Sexual implications of deafness

摘要

An impairment of hearing is the single most prevalent physical disability in the United States today. It has been determined by the National Census of the Deaf Population that there are 13.4 million persons in the United States with a hearing impairment, 1.8 million of whom can be classified as deaf. In spite of their number, health professionals are usually unaware and uninformed about the severe psychosocial educational and sexual aspects imposed by the impairment. This paper discusses these aspects of deafness.