Guys please...

Some of my Fraternity brothers and best friends are deaf. Yes there is a need to accomodate better communication, And YES, there it's a good idea to make an effort to help a guy out once in a while....


BUT...you don't need to fall all over yourself trying to be the first in line to think of a better way to do it. There have been deaf people long before you 'discovered one'.

Frankly, it's embarrasing when people go so far out of their way to help you because you are disabled. YES, not being able to hear is, by definition, a disability. So please...don't act so 'eager'. It's almost patronizing. Deaf people aren't idiots, they just can't hear.

There is no, 'special need', just WRITE IT DOWN for christ's sake...sheesh.