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Hi, my name is Jessie, and I'm wondering what your biggest challenge in life is while being deaf. Do you worry more about school, your kids, what people think about you....How have you tried to overcome these obstacles you face everyday?
 
jezzie_05 said:
Hi, my name is Jessie, and I'm wondering what your biggest challenge in life is while being deaf. Do you worry more about school, your kids, what people think about you....How have you tried to overcome these obstacles you face everyday?
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Pardon me, but I don't give a crap what people think of me. I used to worry about my kids being hurt and I'll never hear, but they are gonna get hurt anyway; they do tell me if they are injured. My son broke his arm on Friday night. He ignored it and told me about it around lunch Saturday. I took him to get x-rays on a suspicion and turns out it was broken. It didn't matter if I'm deaf or hearing; it would have broken anyway. The biggest thing I worry about is sleeping, if I'm alone. I will never hear something fall, a break-in, a fire alarm, etc.
 
I didn't mean to offend you, if that's how it came across. I'm just wondering what your main worries are and if being deaf makes you feel like you lack importance in society because your ways of communicating are different.
 
Actually, yes it is. I'm going to school to be either a captioner or a CART provider, and I need to learn more about this subject, challenges you face. I obviously don't know much, so anything would be helpful.
 
Then I would suggest that you spend some time browsing this forum and putting some effort in learning from the vast amount if information that is already available to you.
 
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I didn't mean to offend you, if that's how it came across. I'm just wondering what your main worries are and if being deaf makes you feel like you lack importance in society because your ways of communicating are different.
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No offense was taken.
 
jezzie_05 said:
Actually, yes it is. I'm going to school to be either a captioner or a CART provider, and I need to learn more about this subject, challenges you face. I obviously don't know much, so anything would be helpful.
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For a school assignment you are supposed to interview people in your community face to face.
 
I don't know anybody deaf. I was introduced to this web site, and I thought it's the closest I can get to getting questions answered. I see you're not really willing to help answering a few simple questions, so I will browse and come up with my own answers. I just didn't want to get wrong answers and develop my own reactions, rather than if I were to get direct answers, it would be make this more accurate.

Take care.
 
If you don't know anyone deaf, the thing to do is locate the closest organization serving the deaf in your area, and pay them a visit. Introduce yourself. Chat with them.
You can't get the feel for a culture, or for the people, by using the sterility of an internet forum. Face to face interaction is necessary. I would hate to think that your first encounter with a deaf person would be on the day you show up to transcribe for them. That doesn't show much consideration for the people you will be working for.
 
weird is that i am born deaf. how suppose i know if its big challenge for me to face reality everyday. :shrug:
 
Before I go and work for somebody, I will for sure go out and be sure to have a conversation with someone who is deaf. I even hope to learn sign language, so I can communicate with them without pen and paper. I'm just trying to get a little bit of information so I can present to my class. I've been reading in my deaf-culture book that mainly it's the parents who face the challenges if they are hearing, of course. Do you find it annoying to be dependent on other people for your education? Do you tell the people who do help you thank you, or do you treat them like it's their job, and they shouldn't be thanked? When did you find out you were deaf, and what was your reaction?
 
Everyone is dependent upon someone else for their education. For example, you are depending on us right now to educate you.:cool2:

Likewise, it would appear that you are depending on the deaf population for your intended profession. Therefore, your pay check will be your thank you.
 
very well said. :) So you haven't had any personal challenges throughout ur life and setbacks because you're deaf? Do you have a job? Have you been asked to present something to a group? Do you worry your children will be hearing?
 
jezzie_05 said:
very well said. :) So you haven't had any personal challenges throughout ur life and setbacks because you're deaf? Do you have a job? Have you been asked to present something to a group? Do you worry your children will be hearing?
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Iowa? Me too.....
 
jezzie_05 said:
very well said. :) So you haven't had any personal challenges throughout ur life and setbacks because you're deaf? Do you have a job? Have you been asked to present something to a group? Do you worry your children will be hearing?
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Well, let's see:

I have had, and overcome, numerous personal challenges and setbacks. But I am not deaf. I am the hearing mother of a deaf son, and a counselor and advocate for the deaf.

Yes, I have 2 jobs.

Since I just completed my Ph.D., I would say that I have presented to groups more times than I can count.

No, I don't worry that my children, or at this point, my grandchildren, will be hearing. Nor do I worry that they will be deaf.

I have a question for you. What made you decide on CART transcription as a career?
 
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