Social clubs especially for hard-of-hearing people may create lasting friendships and opportunities for service.

"Even many deaf and hard-of-hearing people can 'hear' the music underwater," Ms. Schneider added.

"Deaf and hard-of-hearing people are isolated to begin with," she said, "but this is unnecessarily isolating them."

Cued Speech is a system of communication used with and among deaf or hard-of-hearing people .

Israel is the only country in the world that requires the deaf and hard-of-hearing people to serve in the conscription or military.

Various support groups for deaf people or hard-of-hearing people and their families, are being established as part of the program.

Is that the case with most hard-of-hearing people, apart from, perhaps, the elderly?

My hope is that in the next round of hiring we would find deaf or hard-of-hearing people who are looking for jobs.

The same kinds one would find with a hearing person or are the problems you encounter unique to deaf and hard-of-hearing people?

If non-native speakers, people with speech disorders or hard-of-hearing people are involved, other probabilities hold.