You raise some interesting points. If you were faced with the choice, which would you rather be, deaf or blind? I doubt you'll find too many people who'd choose to be blind.

Yes, there are more forms of assistance for the blind than for the deaf but I believe a lot of that is due to the level of effort for a blind person to move about and be a functioning member of society.

A deaf person can drive himself around, a blind person cannot.

A deaf person can walk around as easily as everyone else, a blind person cannot.

A deaf person can operate a computer and other machinery without much need for "adaptive technology", a blind person cannot.

A deaf person can read without assistance, a blind person cannot.

A deaf person has trouble operating a conventional phone but there are free translation services available between TDD and voice, at least in my area. Even the blind have some phone problems, such as phone numbers that include letters instead of numbers (e.g. 1-800-4CARPETS).

There are other services for the deaf that just aren't too visible, such as close captioning on TV programs and some movies. All TV sets over 25" diagonal are required by law to have the close captioning circuitry built in.

This isn't to imply in any way that the deaf have it easy. It just is meant to compare the relative level of difficulty that deaf and blind people have in daily life.