In Liège, the ASBL The Light has set up a specific service, on equity. It accompanies more than 80 deaf people. Michèle is blind and only hears an ear using a cochlear implant. And this deafness poses many problems on a daily basis: “Movements are very complicated. There is also communication: in a hubbub where I do not hear the person and I do not see the person. We must not hesitate to come to us spontaneously. Besides, I have always been told that yes, Michèle, she looks haughty. Induction with notched buttons to be able to calculate with the first and second position.
This deafness is not recognized in Belgium. The Liège asbl The light has nevertheless set up a specific service, on equity. “For most people, we are visually impaired, hard of hearing and that makes two handicaps. But no, it is really a unique handicap for people who have deafness. There is no possibility of compensation by the other meaning. This handicap has been recognized in France for a few years, but absolutely not in Belgium. Recognition would make it possible to subsidize services that could intervene adequately.” service.
Recognition would ensure the persistence of such services which, in Liège for example, ensure social follow -up, functional rehabilitation and conversation groups.
