Hey! (Last minute, but if you could help me out I'd really appreciate it...)

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So I'm new to the site. I'm studying ASL at Columbia in Chicago, and I'm looking forward to meeting some new people! I'm currently taking a Deaf Culture class, and I need to interview a deaf or hard of hearing person for an assignment. So, if you come across this post, and you have time within the next few hours to answer a few questions, I'd be really grateful. Here we go...

1. How did you become deaf or hard of hearing?
2. How did your parents react upon learning that you were deaf?
3. Are you any other minority?
4. Do your parents or siblings know ASL?
5. What communication method did you use at first?
6. What is your educational background (school and college)?
7. Where do you work? If you don't work, why not?
8. What is your current communication method of choice?
9. What is your social life like?
10. What are your views on ASL?
11. What is your view of Deaf Culture?
12. What is your view on cochlear implants?
13. Do you have any deaf role models?
14. Did you experience any frustrations in your life as a result of being deaf?
15. If you were president, what would you change in the hearing world?

I know it's a lot, but like I said, if you have the time...

Thanks!
 
I believe this is the same questions from another student, her name is Alix, I might think you know her. She posted the same questions in your post earlier this week.
 
Never mind. I found it. I'm certain we go to the same school, but I don't think I know her. Really cool that you could help her out.
 
1. How did you become deaf or hard of hearing? I was born too early, the nerves in my ears did not fully develop.
2. How did your parents react upon learning that you were deaf? My dad refused to believe I had a problem, and my mother put me in speech therapy and took me to get hearing aids.
3. Are you any other minority? It depends on what you would consider a minority. I am shorter than most people in my family and group.

4. Do your parents or siblings know ASL? No one in my family knows ASL.

5. What communication method did you use at first? Reading lips.

6. What is your educational background (school and college)? I graduated highschool by homeschool and I am currently studying Business in college.

7. Where do you work? If you don't work, why not? I work in Home health, I take care of adults with developmental disabilities. I stay with them in their homes and assist them with the day to day lives, and I am also a day care teacher part time.

8. What is your current communication method of choice? I communicate by voice.

9. What is your social life like? I am very social. I have my friends and my family.

10. What are your views on ASL? Though I am mostly deaf, I wear hearing aids, I do not know muc ASL, I would love to learn it so I can communicate with other people who know ASL.
11. What is your view of Deaf Culture? It's an awsome group, sometimes can be a little scary, in the social gatherings, some people tend to leave the more hearing people out.

12. What is your view on cochlear implants? I do not have a view on them.

13. Do you have any deaf role models? Deanne Bray (My name is DeAnne too) She plays Sue Thomas FB Eye on television and she is deaf.

14. Did you experience any frustrations in your life as a result of being deaf? Yes, sometimes people become irritated with me when I am unable to understand what they are saying to me.

15. If you were president, what would you change in the hearing world? I really would never want to be president.
 
Hey! Thanks so much! You're awesome!! I really appreciate it. :)

By the way, I loved Sue Thomas when it was on! I was sad when it was canceled. Deanne Bray is a role model of mine as well.
 
1. How did you become deaf or hard of hearing?
My hearing loss is caused from abuse when I was a toddler.

2. How did your parents react upon learning that you were deaf?
They had no clue how to react, My father refused to believe it. My parents wanted me to simply fit in. They taught me to just blend in and ignore my "short comings".

3. Are you any other minority?
Yes.

4. Do your parents or siblings know ASL?
No, my parents thought ASL would be a waste of time and would limit my opportunities in life... they oralized me instead.

5. What communication method did you use at first?
Spoken English

6. What is your educational background (school and college)?
I just got a GED.

7. Where do you work? If you don't work, why not?
I work P/T for UPS as a Package Handler

8. What is your current communication method of choice?
Speech/speechreading

9. What is your social life like?
I have my friends and family that I chill with.

10. What are your views on ASL?
My views on ASL? Uh... its a language? Seriously though, ASL is a wonderful language. If I had my choice i would have preferred to have been raised learning sign,

11. What is your view of Deaf Culture?
I have limited knowledge of Deaf culture so I cannot form a view on the subject.

12. What is your view on cochlear implants?
The risks freak me out. However the benefits have been proven.

13. Do you have any deaf role models?
I didn't even know there were other Deaf/HoH people in my area until 9 months ago.

14. Did you experience any frustrations in your life as a result of being deaf?
Yes, it is very frustrating for me when people cover their mouths, refuse to look at me when speaking, or assume I am ignoring them when they try to talk to me from behind.

15. If you were president, what would you change in the hearing world?
I would have no desire to become president.
 
Sue Thomas F B eye is still on over here, i still watch it when i can. It's on for an hour from 11-12 then repeated at 5. I really enjoyed watching it and love the dog Levi!

1. How did you become deaf or hard of hearing?
Born 3 months early
2. How did your parents react upon learning that you were deaf?
My mum kinda knew well early on so I think she was glad to know for sure
3. Are you any other minority?
4. Do your parents or siblings know ASL?
My mum knows a bit of BSL(i live in the UK)
5. What communication method did you use at first?
I taught myself to lipread from an early age
6. What is your educational background (school and college)?
went to a deaf school
7. Where do you work? If you don't work, why not?
currently in education
8. What is your current communication method of choice?
oral, sign with friends, Heavy lipreader
i dont go out much
10. What are your views on ASL? I love watching ASL on youtube and watching DeAnne Bray
11. What is your view of Deaf Culture?
12. What is your view on cochlear implants? I have one and think they are greaat!
13. Do you have any deaf role models? Deanne Bray, Marlee Matlin
14. Did you experience any frustrations in your life as a result of being deaf?
Yeah many frustrations, i still do today, communication barriers etc
15. If you were president, what would you change in the hearing world?
I would make EVERYBODY learn some kind of sign language
 
Thanks! :ty: I'm jealous that Sue Thomas still shows where you are. Can't find it anywhere here!...But anyway, thanks so much!
 
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