Cochlear Implants

question 9

Multiple Choice

Cochlear implants

• A) have been widely accepted by the Deaf community.
• B) are controversial in Deaf culture.
• C) require surgery but there is no risk involved because it is outpatient.
• D) are tools in the social model of Deafness.

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