DEAFNESS AND BLINDNESS

Dominion, Volume 22, Issue 72, 18 December 1928, Page 12

DEAFNESS AND BLINDNESS

Sir, —In Wednesday’s issue of ‘The Dominion” I read a letter by Air. Richard Barron re “deaf and blind.” I have been deaf for many years, and about 9 months ago there was a further increase in my deafness, and I am now absolutely stone deaf. I have been at the Jubilee Institute for the Blind for two and a half years, and I have asked several blind persons at the institute if they would prefer deafness to blindness if they had the choice, and the answer has, always been in the negative. “I think if I had to choose I should prefer blindness to deafness.” However, I heartily agree with Mr. Barron that the deaf are able, on the whole, to get more fun out of life than the blind. I am very interested about this deaf club in Wellington, and should like to know more about same. Would it be possible for me to learn Up reading in Wellington? I can understand a few simple sentences already, but feel sure that if I could correspond with a fellow “deafie” perhaps he could help me in this matter. If this should catch the eye of Air. Barron or any of the members of the Deaf Club," I sincerely hope that they could give me any information possible. I have another deaf friend in Martinborough and I am sure he would be interested as well. —I am. etc., ERIC G. GASKIN. Alartinborough, December 14.