Can People with Hearing Impairment Obtain a Driver's License?

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Individuals with hearing impairment can obtain a driver's license if they meet the specified hearing requirements while wearing hearing aids. The requirement is to be able to distinguish the direction of a sound source from a tuning fork placed 50 centimeters away from each ear. Those with hearing impairment who can meet these conditions with the aid of hearing devices are eligible to apply for a motor vehicle driver's license for small cars (C1) or small automatic transmission cars (C2). Permitted vehicle types: For a small car (C1) license, the holder can drive small and micro passenger vehicles, as well as light and micro cargo vehicles. For a small automatic transmission car (C2) license, the holder can drive small and micro automatic transmission passenger vehicles and light and micro automatic transmission cargo vehicles. Physical requirements for driver's license application: Applicants for large buses, tractors, city buses, large trucks, or trolleybuses must be at least 155 cm tall. Applicants for medium-sized buses must be at least 150 cm tall. Both naked or corrected visual acuity must reach at least 5.0 on the logarithmic visual acuity chart. For other vehicle types, the naked or corrected visual acuity must be at least 4.9. Individuals with monocular vision impairment can apply for a driver's license for small cars, small automatic transmission cars, low-speed cargo vehicles, three-wheeled cars, or small automatic transmission passenger cars specially designed for the disabled, provided that the better eye has a naked or corrected visual acuity of at least 5.0 on the logarithmic visual acuity chart and a horizontal field of vision of at least 150 degrees.