Hey all, name's Red, female, 20. It's a nickname obviously. :p
If I'm honest, I've never communicated or interacted with anything or anyone deaf related. I know nothing about it and I'm severely deaf with hearing aids. I don't mean to be offensive, but I've always avoided the 'deaf culture' and anything to do with deafness, mostly because I hate labels, I hate any kind of fixed stereotype or judgement. Deafness is something I didn't have any control over. My tattoos, they were my choice, if I'm stereotyped because of that, that was a consequence I came to terms with and accepted before having the tattoo. If that makes sense. Reason I'm explaining this is because I've read through loads of introductory posts and there's all sorts I don't understand; abbrevations and terms I simply don't know, how people call people who can hear hearies and deaf people deafies, and generally the different way people discuss deafness. Like I said, I mean no offense and I do not judge, nor am I trying to say I have a problem with it, I just believe that I'm so far away from this kind of community, that I'm not entirely sure that I'm going to fit in here.
The main reason I got drawn here is simply because I've had repeated issues with being able to apply for jobs I want without my deafness halting it.
I wanted to be in the military since I was a kid, deafness put a stop to that. Same with firewoman, police force, etc. Basically any kind of physical job of being put in danger, my deafness stops me from being able to sign up for.
Now I'm trying to look into private security. I'm having a hard time finding any real clear list/information over which of these kinds of jobs I can even apply for and would have a chance of.
Otherwise, uh. Hi. This has probably been an awkward and weird post to make in this kind of forum. I apologise for that.
If I'm honest, I've never communicated or interacted with anything or anyone deaf related. I know nothing about it and I'm severely deaf with hearing aids. I don't mean to be offensive, but I've always avoided the 'deaf culture' and anything to do with deafness, mostly because I hate labels, I hate any kind of fixed stereotype or judgement. Deafness is something I didn't have any control over. My tattoos, they were my choice, if I'm stereotyped because of that, that was a consequence I came to terms with and accepted before having the tattoo. If that makes sense. Reason I'm explaining this is because I've read through loads of introductory posts and there's all sorts I don't understand; abbrevations and terms I simply don't know, how people call people who can hear hearies and deaf people deafies, and generally the different way people discuss deafness. Like I said, I mean no offense and I do not judge, nor am I trying to say I have a problem with it, I just believe that I'm so far away from this kind of community, that I'm not entirely sure that I'm going to fit in here.
The main reason I got drawn here is simply because I've had repeated issues with being able to apply for jobs I want without my deafness halting it.
I wanted to be in the military since I was a kid, deafness put a stop to that. Same with firewoman, police force, etc. Basically any kind of physical job of being put in danger, my deafness stops me from being able to sign up for.
Now I'm trying to look into private security. I'm having a hard time finding any real clear list/information over which of these kinds of jobs I can even apply for and would have a chance of.
Otherwise, uh. Hi. This has probably been an awkward and weird post to make in this kind of forum. I apologise for that.
....welcome aboard, Red!
