# Deaf people blocked from armed services

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deaf-people-blocked-from-armed-services/758341>\
**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [June 25, 2016, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deaf-people-blocked-from-armed-services/758341 "2016-06-25T18:40:56Z")\
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**Author:** ![Velocity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/velocity/32/18006_2.png) [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\
**Post date:** [July 9, 2016, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deaf-people-blocked-from-armed-services/758341/64 "2016-07-09T21:03:22Z")

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> [@levdrakon](#):
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> We could afford deaf interpreters for every deaf person wanting to join the military.

Can we afford assistants for every blind person wanting to join the military?

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