Great opinion
Hi shel90, I'm a college student in Michigan going into medicine. I'm currently doing a research paper on understanding deafness and would like your permission to use your post as a reference for my paper. I decided to research this paper because I learned ASL early due to my brother being deaf, but since he CAN communicate orally, the rest of my family decided not to learn ASL. It brought me closer to him than anyone can imagine, because I would be the only one who could go along with him to deaf gatherings. What sparked my anger was when my brother got married. His wife is completely deaf and still nobody in our family made an effort to learn ASL for my brother and his wife. They just had a baby girl, and she is completely deaf as well. Now about half of our family is "attempting" to learn ASL. When I asked my brother how he felt, he told me he was happy they are trying for his baby, but he is upset that they wouldnt try for him or his wife. I decided to try and help others understand that deafness isnt a handicap, (I've seen my brother do everything I ever have, including playing an instrument) but it is very difficult to go through completely isolated from the majority of your family.
Thanks for the great post, it really made me stop and think.
Daron
Hi shel90, I'm a college student in Michigan going into medicine. I'm currently doing a research paper on understanding deafness and would like your permission to use your post as a reference for my paper. I decided to research this paper because I learned ASL early due to my brother being deaf, but since he CAN communicate orally, the rest of my family decided not to learn ASL. It brought me closer to him than anyone can imagine, because I would be the only one who could go along with him to deaf gatherings. What sparked my anger was when my brother got married. His wife is completely deaf and still nobody in our family made an effort to learn ASL for my brother and his wife. They just had a baby girl, and she is completely deaf as well. Now about half of our family is "attempting" to learn ASL. When I asked my brother how he felt, he told me he was happy they are trying for his baby, but he is upset that they wouldnt try for him or his wife. I decided to try and help others understand that deafness isnt a handicap, (I've seen my brother do everything I ever have, including playing an instrument) but it is very difficult to go through completely isolated from the majority of your family.
Thanks for the great post, it really made me stop and think.
Daron