Anyway (I forgot to say), I don't think it's tantamount to putting a disability on the table so much as it is saying "Sorry, but with all this racket it's really hard to follow what you're saying."
IOW, if you can't hear (or concentrate), it's not your fault.
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Date: 9 Jun 2011 04:22 am (UTC)IOW, if you can't hear (or concentrate), it's not your fault.