Deaf like you

jillio said:
You should be able to order it online from Gaulladet Press. It's called Lessons in Laughter; Autobiography of a Deaf Actor by Bernard Bragg as signed to Eugene Bergman.
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Thanks Jillio - I will take that in consideration ;)
 
UPDATE:

Have anyone who has been in this thread read this book lately, as of today? If so, please do care to tell us about your perspective of this book :)
 
I read that book years ago. I really like that book. I recalled that the Spradleys did talk with deaf people to understand the Deaf people better. I recalled that there was a deaf girl who knows sign language. One of the adults was asking if she is going to the bed as it is past her bedtime. The girl sign "maybe" and everybody was laughing. The Spradleys realized that communcation is very important, right then.

I remember that the Spradleys used to communicate with the daughter by using the picture book. The photo album was filled with pictures of animals, family members, etc. I remember they had a heck of time trying to teach her the concept of days by using a calendar. That is why one Saturday morning, she was all dressed up for the school (she loves school) and she was angrily jumping up and down by the street because the bus is not there. That is my favorite scene. She looked like a parachutist minus the parachute with that hearing aid holder. I used to wear that hearing aid holder for my boxy hearing aid. I hadn't thought of that thing in years and I had to laugh at how she looks in that. I didn't realized that she does look like a parachutist minus the parachute.
 
Buffalo said:
I read that book years ago. I really like that book. I recalled that the Spradleys did talk with deaf people to understand the Deaf people better. I recalled that there was a deaf girl who knows sign language. One of the adults was asking if she is going to the bed as it is past her bedtime. The girl sign "maybe" and everybody was laughing. The Spradleys realized that communcation is very important, right then.

I remember that the Spradleys used to communicate with the daughter by using the picture book. The photo album was filled with pictures of animals, family members, etc. I remember they had a heck of time trying to teach her the concept of days by using a calendar. That is why one Saturday morning, she was all dressed up for the school (she loves school) and she was angrily jumping up and down by the street because the bus is not there. That is my favorite scene. She looked like a parachutist minus the parachute with that hearing aid holder. I used to wear that hearing aid holder for my boxy hearing aid. I hadn't thought of that thing in years and I had to laugh at how she looks in that. I didn't realized that she does look like a parachutist minus the parachute.
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This book was one of the reasons that I reached out to the Deaf community, too. I had already started asking questions and learning ASL before I read it, but Tom Spradley sounded like he was putting into words all the same things I was thinking. I love this book.
 
jillio said:
This book was one of the reasons that I reached out to the Deaf community, too. I had already started asking questions and learning ASL before I read it, but Tom Spradley sounded like he was putting into words all the same things I was thinking. I love this book.
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I love this book too and I have decided to lend it to a friend of mine, who has been using AUSLAN for two years and loves the deaf community so thought I'd give her some great interest in this story. I'm sure she'll love it too! :D
 
Jclarke said:
I love this book too and I have decided to lend it to a friend of mine, who has been using AUSLAN for two years and loves the deaf community so thought I'd give her some great interest in this story. I'm sure she'll love it too! :D
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Good idea, Jake. I know that it will give her a different perspective.
 
jillio said:
Good idea, Jake. I know that it will give her a different perspective.
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I had dinner with her last night -- but unfortunately, forgot to bring the book! :o Will bring it over tomorrow. ;)
 
Jclarke said:
Yeah, good idea! :rofl:
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Before I got my PDA, I used to stick the post it on my shirt to remind me! But my son used to tell me to put them on my head, because that's where my memory was, lol. Now I just let the PDA flash an alarm at me!
 
jillio said:
Before I got my PDA, I used to stick the post it on my shirt to remind me! But my son used to tell me to put them on my head, because that's where my memory was, lol. Now I just let the PDA flash an alarm at me!
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I just set my alarm in my Nokia N95 and it should remind me tomorrow lunch time :)
 
jillio said:
I jsut thought of another book that I found very interesting, if you enjoy reading biographical accounts of the deaf. It is titled Lessons in Laughter: the Autobiography of a Deaf Actor by Bernard Bragg as signed to Eugene Bergman.
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Oh yes, I remember meeting Bernard Bragg once. I'm not sure which one of my MSSD classes met him but we did meet him and we learned about his life story.

I think it was my English/History class who went to Gally to meet him. MSSD AP English and History are combined into one class btw. Dunno if it's true now. My classmates were really big into theater so we'd watch vids like King Lear (and no it wasn't the dumbed down verision. I think it was taped from PBS or Masterpiece.) and so it was only natural we'd meet Bernard Bragg.
 
deafskeptic said:
Oh yes, I remember meeting Bernard Bragg once. I'm not sure which one of my MSSD classes met him but we did meet him and we learned about his life story.

I think it was my English/History class who went to Gally to meet him. MSSD AP English and History are combined into one class btw. Dunno if it's true now. My classmates were really big into theater so we'd watch vids like King Lear (and no it wasn't the dumbed down verision. I think it was taped from PBS or Masterpiece.) and so it was only natural we'd meet Bernard Bragg.
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Wow! I'm jealous! I would have loved to have met him. I ownder how many kids, deaf or hearing, are exposed to things like King Lear in classes. I can tell you, not many. We have kids coming into the theater dept. in college that have never read Shakespeare. Its sad.

I am currently collaborating with the head of the theater/fine arts dept. to do a signed production. We have been working on writing grants to get this under way.
 
Interesting, I'm gonna to buy one.
 
jillio said:
I jsut thought of another book that I found very interesting, if you enjoy reading biographical accounts of the deaf. It is titled Lessons in Laughter: the Autobiography of a Deaf Actor by Bernard Bragg as signed to Eugene Bergman.
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Ah, yeah I remember actor Bernard Bragg, I met him when I was a teenager in MSSD long long time ago and I have his autograph. He was a very interesting man and I have some of his book. It great! I also remembed he was in a movie called " My name is Jonah" and boy that was a good movie.
 
GarnetTigerMom said:
Ah, yeah I remember actor Bernard Bragg, I met him when I was a teenager in MSSD long long time ago and I have his autograph. He was a very interesting man and I have some of his book. It great! I also remembed he was in a movie called " My name is Jonah" and boy that was a good movie.
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Yes, I remmy that movie. It was a great one.
 
Jclarke said:
UPDATE:

Have anyone who has been in this thread read this book lately, as of today? If so, please do care to tell us about your perspective of this book :)
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The book has powerful moments - so powerful that the words have burned into my mind. "Communication. That's what we had been denied." The father said during an incident where his daughter was having to have a spinal tap and no one could explain to her what was going on. "Right now, when we needed to communicate with her the most, we could not. Our own daughter! And we hardly knew her! ...She has never said, "I'm tired," "I'm hungry ..she never said, "I love you." Then later the father witnessed two deaf people talking in the street - with sign language. He saw they were actually communicating with one another. And he was unable to communicate with his own flesh and blood. Despite all of the hard work they put into to let Lynn learn how to speak like them.

It is written in a very simple narrative form; I think that was intended so it would be parent-friendly and an easy read.

And the most painful quote I will never, ever forget...was in the end when the father sees another boy who is deaf and enrolled in an oral program (I think). The child was referred to as "the boy without a name."
 
deafbajagal said:
The book has powerful moments - so powerful that the words have burned into my mind. "Communication. That's what we had been denied." The father said during an incident where his daughter was having to have a spinal tap and no one could explain to her what was going on. "Right now, when we needed to communicate with her the most, we could not. Our own daughter! And we hardly knew her! ...She has never said, "I'm tired," "I'm hungry ..she never said, "I love you." Then later the father witnessed two deaf people talking in the street - with sign language. He saw they were actually communicating with one another. And he was unable to communicate with his own flesh and blood. Despite all of the hard work they put into to let Lynn learn how to speak like them.

It is written in a very simple narrative form; I think that was intended so it would be parent-friendly and an easy read.

And the most painful quote I will never, ever forget...was in the end when the father sees another boy who is deaf and enrolled in an oral program (I think). The child was referred to as "the boy without a name."
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Obviously, the name is Mark.
 
Tousi said:
A little off topic here for just a sec....the title, "Deaf Like Me" appears to have been inspired by, or at least, reminiscent of, "Black Like Me"......
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I read "Black Like Me" back in college and love it. When I told my teacher about it and she informed me that the author was dying of cancer. I feel shocked and sad about the author.
 
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