How Does Edward Scissor Use Sign Language In The Deaf

This resembles members of the deaf community in that they rely heavily on sign language to communicate. “90% of the deaf community uses sign language as a means of communication” (Phan, 2013). Furthermore, they are isolated and separated by their deafness if those around them do not learn to sign or if they don’t learn to speak. Those who are deaf are often separated developmentally and academically, depending on when and what kind of early intervention services they receive, how extensive their hearing loss is, and whether it is accompanied by another disease or disability. This in turn, can cause them to isolate themselves and produce devastating effects on self-concept. There are often a lot of misconceptions and misunderstandings between the deaf and hearing community. …show more content…
Furthermore, I made a connection between how people were trying to surgically correct Edward and how many people want to surgically correct hearing loss which is a huge controversy, in that people especially in the deaf community believe that deafness is not a disability nor is it debilitating—it is viewed as a gift—something that is part of who you are. Many people are against trying to aid or correct hearing loss of any kind. Overall, I found a lot of similarities between the film Edward Scissor Hands and deafness, although Edward was not deaf in the traditional sense of the word he is representative of deaf culture and the struggle to acceptance for those who are deaf or hard of hearing in the hearing