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A poll suggests that many people would actively avoid communicating with people who are deaf or have hearing loss.
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A poll suggests that many people would actively avoid communicating with people who are deaf or have hearing loss.
A hearing loss charity said the findings of the poll are evidence of the "stigma and misunderstanding" people go through on a daily basis.
One in 10 members of the public would actively avoid communicating with a deaf person for fear of not knowing how to engage with them, a new poll suggests.
A poll suggests that many people would actively avoid communicating with people who are deaf or have hearing loss.
A poll suggests that many people would actively avoid communicating with people who are deaf or have hearing loss.