Deaf President Now

Helen Keller Can you imagine being deaf and blind at the same time and earning a college degree in arts? Helen Keller did[ Google, n.d.]. She deserves to win the best disabled life award. Helen Keller never gave up she and she even went to college while being deaf and blind. She had learned just over 60 signs by the time she turned 7 and she could even learn 30 words within a day after that[ "Helen Keller." Biography.com. A&E Networks Television]. Another reason was her education because…

Matlin: An Inspiring Contemporary Deaf Figure Throughout the past few decades, there have been many outstanding deaf actors and actresses. Among them is Marlee Matlin. Marlee Matlin was born on August 24, 1965, in the suburb of Morton Grove, Illinois. At the age of 18 months, she lost hearing in her right ear and eighty percent of her hearing in the other due to an illness and high fevers. Her parents grieved over the loss of her hearing and refused to send her to a deaf school. Instead, they…

gender a certain way. Most people though, including myself, do not know that people are also prejudice against people who are deaf or hard of hearing. This is identified as “Audism” this can be practiced in many forms such as assuming things that are untrue, not providing reasonable accommodations, or not hiring someone who is deaf. Audism is able to have a huge impact on the deaf community and is something that should be discussed more among individuals. The term Audism was invented by Tom…

1. Where, in your opinion, do interpreters fit into Deaf Culture? Interpreters fit in Deaf culture in countless ways. Interpreters are knowledgeable of Deaf culture because they are a constant in a Deaf persons life. We are advocates and allies for Deaf people. Interpreters bridge the communication gap between the hearing and Deaf world. 2. Does it matter if the interpreter is a CODA? Should it? There are pros and cons to both CODA interpreters and interpreters. I feel that my opinion…

#HearingPrivilege There is a hashtag going around social media raising awareness for deaf people. People don’t think about deaf people when they go to a movie or a concert, they don’t think about how they can’t enjoy the simple things in life. There are many privileges that hearing people don’t realize they have because the public isn’t educated about deaf or hard of hearing people. Hearing privilege is when a deaf person has to wait months for a movie to have screencaps when everyone else…

“For my Deaf Son” is a documentary type movie that gives the audience a rare insider on the struggle between two hearing parents having to decide how to educate their deaf child. The variances between oral, manual, and mainstream methods are shown in great details from many of different sources. Thomas Tranchin’s parents found out he was profoundly deaf when he was one-year-old. The whole family describes how devastated they felt when the doctor told them, and how they knew it would change…

the harsh truth about, in my opinion, one of the major issues that has been overlooked in this country. No one really thinks about it until you really need to, but it is bigger than the “black live matter” movement that is plaguing our country right now. Don’t worry, we still have time to change it just takes a handful of people to make a difference. I just need your eyes for a moment and you can lend us a hand in fighting this battle. I woke up that morning not knowing what I was getting myself…

(American sign language). Moreover, deaf people not only have their own language, but also have their own culture like hearing people. The deaf culture is very important to the deaf community. And, as an ASL student, I have more chances to join in two Deaf events to have a closer view of Deaf Culture in general, or more specific American Deaf Culture. The events are the movie nights held at Santa Ana College on 18th and 20th October, 2016. The definition of Deaf culture is the set of social…

On the third deaf event, I attended to the Haywood Mall silent dinner on the 1st of April. I attended there for an hour. First, I approached a male signing to another male by tapping on one of their shoulders to let them know I was present. At the moment, I introduced myself. One male named David has a daughter and the other male is his friend, Sean. I noticed that David and his daughter hear; however, his friend Sean is deaf. As I could understand, David learned ASL because he had friends and…

likely encounter clients who are deaf or hard of hearing (HOH). After all, I am going to school to specialize in helping those with speech and language disabilities- nowhere in my title does the word ‘hearing’ occur. Despite this, I will surely be part of an interdisciplinary team tasked with supporting those who experience hearing loss if I chose to work in the schools. Thus, the presentations from Presbyterian Ear Institute (PEI), New Mexico School for the Deaf (NMSD), and American Sign…