Cochlear implants are used when the medical perception of deaf is taken; something is wrong with the child’s ears…this must be corrected. Parents are much to blame for this controversy. They are ridiculously obsessed with having a normal child; a child without the hindrance of a hearing loss. Instead of accepting this child as being different, and putting forth effort into learning his/her language, they perceive the child as broken or impaired. Overcoming the oppression experienced by the majority of deaf people needs to begin with the parents of the next generation.
Although it stemmed from society's overwhelming pressure on the Deaf to become hearing, the concept opened my eyes to a side of deaf culture that separates itself from our (hearing) world, and inserts itself as a different planet in a way. Furthermore, the documentary showed me how cruel the world can be towards a community that just wanted to be respected and understood. When the video spoke about how many deaf children were sent to boarding schools because their parents did not know how to handle them being deaf it broke my heart. Additionally, these children had no regular communication with their families making them turn to each other for support and love. Finally, they would create their own family within each other.
Many people don’t understand deaf culture and they are most likely to ignore it. There are many people that actually prefer to ignore the great values of a deaf person. Most hearing people simply see deaf people as not being “normal” and they just assume that deaf people are not as smart as hearing people or are incapable of down all the other things “normal” people can do. I also believe that there are brave people in the deaf community that have fought against oppression and misconceptions, in order to help the deaf community be recognized and have the appropriate methods of teaching in order to thrive. Even though we still have a long way to go before deaf culture is accepted as it should be, without these brave people, deaf culture wouldn’t have the accomplishments it has today.
After reading the article “Victims from birth” by Wendy McElroy, you can not help but wonder if both Sharon Duchesneau and Candace McCullough did the right thing by voluntarily increasing their chances to have a deaf son. Duchesneau and McCullough are a lesbian couple, who both happen to be deaf, and after having one deaf daughter, Jehanne, this situation is understandable the fact that Gauvin parents would want to have a son, Gauvin, who is deaf as well. However, deprive a child from the sense of hearing was not right for parents to choose a lifestyle that would label their unborn son as a person with a disability for the rest of his life. Life comes with many challenges, having a disability adds more challenges and creates more obstacles
I was very thankful that we were able to communicate with her and ask her what happened because she was deaf. Sometimes it was hard to communicate with her because she was extremely fast when signing because she grew up signing. In conclusion, my experience was something I would never forget. It was indeed something new and uplifting to me because I have never done a walk quite like this before where I felt like was doing a good deed. I love helping others out any way I can.
I learned that it is a very unbalanced playing field and that the deaf community has to adapt to all the changes that the hearing wants to make. Some changes have come after many years of struggle by the part of the deaf community. I learned that the deaf are considered a minority group like to one that I belong. I had a vague idea that some how they were protected more and that they had some impressive benefits to counteract their disability. Now understand that I could not be more wrong.
Watching the film on the cochlear implant was relevant to a family’s struggle of a child being deaf at a young age and wanting what is best for them as mentioned in the book I read. Something important I like that is inspiring is how a deficiency/disability created its own language to communicate with multitudes of people with the same
Next year I know I will miss the comforting feeling I receive when I walk into her classroom. It was an absolute honor to learn and work with Mrs. Perkins. No words can express how grateful I am for all of her hard work and effort. A good teacher is one that helps students to understand difficult concepts, but Mrs. Perkins is a great educator that not only motivates teenagers, but sincerely cares for and helps each of her students. Because of her, I am now able to thoroughly enjoy and understand music.
Always distinctions will be existing in segregated districts such as facilities in education and transportation. Brown at 50: Can we Fulfill its Vision website’s article writes, “ADL argued that which is unequal in fact cannot be equal in law and therefore segregation and equality cannot be co-exist in public education” (2004, p.2). Black children and their parents always were suffering from these bad distinctions. Because of distinguish between in education facilities; children were not getting good education. They were not preparing themselves for their future.
Deafblindness This factsheet is part of our Deaf awareness range. It is general information for anyone who wants to find out more about deafblind people. Read this factsheet to find out: What is deafblindness? What is congenital deafblindness? What are the main causes of congenital deafblindness?