# Wheelchair? Hearing aids? Yes. ‘Disabled’? No way!

- URL: https://theranews.net/blog/2026-01-03-wheelchair-hearing-aids-yes-disabled-no-way-2a112a/
- Published: 2026-01-03
- Type: Archive summary (AI-assisted summary of third-party reporting)
- Original outlet: capitalgazette
- Original report: https://www.capitalgazette.com/2026/01/02/wheelchair-hearing-aids-yes-disabled-no-way/
- Topics: mental-health
- Publisher: TheraNews, operated by AdvancedCare USA Inc.
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> But if you ask either of them a question included on a recent University of Michigan survey — “Do you identify as having a disability?” — the Meades answer promptly: No, they don’t.

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*Originally reported by capitalgazette. [Read more](https://www.capitalgazette.com/2026/01/02/wheelchair-hearing-aids-yes-disabled-no-way/)*

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*Source: [https://www.capitalgazette.com/2026/01/02/wheelchair-hearing-aids-yes-disabled-no-way/](https://www.capitalgazette.com/2026/01/02/wheelchair-hearing-aids-yes-disabled-no-way/)*