I’d like to add some things to the tl notes
Deafness, just like blindness can be caused by damage to the organ itself (ears, eyes) or the nerves. When someone is born blind or deaf, it’s usually the nerves. I have a friend born with problematic nerves, and she lose her vision over time until it became full blindness. She also explained to me that damaged nerves usually results in “more severe disability” compared to damaged organs. Basically it’s usually a worse problem when the brain cannot process the information received from the organ compared to the organs themselves being damaged.
For people with damaged organs, they can try opting for artificial organs that can send info to their brain to be processed, however, if the problem lies in the nerves, they said that currently there’s no fancy schmancy technology that can substitute the brain (in my country at least)
As always, thanks for the tl. I really like how this manga portrays disability, if you have experience dealing with a deaf person, you can see the subtleties. And it shows how Hiiragi hone her skills to overcome her weaknesses, and her friends supporting her
Disability is the inability to see your ability