what are your opinion about deaf people and deafness?

Question

I need answer as soon as possible because i will pass it tomorrow as my research paper?

Answer 1

I admire deaf people. That is one fear of mine, is to go deaf. I have been studying sign language for about 2 years and teaching my kids as well. I think it is very important to learn it and be able to communicate with them. Its like learning a different language. I would love to have a conversation with a person hard of hearing.

Answer 2

I actually don't understand your line of questioning. Do you mean as people in general or what? Also are you refering to those who are born Deaf, or those who have lost all or part of thier hearing?

As far as Deafness goes, it's not like we're given a choice. If we were, I'm sure that majority, if not all, Deaf and Hard of Hearing people would choose to hear. Many people assume that everyone can hear and also assume if they hear a person speak they are faking it. We all don't or can't use hearing aids and we all don't know or may not want to learn ASL.

My personal experience is that I have recently lost the majority of my hearing due to brain tumors. I have been told through out my life that I speak very well. So when I inform people that I didn't hear them they decide to try and speak louder. I tell them I'm deaf or HOH and they think I'm joking. I'm learning sign but rely mostly on reading lips, which isn't very easy.

Many don't take into consideration that there are people who don't hear.
A perfect example of that is the cable channel BRAVO. They state that all of their shows are closed captioned, but they aren't. They even have the little CC sign that appears when the show is coming on. Some of their shows such as Top Chief and Project Runway start off with captioning and then goes to a commercial break and the captioning never comes back. It's pretty damn frustrating if you're watching the show and it stops. Yes I've checked my television and even other's it's their shows.

Even more important is the fact that many channels who don't reguarly have captioning also don't have it for emergency broadcasts. Hell, I'd like to know if there is a tusnami about to hit the Bay Area or if that was an eartquake and not just a big truck passing by.

I could go on, but need to do some homework too.

Peace!

Answer 3

Well being deaf for those who are I am sure it is NO FUN, Just put yourself in a deaf persons shoes, What if you awaken one morning and could not hear, Everyone in your home around you were taking to you yet you could not hear them, You could not hear your own words nor everything such as the birds in the morning chirping or the wind blowing rain dropping down on the roof of your home, It is then you will really know and have your very own opinion of deaf person and deafness. Having to learn sign language or reading others lips. But you would learn to use your other senses such as touch,smell feel, taste these other important senses will become of keen interest to you. So my opinion about deaf people and deafness is this: That They are people to they are just as important as anyone that can hear we can learn from them and even more so they need our help and can help those who can hear we should NEVER Look Down or poke fun at them and as for deafness, "I would not want to be deaf to experience deafness but I would like to learn how to do sign language." Take Care hope this helps and hope you PASS on your research paper.

Answer 4

My opinion is, some are fun to hang out with some are not- just like any group of people. O course it helps to know how to communicate with them.
What's the focus of your research paper? Just to see how many people "like" Deaf? That's not research. There are a lot of topics about deafness where there is good research available; such as how do deaf kids learn to read, should you teach lipreading or sign language and should deaf children be given cochlear implants to help them hear.

Answer 5

I recently became hearing impaired and to tell you the truth, I'm still a little shocked over how some people behave towards us who can't hear well.

I'm not completely deaf (just hear badly), I can't use hearing aids and I speak normally because my hearing was fine up until a couple of years ago. Because of this, people seem to have a hard time believing me when I tell them I hear badly. I guess me being young doesn't help either, people seem to think that only old people can hear badly. A lot of people get cranky when I ask them to repeat something that I couldn't hear or if I ask them to speak a little louder, even if I've explained that my hearing is bad. I often get ignored (people refuse to repeat/speak up) and sometimes I get rude remarks. It seems like people simply aren't willing to be helpful or considerate to people who they don't know well.

Few people seem willing to put in an extra effort to talk to us who can't hear well. We get ignored, whether people realize that or not. I guess some people focus too much on what's different about us than about how similar we are to them. We are really just ordinary people like them, we just need to communicate a bit differently.

Answer 6

I have worked with deaf people before- they are much like us they communicate with sign language and even have phone services that type what you say- I feel they are ignored too much as they can't hear- But reading lips and body language they are so more attuned to us than we think- their other senses are greater to compensate- and We as abled people should be more thoughtful to their plight!

Answer 7

What do you want to know? It's not like their deafness was voluntary.

Answer 8

I think they are humans who feel and need, like any of us... Personally I look forward to take American sign language classes!

Answer 9

they are the same as everyone with a small handicap that makes them work harder than us .