| When we were growing up there use to be a deaf | | | | have two mirrors on the outside of the car. There |
| family that lived in the neighborhood. We found it | | | | must be a left and right mirror on the outside. If you |
| fascinating to watch them communicate through sign | | | | think about it, all cars come with both mirrors that we |
| language. They would come and go going off to | | | | look at now at all the dealerships. In the past this would |
| school and then come home on weekends. At the | | | | have had to be a special request or an additional |
| time, deafness was not considered a disability so the | | | | purchase of equipment. They use the same rules and |
| father would work two and three jobs to afford the | | | | laws and drive the same roads that we do. |
| tuition of the private schools the children had to attend. | | | | The only time that you would know that there is a |
| As the children grew up it was time to work towards | | | | hearing impaired driver behind the wheel is if you |
| getting their licenses. I often wondered if they had to | | | | happen to catch them talking or using sign language to |
| get special auto insurance to drive. Did they need | | | | a passenger in the car or when they get out of the |
| special equipment to drive because they were hearing | | | | car and they are with another person and they use |
| impaired. When it came time to take their test the son | | | | sign language. Other than that they can drive just as |
| went down and passed and you could see his | | | | well as a hearing person does and they do not need |
| excitement. The father started giving him driving | | | | and special equipment. Some hearing impaired people |
| lessons. It was at that time I went online to see about | | | | carry a card that states they are hearing impaired in |
| auto insurance rates and hearing impaired drivers. | | | | case they are stopped by the police. This way it will |
| Several insurance quotes came back and it appears | | | | not appear as if they are ignoring them or being |
| the only special equipment that is needed is they must | | | | disrespectful. |