? <br />[/quote] <br /> <br />I dont know if she wore any, but there are some deaf who cannot benefit from hearing aids. However very few can use cohlears which are extremly expensive. <br /> <br />But when I read the article and realized she was "Text messaging" that right there probably signaled she was focused on the device and if that distraction is strong enough nothing could have saved her. <br /> <br />The other thing being a foot from the rails was a very bad thing. <br /> <br />There are ALOT of text messaging devices in the deaf world. Call them the visual equivilant of celluar telephones hearing people use. Blackberries are one of the best. <br /> <br />But unfortunately that was a bad place to be communicating. <br /> <br />What a tragety.
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