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I'm an ASL interpretation major at Columbia Chicago and I need a deaf person to help me out and let me interview them. :)

These are the questions:
1.How did the person become deaf?
2.How was it discovered she/he was deaf?
3.How did her/his family react?
4.Does anyone in her/his family know sign language? If yes, what kind of sign system is/was used? If no, how does she/he communicate with family members?
5.What was this person's educational background (elementary school and college) and the communication method used (Oral, SEE, ASL, Cued Speech, etc)?
6.What is the person's current communication method?
7.What is the person's role in the Deaf Culture and how does she/he feel about it? Does she/he feel comfortable or conflicted? Why?
8.What kind of frustrating experiences did she/he have?
9.How does this person feel about Cochlear Implants?
10.What kind of changes would she/he want to see/make in the hearing world?


Other than these questions. I would also like to converse with you if there are any follow up questions! It would be greatly appreciated! Thank you so much!
 
britayy said:
I'm an ASL interpretation major at Columbia Chicago and I need a deaf person to help me out and let me interview them. :)

These are the questions:
1.How did the person become deaf?
born with sensorineural hearing loss and calcium deposits on ear drums
2.How was it discovered she/he was deaf?
Problems hearing while at school. (7)
3.How did her/his family react?
Mother was upset, father was fine, brother were typical boys. Could care less.
4.Does anyone in her/his family know sign language?
NO
If yes, what kind of sign system is/was used? If no, how does she/he communicate with family members? It was required that I not use ASL or any type of sign. I had to speak and use hearing aids.
5.What was this person's educational background (elementary school and college) and the communication method used (Oral, SEE, ASL, Cued Speech, etc)?
I was in elementary school when diagnosed. Used oral my whole life.
6.What is the person's current communication method?
Still oral and trying to learn ASL. I have to lipread as I am now total deaf.
7.What is the person's role in the Deaf Culture and how does she/he feel about it?
Still learning about it.
Does she/he feel comfortable or conflicted? Comfortable for the most part. Why? AllDeaf has been a blessing and exactly what I needed.
8.What kind of frustrating experiences did she/he have?
Not being able to understand teachers in school. Not being able to have much time with friends. Working too hard to make passing grades in school since I could not hear the lesson.
9.How does this person feel about Cochlear Implants?
Not a candidate and would never consider them for me if I were. I will leave it at that.
10.What kind of changes would she/he want to see/make in the hearing world?
I feel there needs to me more awareness and acceptance. Too many public places are still clueless on what could benefit a deaf or hoh person.


Other than these questions. I would also like to converse with you if there are any follow up questions! It would be greatly appreciated! Thank you so much!
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Hope this helps. I know we get a LOT of requests from students and not everyone likes to participate sine it's like repeating ourselves over and over, year after year.
 
Do you mind if I get your email or something? :) I would like to get into the questions more in depth if possible! Thank you so much!
 
britayy said:
Do you mind if I get your email or something? :) I would like to get into the questions more in depth if possible! Thank you so much!
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I don't provide my email to people I do not know. Sorry.
 
Understandable!
I have some questions!
Was it difficult to communicate with people around you?
Why was it essential for you not to use ASL?
Did you parents eventually warm up to the fact that you were deaf?
 
britayy said:
Understandable!
I have some questions!
Was it difficult to communicate with people around you?
Since my hearing loss while growing up was mild to moderate, I had no problem with communication as long as I could see the person.
Why was it essential for you not to use ASL?
The doctors told my parents that I would never progress as a normal child is they let me learn ASL. They told my parents that I would be retarded and ignorant and that if I went the route of ASL that I would need to be institutionalized.
Did your parents eventually warm up to the fact that you were deaf?
My parents were fine with it. Mother worked more often out of the house, father worked at home (was a writer) so he dealt with all of my appointments.
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Father had a hearing loss due to high fever from malaria while in Japan during the Korean Conflict. He knew what I would be going through. After he died, mother was fine with it. 4 1/2 years ago when I lost all of my hearing and went total deaf, my mother did well with the news. She was living with me and my family. Now, she has problems forgetting that I can't hear her, but she has dementia now.
 
You should not be asking questions to Deaf/deaf/hard of hearing ADers here. :nono: You should have read on the top of the introduction about interviews, questions and surveys by Jolie.

Kristina B. should not have answer the questions for you if you are from College or University. It is best that you find some answers in the forum and also after you read the top of the introduction that maybe you can ask questions one or two in another forum possibly starting your own thread in one of the topic that you are interest in. But not here. Sorry that it is the rules. Your questions is very long and not a good idea for you to do that. :sadwave:
 
survey

Welcome in. You can get a lot of responses to your survey but giving a email address would be more effective and private. Also I did a survey from somone much like yourslef that sent me to a survey web site. That was cool and it was confidental as well.
 
Why not you post your own Email here and then I or anyone else that wants to work with you will email you. We don't need to post our own Emails for everyone to see but you do if you want the help. I am more than willing to answer any and all questions for you.
 
Isn't the entire POINT of these exercises to make students actaully contact and begin forming relationships with Hoh/d/Deaf in your area ???

I don't mean to be rude - it's just, honestly if you want to become an interpreter ... you need to start getting involved in the community ... your local community.

It won't be of any help to you to get answers online - when one of the most important reasons for these assignments is to begin interacting with Hoh/d/Deaf people IN PERSON



P.S.
KristinaB My parents were told the same ridiculous lies about ASL when I was little ... of course now my parents both feel absolutely horrible that they listened to the "professionals" and have spent years trying to "fix" things (learnings ASL, about Deaf culture, standing up for Hoh/d/Deaf rights, refusing to let the "ASL lie" be perpetuated etc)
 
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