I am just as Deaf as I am Blind. The problems of Deafness are deeper and more complex, if not more important, than those of blindness. Deafness is a worse misfortune for IT MEANS THE LOSS OF THE MOST VITAL STIMULUS, THE SOUND OF THE VOICE…THAT BRINGS LANGUAGE, SETS THOUGHT ASTIR, AND KEEPS US IN THE INTELLECTUAL COMPANY OF MAN”