Deaf Seek Removal Of Discriminatory Clause
"The Press" Special Service WHANGAREI, April 12.
Steps to remove the discriminatory clause against the hard of hearing from the requirements for driving licences will be taken by the League for the Hard of Hearing. The annual conference of the league was told that at present drivers must be able to hear words spoken in a normal tone from a distance of 10 feet before they may take out a driving licence.
A remit from the Auckland branch asking the Road Safety Council to remove this requirement was passed by the conference. A letter from the Transport Department to the conference stated that deafness had not been shown to be a contributory cause in any accidents. Of 11 fatal accidents in 1962-63-64 where deafness was mentioned as afflicting the victims, 10 of them were pedestrians aged more than 70 and the other was a cyclist.
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Press, Volume CIV, Issue 30724, 13 April 1965, Page 11
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Deaf Seek Removal Of Discriminatory Clause
Press, Volume CIV, Issue 30724, 13 April 1965, Page 11
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