Through Deaf Eyes Reflection

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The deaf culture has come to evolve and change over the years, at first it was oppressed and shunned from society, but now it thrives. The deaf community conquered many obstacles to get to where it is today. This agonizing story is told by a HDTV documentary called “Through Deaf Eyes”. I watched this film in my Introductory to Sign Language course, I learned so much from the video. I was surprised that I hardly knew any of the material covered by the film. I was also surprised by many of the statistic and main points that were showcased as well. The film “Through Deaf Eyes” was eye opening to the hardships the deaf community has faced in their attempts to gain equality, I was surprised by the facts, yet I from these revelations I learned many

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