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| Betrifft: Nie wieder taub ("Subject: Never again deaf") A so called silver bullet should help Reportage by Katharina Wolff (45 min., 16:9) Camera: Rainer Friedrich, Frank Kranstedt Sound: Nina Mees, Sven-Phil Lentzen, Editing: Christoph Hermann Production: a & o buero First broadcasted on 09-22-2008, 22:30 Uhr (SWR) Program info SWR (pdf, german) |
Are there soon no deaf people anymore? Scientists and physicians think that this is a realistic vision. They developped an alleged silver bullet against deafness, the so called cochlea implant. This high-tech device is engrafted in the head and makes deaf people to hearing people. But many deaf people feel pressured by the implant: "Nobody asks people in wheelchairs to walk or blind people to see." |
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