Sherrie Beaver | Author bios | The Punch http://www.thepunch.com.au/author-bios/sherrie-beaver/ Born in Queensland, Sherrie is a final year Humanities student who has been profoundly deaf since birth. She is passionate about culture, language and human rights. Sherrie is not ashamed to say that she is a hardcore Harry Potter fan, even though she thinks Rowling should have gotten Draco and Hermione together. en Copyright 2012 The Punch penberthyd@newsltd.com.au penberthyd@newsltd.com.au Sat, 26 May 2012 20:00:40 +0000 Sat, 26 May 2012 20:00:40 +0000 Politics, opinion, world news, sports news, latest news, views, Barack Obama, Kevin Rudd, Julia Gillard, Nathan Rees, Malcolm Turnbull, Peter Garrett, Barnaby Joyce, Australian, federal politics, opinion polls, election, The Punch, thepunch, punch ExpressionEngine 1.6.7 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 15 http://www.thepunch.com.au/images/punch-logo-rss.png The Punch http://www.thepunch.com.au/ 144 70 Politics, political opinion, world news, sports news and the latest news and views updated live, daily on The Punch - Australia's best conversation. Search Search The Punch keywords http://www.thepunch.com.au/search/ Let’s hear it for deaf pride http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/Lets-hear-it-for-deaf-pride/ “Deafness is a scourge that can be eradicated and consigned to history, just like polio”. So said speech pathologist and former Queenslander of the year Dimity Dornan recently. It has been known to attack the nervous system, thus causing total paralysis in a matter of hours (Polio Australia, 2011). Children under the age of five are at the most risk of getting polio. Deafness is defined as the inability to hear properly or at all (HealthDirect Australia, 2011). This occurs the most in young children either at birth or in their infancy. Both have long term effects, but are completely different. feedback@thepunch.com.au (Sherrie Beaver) Article http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/Lets-hear-it-for-deaf-pride/#comments http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/Lets-hear-it-for-deaf-pride/#item6933 Mon, 17 Oct 2011 19:40:41 +0000 Sherrie Beaver | Author bios | The Punch