I’m sorry for the double-post, but I just saw this and I had to comment.
Deafness is not an undesirable trait to the millions in the Deaf community. Many many many Deaf people OBJECT to ‘fixing’ their deafness. My Deaf friends are Deaf. It’s like me being Jewish or my best friend being Chicano. It’s nothing you fix. It’s just part of who you are.
Sorry, I felt compelled to correct that.