Through Deaf Eyes Movie Essay

The film, Through Deaf Eyes has brought new facts to life for me. In the movie we see many examples of what the Deaf people had to go through in order to be seen as equal to hearing people. The film showed how they used to be taught to lip read and to feel vibrations instead of using sign language. They taught this in boarding schools for deaf children. Many children were left at the schools not knowing why they were there. The movie also showed the different ways of life that deaf people live, which really isn't much different from the lives of hearing people at all. Technically the hearing can still relate to Deaf people even though the Deaf cannot hear. Deaf people can act, make friends, get jobs, Have families, and go to school. In my opinion it really isn't that big …show more content…
He believed that sign language separated them from the hearing world and showed them as lower-class. People agreed with him and then created the oral method. The Oral Method is used to teach deaf children to speak and lip read. Educators thought that if the children got used to the sounds and breathing patterns of speaking, they would be able to lip read. There was a short film about one man's perspective on lip reading. He seemed offended by it and stated that, “The Hearing people I meet can't lip read, and yet they judge Deaf people who are unable to.” This helped me understand it is probably offensive to most Deaf people to ask them if they can lip read. One of the things that the film also pointed out was what an audiogram was. An audiogram is a test that measures the ability to detect sound. During the test they have the deaf person repeat the words that the person charting the test says. After the test, the chart shows what percent hearing is in there right and left ears. Another thing that I learned while watching the movie is that ninety percent of deaf people have parents that can