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, C's '2aecteteLeetttaaeetse, a)?” "t"'"i"i"1"fil -(s1sru,/iiiir,, If! healing problems. To provide better ser- vice to the hearing handi- capped in this area, the Canadian Hearing Society has opened an office in Wa- terloo one day a month that Vi“ Provide job placement, WV. ttta' - an tairsit dim Hearing Society in Waterloo Region but hun- dreds more mat have un- fittegted or unreported More than 70 people are Wanted with the Cana- up 90% “Juanita medi- mm comm 3m fi/lr MESS, Mt t Tritt Six paced of population is ttttti M“ “W M“ “RN A“ was 4.9. DEC. 27- Steps can be installed 'tuicklv--witttout piles of sand and cement on paths and lawns. The one-piece consttuction avoids "frost heave" damage. Built-in safety treads protect your family. 108 sizesin stock. Add to an beauty. um; and value of you: home Roinbtcod concrete Unit Hearing Society is "Manpower for the deaf' By Mary Stop." Six percent of Can m“ Irtgt1 WV ‘ws 'iiiikef ow' __ all ttttks ’atio Slabs! 18": 18")SIJI] also 24" x 24" - 20" x 30" I uurr STEP or KITci-iEuea’ , 255 Victoria H. 742-5531 Ono-1&6: Sat. 0-12 “There are enough hear- ing impaired people in this am to almost warrant a Inn will be available for consultation and interviews in the Ministry of Com- nullity and Social Services office in Waterloo Square. counsellors from the so- ciety’s area office in Hamil- frtmaettirtg m be services. It the hearing h in Kitchener, flttmtqidtre, Em iettttoKinaurtine. trttr services. It will serve the healing handicapped in “tanner, Waterlop, Cambridge. Elmira and New Hamburg and an area north of Waterloo much- l, mttatrititition Iitetgienat new: and vlevi's FEB. IS BRAND PM“ JAN. Ill 100% mam JAN. 24 - a J ByJJIlgLll "YIII'IIE Alum I tttttMt " III.“ can" m mu m "tttil, Hem-u- of the big imttrtriet/iiFroG." For example, physical la- bour or assembly line work in January'to hot (Bikini; that the hard of hearing are not getting adequate service. Their needs would be better met with a branch The Waterloo office will be primarily epeteemett with finding employment for hearing impaired people. Mr. lsellough and StairPaul. another rehabilitation counsellor from the Hamil- ton office, will yisit Wa- terloo Region employers sanctum in the future," aid Dons Wash. ' re- haltititattioet counsellor from the Hamilton branch oftiee who will dine duties attherWaterioo office. We a IIIIBIIII cup classic " ' Ii000.00tt E 'i7.S"i7l,5l 33 m [g Kimmy Am um Ltd. ma 'ttNGS- on. mamas: ooh. tYu L I,8 744-4119 "‘Some deaf people, like some hearing peoplg, are extremely good lip waders. It is possible to rely on this for armmtanietttion," said Mr. Kellough. Hearing aids also help some hearing impaired people communicate d- fectively on the Job. The only people who communi- cate with Sign language pr pantomime are those who havie been profoundly ddiii when our climb will not be with; at a disadvant- "Often there are office or phat situations when lack of hearing my almost be an advantage. Keypad: operating is " example or mistyped”? _ Depending on the kind of hearinglosond its severity, healing impaired people can communicate in a vari- etrtttmtroetttteyrtr. . Ash About Our Unlimited Mileage warranty The society helps place teenagers in summer jobs and permanent jobs after interviewing they: exten- sively at school and'eheck- ing their scholastic records. "The majority of the peo- ple we deal with are young because we work very close- ly with schools for the deaf. We get more referrals from schools than anywhere else. " rooms, Canada Manpower offices and a whole myriad of other areas," said Mr. Kellough. Counsellors also carry information on early detec- tion of hearing impairment, lip reading, training schools for the deaf and post- secondary training at com- munity colleges. "We get involved in many other facets of their lives through job placement ... We interpret in doctors' offices, in hospitals, court court procedures. immi- gration offieea and medical matters. _ impatient with them when ttterdmt'ttmderstand.',' Partofttteytttotttoear. " Society counsellors will be to help out the deaf PM if problems occur on the Job. In addition to tttig role, they are often called upon to translate in fellow by fellow unpbyea be- am they may try to keep madam secret. “Denim” is an invisible handicap. It's easier for the hearing “mild per- all to remain anonymous than for people with other handicaps. But we also feel it's a cause for greater mis- "" COISOlE 1.15 DEMO 20" MIRIAM! " SOLID s33; "ttyteotrtangtiaiiGiihs." Mr. may. mid he: - " mm won-(er: are tIto ' DOWN " PAYMENT) "ll MAB. loin.- 8-H. 8 PIECE Modal“)! KITCHEN - [WING ROOM - BEDROOM PLUS B & W PORT. TY. All) STEREO FURNITURE: 'if',':?, GUI." [Us and have de. [E the Hearing Society re- ceives money from the Kit- cheeter-Waterloo Federated Charities, and the Cam- bridge United Way. Society operates through grants from provincial gov- emments and funds raised through united appeal pro- grams. In Waterloo Region, their own. The problems of the fttrtetitteta1 hard of hearing my bcjust as great as the congenitauy deaf, Many times the hard of hear ing have had a sense of hear- ing at one time so they know what they’re missing. They have a difficult adjustment to make, but at least they have language skills," said Mr. Kellough. The hard of hearing can be divided into three main will”; the profoundly, congenitally deaf, who have been deaf since birth, the functional hard of healing and the postdinguaily deaf. The rrodt-rmgiatiy deaf have lost their senseofhear- ing to a marked degree after they acquired language. "We see many people of all three categories. They gee}: have special needs all a full-time audiologm. An “WW is a university graduate trained in con- ducting hearing tests and mailing on hearing aid selection.” " low " hesttrtetg imgtettrmeitts from .the Ministry of Community lid 'tel Serving. hospi- his, " ad from the individulls themselves. “Forthhpuchu evalu- ation of healing loss, hear- " tests and hearing aid selection, we will be re- ferring than to Kiidiener- Waterloo Hospital, which is in the process of hiring M1052 6 PIECE “on. Slit. noon MODELS " COMPOUEITS PKG. Thtsoetetraistrtret- m © Hearing