Dos and Don'ts of Interacting with the Deaf Community [CC]

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Hi everyone! New viewers please note that this video is over 4 years old from when I was a teenager, much is still accurate, but many of my views especially related to topics at the end have changed.
This video is about the dos and don'ts of getting involved in the Deaf community, mostly for ASL students, future interpreters, and new signers. I have a lot of pet peeves and things to say about this, but I tried to narrow it down to some of the most significant things I've noticed in the Deaf community. Hope you enjoy this video and maybe learn something!
In regards to SimCom: personally as a deaf person, I became more comfortable simcomming after 2 years dating hearing, but still prefer ASL for accessibility sake. Deaf and hard of hearing people can adapt and do whatever they prefer in terms of communication and accessibility. For people looking to learn or get involved, I encourage you to learn ASL first, as many deaf people do not understand English.
DISCLAIMER: I am sharing MY personal experiences as a deaf individual. I aim to be as welcoming as possible, but my point of view does not represent the opinions of everyone in the deaf community. My content reflects my personal opinions, please remember everyone's experiences are diverse.
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@lizettepecina997 3 жыл бұрын

They really should teach ASL in schools. Make it a requisite to graduate just like you have to take a foreign language class.

@doylekennedyusaf7808 2 жыл бұрын

My wife Dawn was born deaf. I am hearing. I had just got out of the Air Force when I met Dawn. I didn’t know any ASL at that time. When Beverly introduced me to Dawn she immediately caught my eye. She was so beautiful like an angel. I learned ASL. In March we will be married 30 years. I interpret for the deaf at church now. It’s not always an easy journey and many obstacles. We go out to eat with other folks and none of them know sign. So I’m constantly interpreting between her and everyone at the table. It’s hard to finish my meal sometimes. I had to learn to stay focused on her, she loves to communicate and us men naturally are not good communicators. So it makes it even harder when your wife is deaf. I love Dawn and I will be with her my entire life.

@graysonrogers-barnes6302 3 жыл бұрын

I have ADHD and could normally not focus on a video with no sound, but your energy just held me here the whole time.

@katagirl3000 2 жыл бұрын

I learned to sign in college waaaay back in the day. My deaf friends always did simcom with me, so I didn't know that wasn't normal. Since then, I've taught my three kids basic signing as babies (which is different because simcom with hearing babies is standard) , and it made it so that I could communicate with them at 6 months. It's amazing because they hardly cried when they needed something. They'd just sign. My oldest is 11 and still signs till this day :)

@dannystudent 3 жыл бұрын

it’s so interesting that since I can hear people speak, I can also sort of “hear” the words she’s signing, like my brain has selected a generic voice that this girl has and when I focus I can hear when she mouths the words. like how people who can hear kind of “hear” their thoughts or when you read. anyway, loved this video, so happy I found this channel !

@Avbitten Жыл бұрын

I'm autistic and I'm learning to sign merely because its easier than using my voice.

@LoveLee_Dreamer

If someone says they're sorry you're deaf and it sucks, turn it back at them. "Oh? I was going to say I'm sorry you have to hear everything all the time! That sounds absolutely horrible!"

@alexysautumnelf 3 жыл бұрын

DON'T eavesdrop and then say, "Oh, I was just watching, sorry."

@chronicallycarly3345 5 жыл бұрын

I’m sending this to my ASL Professor! Since he’s Deaf himself, he always tries to teach us about common courtesy when interacting with the Deaf Community, so this video touches on a lot of the same points he makes.

@Jenny-jd4yd 3 жыл бұрын

I’m HOH(deaf in one ear, HOH in the other) and my parents never had me learn sign. Then when I did go to a college with a strong ASL program, the cultural aspect turned me off because I felt penalized for not signing, like it was my fault. Now I’m in a better place to learn all of it. But I had a bad opinion of deaf signers because I was never accepted.

@SethAndrew52 2 жыл бұрын

"Oh, you're deaf? That sucks."

@thejessica-est 2 жыл бұрын

I used to do taxes, had a deaf couple as clients. I was working on their 1040, singing Lisa Loeb's "Stay" as I worked. The husbanded passes me a note that says "I never said you don't belong, we're not leaving and you didn't do anything wrong". I was completely perplexed and he was looking at me with concern. Then he started laughing and passed another note saying "We read lips, are you singing to yourself?". 😂 That's when I was introduced to ASL. They taught me a lot of simple introductory signs and encouraged me to learn more. I'm by no means fluent, but I've got my manners down and can ask and understand basic questions.

@yoseph3625 3 жыл бұрын

I'm here to learn sign language because i'm in love with deaf girl 😥❤

@deenibeeniable 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Chrissy.

@WhimsicalTea 3 жыл бұрын

Most of this is just being a nice and respectful human

@lalvarado3055 2 жыл бұрын

Something about watching people use ASL is so beautiful. I can't wait to more fluent in ASL so I don't need the captions to understand what's going on!

@crayonsmmmm3509 2 жыл бұрын

A transcript without time signatures to put into a text to speech thing if you want :)

@youramericanfriend9478 2 жыл бұрын

My daughter was born deaf but has used a CI most of her life. Her first experience learning ASL was only recently at a community college. I wish she’d had a kind teacher (like I did) because she was SO EXCITED to learn (and seemed naturally good at it)! By the end of the class though, my daughter admitted that she was disappointed with the teacher’s attitude toward her so she gave up interest and just relied on lip reading. I hope one day she’ll meet someone as friendly as you and be interested in learning ASL again.

@13gondolla37 2 жыл бұрын

A friend and I are learning ASL together. He was joking around and said "Hey how did you do on that final exam?" Then held up the OK sign while smiling/wincing. We couldn't stop giggling and the others in the room were very confused.