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sally0207

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my name is Sally i am a firefighting Explorer post Advisor. explorers are high school students intrested in the fire service and we help them learn the traits of firefighting. explorers are also involved in our community and they are a big part of our fire department. i have a hearing impaired sudent/ explorer who has reached the maximum age of participation and will not be going on to the next level which is firefighter. however we would like to award him for his hard work and dedication to our program. we feel that not only did he learn from this journey but we the advisors/ post members have learned from him as well. i need help in putting together an award that would be appropriate for him and remind him that he is and has been a very vital part in our program.
 
Give him the same award the other ones get. He doesn't need to get something special just because of his hearing. If you want to do something nice, have an ASL interp there if he does ASL.
 
Hello Nette... the only only problem with that is that awards are only given to those who become firefighters thos who dont get nothing. in this case he chose not to go foward in the fire service because of the type of high risks he could possibly encounter... i really think he still deserves something for all his hard work
 
Give him a certificate for doing the hard work on his performance that he is capable of what he is doing. Yes, I agree with Nette that an ASL interpreter (terp) will help him understand what is going on in the presentation if you and other staff members giving out awards and certificates him and other firefighters. Don't give him the certificate if you are only give him alone. He need to be a part of a team that he had worked hard with. Good luck. Hurrah to the Deaf firefighter, right on. Sad that he had to go because of his safely because it is a risk. But still that is his dream of becoming a firefighter. :(

There must be other options for him to do other tasks like maybe he can try to explain to deaf people at the deaf school or at other schools. I don't know what other options as that is the first option. If he like it, then let him do it for the firefighters. :fingersx:
 
I'm a part-time volunteer firefighter and profoundly deaf (it's my first time to say it out here). I believe he deserve to get an award for all his hard working and performances.

It might be off-topic and different but it's a helpful tip. Anyway, it happened to me just like I did in the Navy JROTC, I got all the awards including best male cadet of the year and I still can't join the military but I can work for the fire department, at least.

And I'm working on it to be a professional firefighter....all I need to get EMS certificate and then forward to the firefighter trainings.
 
This is my reply on a separate message from earlier,

"You'll really need to go from the gut. Singling out someone who is deaf can be a fine line. Personally, I wouldn't go to any trouble. Look at it from this stand-point. He's deaf, he knows what are reasonable expectations for a position like that before he even started. Choosing to get to the level he did was a personal choice, an accomplishment in itself, showing he can do the same as anyone else. If he went above and beyond, that and that alone deserves recognition."

I think I'm still of that opinion. Going through the training doesn't garner an award just because he's deaf. He's deaf not disabled. He's not going forward for good reason, and I agree, in that context it could be extremely dangerous to himself and to others if he cannot hear.
 
Who choose not to let him to go on the next level (or who dis-motivated him) ? We do have tools (such as hearing aids) that help us, you know. Let him decide if he can do it or not.
 
It's unclear who decided he is not going on to the next level. Was that his decision or someone else's?

Did he enter the program knowing he might not advance as far as he hoped or did he have expectations that he could go on as far as needed?
 
Bebonang said:
Give him a certificate for doing the hard work on his performance that he is capable of what he is doing. Yes, I agree with Nette that an ASL interpreter (terp) will help him understand what is going on in the presentation if you and other staff members giving out awards and certificates him and other firefighters. Don't give him the certificate if you are only give him alone. He need to be a part of a team that he had worked hard with. Good luck. Hurrah to the Deaf firefighter, right on. Sad that he had to go because of his safely because it is a risk. But still that is his dream of becoming a firefighter. :(

There must be other options for him to do other tasks like maybe he can try to explain to deaf people at the deaf school or at other schools. I don't know what other options as that is the first option. If he like it, then let him do it for the firefighters. :fingersx:
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I agree with this... give him award that he is capable of doing. Even as a future firefighter. He is very capable to work together as a team and make it work!

I was a Nurse Aide, and I can' monitor BP, but I did do all the work I was capable of. I am capable of teaching people how to monitor BP, though.
 
Glenn said:
It's unclear who decided he is not going on to the next level. Was that his decision or someone else's?

Did he enter the program knowing he might not advance as far as he hoped or did he have expectations that he could go on as far as needed?
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She said in her reply to my first post that he chose not to go on to be a firefighter do to the high risks he could encounter.
 
Nette said:
She said in her reply to my first post that he chose not to go on to be a firefighter do to the high risks he could encounter.
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Usually when a deaf person make this decision, he feel discouraged. Sometimes, a person discouraged him or he realized it himself.
 
A said:
I agree with this... give him award that he is capable of doing.
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Why? This is a high school student not a little kid. Why get an award when no one else does? That's singling him out because he's deaf, plain and simple. She implied he gave extra, that others learned from him. If he went above and beyond the course and they want to do something special to recognize that aspect, that is appropriate. Awarding him for completing the program when no one else gets an award is not.
 
Nette said:
She said in her reply to my first post that he chose not to go on to be a firefighter do to the high risks he could encounter.
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Sounds a little like someont talked him out of it.
 
Well, because if he didn't finish certain task because he can't hear, they really can't give him a grade for doing nothing.

I'm guessing he struggle with walkie talkie... so that's should not be awarded because he is deaf. But I don't want prevent him from being a firefighter because of some little gadget.

BUT if he completed everything (some deaf people can) ... yes, give him a normal award
 
A said:
Usually when a deaf person make this decision, he feel discouraged. Sometimes, a person discouraged him or he realized it himself.
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Being discouraged and realizing your own limitations are two different things. In a high-risk, life and death job, where hearing clearly is essential, outside influence is irrelevant.
 
A said:
Well, because if he didn't finish certain task because he can't hear, they really can't give him a grade for doing nothing.

I'm guessing he struggle with walkie talkie... so that's should not be awarded because he is deaf. But I don't want prevent him from being a firefighter because of some little gadget.

BUT if he completed everything (some deaf people can) ... yes, give him a normal award
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Read her posts. He reached the maximum. The next step would be to go on to be a firefighter. She also said, there was no normal award because they don't get one until they become a firefighter. That was the purpose of her post, what to do when no one else gets anything.
 
Nette said:
Read her posts. He reached the maximum. The next step would be to go on to be a firefighter. She also said, there was no normal award because they don't get one until they become a firefighter. That was the purpose of her post, what to do when no one else gets anything.
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The only "maximum" I'm seeing is at the age.

yes, it seem to me she don't give out the ones who will not be on the next level, so if he decided not , then I can see why she wanted an dedication type of award.


I still wished he didn't feel he can't go on to the next level though.
 
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