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据统计,美国的聋人、半聋人和因疾病而严重失聪者多达150万人,约占全国总人口的3％。从人数上讲,聋哑是美国的“第一残疾”。为了在生活、工作和学习上帮助这支“百万大军”,拉尔夫和玛丽夫妇费尽周折,在纽约创建了一个耳聋者的民间组织:“向耳聋挑战俱乐部”,其会员都是聋人或半聋人。该俱乐部发展迅速,目前在全国许多城市中都设有分部,总人数已近万人。这在美国多如牛毛的民间社团中可称得上是“人多势壮”了。创办人拉尔夫夫妇本身就是一对聋哑夫妻,因此他们最能体会聋哑患者内心的痛苦和希求。他俩现
Statistics show that in the United States, there are as many as 1.5 million deaf people, half-deaf people and people suffering from serious deafness, accounting for about 3% of the total population. In terms of numbers, deaf-mute is the “first disability” in the United States. In order to help the “million-strong army” in life, work and study, Ralph and Mary were struggling to create a deaf-organized non-government organization in New York: The Club for Deafness, whose members are all deaf Human or semi-deaf. The club has developed rapidly and now has branches in many cities throughout the country, with a total population of nearly 10,000. This can be described as “a strong population” in the thriving civil society in the United States. Founder Ralph couple itself is a pair of deaf-mute couple, so they can best understand the pain and hope deaf patients heart. They are now