Train Go Sorry: Inside A Deaf World By Leah Hager Cohen

The book our class was given to read is called “Train Go Sorry: Inside a Deaf World” by Leah Hager Cohen. The writing is about what she had seen living in a Deaf school since a child, and what struggles the Deaf community has. She lived in Lexington School for the Deaf, which she always felt at home, comfortable, and knew the lay of the land. She considered Lexington to be her “red-bricked castle, her seven acre kingdom.” This is where she lived with her brother Max, and her mother and father. Although her grandparents who immigrated here were deaf, her father, brother and herself were capable of hearing. Within this report, I am going to elaborate not only what was going on throughout the text, but my personal feelings towards the tough …show more content…
Some of the Deaf community believe they aren’t as important, and then again some of the Deaf community believe they are a great and another way to help communicate with the hearing community. She talks about how James from time to time would misplace his hearing aid, and for a family with a low income, it can be a problem replacing them. At this time- and still in the present time- hearing aids are expensive. I work at Costco Wholesale and we just got in hearing aids and a hearing aid department. For a lot of people, insurance doesn 't cover the whole cost. Often I see families turn away because they are too pricey. Leah describes the same trouble within the school, and even says cochlear implants is very controversial to the Deaf community. One of the problems the Deaf believe is the more implants are used, the smaller the community will …show more content…
If this question arose at the beginning of December I would have a strange look on my face, and then tell you it means sit down and wait for the next one. I would answer that question not out of ignorance, but with the idea the Deaf should understand us, and find ways to learn our language. This is not a hateful sentence, rather than acknowledging the truth of what little I knew. I knew there was a Deaf community and there were probably schools who took in Deaf people. I knew if the chance popped up and I could learn a little about a culture I didn’t know I would jump at it. I thought that they are different. After taking this American Sign Language class, reading this book, the extra credit, and going on the field trip, I have changed. I came into this class with an open mind, and I read this book with an open mind. I would not say I was wrong, but uneducated. If I was to walk out of this class with that same mentality I had before, than that would make me