How much of being deaf do you accept?

[Grummer]

Hi, I have a few questions, on how you might feel about your own deafness and about where you fit in the the state of the deaf world today.

Do you believe you have been made made/born deaf because that’s the way God wanted me to be ?

Do you have to accept it (question above) ?

Do you acknowledge you are deaf or hard of hearing, but want to be like hearing people?

Do you go for hearing aides, learning to lip read and talking good English.

Do you you go for ASL, Sign language (if you are from another country), learning to read and write in good English.

Do you get angry or upset so you join the struggle against a hearingist and audiologic culture ?

Do you get angry or upset when you see non-signing deaf or hoh people join Deaf events?

Do you strongly believe to have ASL/ Sign Language be taught compulsorarily in schools?

Do you wish the Deaf community is not melting away from the invasion of CIers?

 

[Bebonang]

I chose four questions - Hearing aid - English (okay), use ASL system, yes, I get angry with hearing people who thinks we should use voice and lipread without sign language. Ugh!! and I believe that ASL/BSL should be taught in all schools whether elementary schools, high schools and colleges.

 

[Hear Again]

"invasion of ci'ers?" :roll:

 

[Bottesini]

I chose that yes I think God made me deaf.

I do accept it.

I do wear hearing aids and speak English.(maybe could not be called good English)

I do sometimes get angry at the hearing world.

Also do use some ASL.(not enough)

 

[BradB08]

I am not angry about being Deaf. I get frustrated sometimes but that is part of the game. I have learned to forgive ignorant people and continue to pursue whatever it is that I'm supposed to pursue.

I do not believe that anyone made me deaf. It happened and I've dealt with it well ever since.

 

[femme Fatale]

I don't believe deafness occurs as a result from "acts of god", these are unfortunate medical situations that can be helped in various ways - be it ASL, HAs, CIs, Electronic devices, etc.

 

[Daredevel7]

I don't really believe in God. To me, my deafness is simply a result from recessive genes.

Kinda boring I know...

 

[Liebling:-)))]

I voted:

Do you you go for ASL, Sign language (if you are from another country), learning to read and write in good English.

Do you strongly believe to have ASL/ Sign Language be taught compulsorarily in schools?


I beleive in realitiy and don't beleive to blame anything including God... but accept what I am and positive my deafness.

 

[DeafDoc1]

I wear hearing aids and speak very clearly, with a bit of a "deaf accent".
I sign with a "quad accent" (my hands are partially paralyzed).
I occasionally get angry at hearing people when they lack patience with me or use the "n" word (nevermind).

There will always be deaf, and CI is another tool to augment communication, not supplant an entire culture.

 

[jasin]

God did not make me deaf he allowed me to become deaf.

 

[jillio]

I wear hearing aids and speak very clearly, with a bit of a "deaf accent".
I sign with a "quad accent" (my hands are partially paralyzed).
I occasionally get angry at hearing people when they lack patience with me or use the "n" word (nevermind).

There will always be deaf, and CI is another tool to augment communication, not supplant an entire culture.

Well said.

 

[Hear Again]

There will always be deaf, and CI is another tool to augment communication, not supplant an entire culture.

exactly! THANK YOU, doc.

besides, there are many ci users who still continue to be a part of the deaf community despite being implanted, so i don't know where people get the idea that ci's destroy deaf culture.

by the way, this doesn't include the number of implanted children who become adults and later decide to stop wearing their ci.

 

[Hear Again]

I don't believe deafness occurs as a result from "acts of god", these are unfortunate medical situations that can be helped in various ways - be it ASL, HAs, CIs, Electronic devices, etc.

i lost my hearing due to being born prematurely (i weighed only 2 pounds at birth) as well as the secondary effects of retinopathy of prematurity/ROP. in my opinion, that had nothing to do with god. god didn't punish me or single me out because he wanted me to be deafblind. that being said, i do believe god brought deafblindness into my life (notice i said he did not create it) to help me see the good in people and to become a stronger person by advocating for myself.

 

[ncff07]

As some have already said I think being HoH/deaf comes from medical reasons and dont think God would "make" anyone deaf its just the way things happen. When I was a young preschool age child I had scarlet fever and we figure thats where mine came from. And has progressed over the years. Even got the nickname "repeat" growing up using a cb radio from my family. As for being angry for being HoH or at the hearing people no, frustrated yes. Especially when someone says nevermind or forget it. And I do accept it, things are the way they are and I cant change it so why be bitter over something that you have no control over and isnt your fault in the first place? I use hearing aids currently and have surgery scheduled the first part of February to have my left ear implanted and do read lips a bit and know just enough self taught sign language to look like an idiot but im learning! Hard of hearing or deaf people will never "melt away" would be easier to find a sure fire cure for every type of cancer in the world. Sure being hard of hearing is an obstacle to overcome but I wouldnt change it now its helped me in other ways. I am more aware and more perceptive of things that i normally wouldnt be otherwise and tend to pay more attention to the little things. Just my 2 cents worth.

 

[jasin]

As some have already said I think being HoH/deaf comes from medical reasons and dont think God would "make" anyone deaf its just the way things happen. When I was a young preschool age child I had scarlet fever and we figure thats where mine came from. And has progressed over the years. Even got the nickname "repeat" growing up using a cb radio from my family. As for being angry for being HoH or at the hearing people no, frustrated yes. Especially when someone says nevermind or forget it. And I do accept it, things are the way they are and I cant change it so why be bitter over something that you have no control over and isnt your fault in the first place? I use hearing aids currently and have surgery scheduled the first part of February to have my left ear implanted and do read lips a bit and know just enough self taught sign language to look like an idiot but im learning! Hard of hearing or deaf people will never "melt away" would be easier to find a sure fire cure for every type of cancer in the world. Sure being hard of hearing is an obstacle to overcome but I wouldnt change it now its helped me in other ways. I am more aware and more perceptive of things that i normally wouldnt be otherwise and tend to pay more attention to the little things. Just my 2 cents worth.

Dead on.

 

[Aleser]

I think Gd probably made me deaf- or at least that He isn't 'punishing me' for something by being deaf- at the least, it is what it is- neither a benefit NOR a disadvantage.

I use hearing aids sometimes and can communicate well in English, but I don't speak very much for other reasons, I sign some ASL and use some alternative tactile/sign forms in English order.

I don't think that there's anything wrong with people who don't use ASL being at Deaf events. One of my less pleasant memories of a deaf expo was the person who was at the check-in counter speaking to me and signing at me (but I am obviously blind and could not tell he was signing, and he did not 'sound deaf' to me, so I will be fair and say I made an assumption) and spoke back a reply to him. He got very irritated and sarcastic and implied to the other people behind the counter that I was being a stupid hearing person.

For a community that asks not to be judged and for the choice to sign to be respected.. we sure can do a lot of judging of our own. It's silly. Even if I really -couldn't- sign and hadn't just assumed he was hearing, how does that excuse treating me poorly? I obviously had some connection to deafness by showing up to the event.

I thankfully have an audi who respects my choices regarding non-implantation and using sign. If they didn't, they wouldn't be my audi anymore. So I have no reason to be angry!

I don't think ASL or any local sign should be mandatory for hearing children, but I do think it should be mandatory for deaf children, and I also think that hearing people - both younger and older- need better access to signing classes. Especially with the emphasis on ASL helping develop earlier communication with hearing children, I don't think it's a very hard sell.

I believe that CIs are a threat, if a very minor one, to those being implanted which is why I am anti CI surgery. But I do not think that a person should feel left out or judged post implantation- what's done is done and at that point my opinion can't encourage someone to undo a risk.

There will always be people who choose not to implant, those that cannot benefit from implants, and those that have implants and also choose to sign and participate in Deaf culture. So I think that, as a community, we're sticking around.

 

[Lissa]

I am not religious, and was deafened by ototoxic drugs
I accept being deaf, its part of who i am
i have an aid, ci and speak quite good english. i taught myself to lipread as a child
I sign usually sse and speech. cannot use bsl because it really confuses me the way the words are mixed up but i do use it if i have to.
I feel strongly about ASL/ BSL/SSE and all sign language should be taught in ALL schools all over the world, even if it is just basic like the alphabet, name, and important things e/g be able to communicate to a deaf person in a emergency.

CI doesnt not affect the deaf community, some of them disagree, but i love my ci and prefer the deaf community to hearing.

 

[jasin]

From a christian perspective, there is really nothing in the bible about God making people deaf. The bible in a number of places does talk about God healing the deaf though.

see: Luk 7:22, Mar 7:37, Mat 11:5, Isa 43:8

 

[BradB08]

If God could heal my deafness, then he'd have a believer for life.

Otherwise, I don't believe.

 

[shel90]

I don't really believe in God. To me, my deafness is simply a result from recessive genes.

Kinda boring I know...

U arent the only one! I have the same views as you to!

I voted that I believe that ASL/BSL should be taught in all schools.


Yep, I get angry at the hearing worlds at times especially at those who have strong audist views.