Deaf Community and a boy named Jake
Although, in the past, the majority of the world has looked down upon the Deaf Community, or thought of them as strange, or unusual, the differences in their lifestyles and ours (Those of the hearing community), are not very large at all. Jake, for example, is a 32-year-old male, is a member of the Deaf Community. ... With a hearing loss of 79 decibels, Jake is considered to have a severe hearing loss by audiologists. This would mean, in an every day description, Jake would only be able to hear things such as airplanes, automobiles, a live band, telephones ringing, and possibly a piano. In audiological terms, Jake is deaf. However, Jake would not address himself in this way.