RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 Cochlear implants: the head-on collision between medical technology and the right to be deaf JF Canadian Medical Association Journal JO CMAJ FD Canadian Medical Association SP 929 OP 932 VO 157 IS 7 A1 L. Swanson YR 1997 UL http://www.cmaj.ca/content/157/7/929.abstract AB The debate over using cochlear implants to help deaf people communicate with those who can hear continues to rage. Some have welcomed the new technology, but others say the deaf have their own culture and do not need to be "cured".