How come oral Deaf people deny themselves how to speak?

[Kalista]

How come oral Deaf people deny themselves, their speech are mispronunciation words.

How can profoundly Deaf people depend on read the lip long day? Eyes become straining… We rely more on our visual with our eyes. How come oral Deaf people deny themselves, they were pendent that they could understand hearing people talk. They could not catch 100% words full in one sentence. I notice high percent Deaf people who rise in oral with hearing parents into the mainstream school. They have a bad habit to pendent that they could understand the hearing people’s communication in the real world. I rather ask hearing person to repeat because I want to make sure that I can understand that person. Rather not want to break-down the communication. In stead of taking in information from our environment through the ears, we do so through our vision.

During my childhood, I was involved with hearing society like Girl Scout camping. I was left out because they did not want to bother to talk with me. I was so isolated. I felt a part of me was missing; it made me that I am abnormal begin human.

The speech therapist taught me by feeling if my throat is vibrating, because when you're talking, your voice box vibrates. Most Deaf people thought their sound has been deprivate. They still can think how they speak well. Hearing people could not understand them very well, we use interpreter for a better communication accessible.

High percent Deaf oralism people make improperly sounds for speech. When they graduated from high school and realize their learning to speak, their speech may become more distorted, as they don't know to correct any mispronunciation words. I grew up in Deaf school with speech therpaist, my pronunciation is terrible, my speak sounds like a monkey. I realized, I did not learn anything academic during middle school years... Why do I learn how to speak while I can't hear my own voice...

Why should I be ashame if I do not understand hearing people said?

 

[Cheri]

We are not denying anything the problem is you want all deaf people to be like you. New flash: "No deaf person is the same as another deaf person, what is best for one child is not necessarily best for all" You need to be a little bit more sensitive to differences in deaf people.

Parents may not made the best decisions for us, but we were given the best chance in life, some of us learned to speak, learned to lip-reading, learned to sign.

I have no problems with currently parents nowadays having deaf children be able to speak and use sign language, I don't agree with speaking only, or sign language only, It's unfair for deaf children shouldn't have access to full communication tools. They deserved all the equal rights as much as hearing children do.

Being deaf doesn't mean deaf people should only require to learn sign language, Deaf can do anything, but practice comes along to it. they have the ability to learn to speak, they have the ability learn to lip-reading, they have the ability learn to signs. Why limited their rights of ability? It does not make no sense, it isn't about you, or me, it's about every deaf children out there. I prefer them to learn it all.

 

[Angel]

We are not denying anything the problem is you want all deaf people to be like you. New flash: "No deaf person is the same as another deaf person, what is best for one child is not necessarily best for all" You need to be a little bit more sensitive to differences in deaf people.

Parents may not made the best decisions for us, but we were given the best chance in life, some of us learned to speak, learned to lip-reading, learned to sign.

I have no problems with currently parents nowadays having deaf children be able to speak and use sign language, I don't agree with speaking only, or sign language only, It's unfair for deaf children shouldn't have access to full communication tools. They deserved all the equal rights as much as hearing children do.

Being deaf doesn't mean deaf people should only require to learn sign language, Deaf can do anything, but practice comes along to it. they have the ability to learn to speak, they have the ability learn to lip-reading, they have the ability learn to signs. Why limited their rights of ability? It does not make no sense, it isn't about you, or me, it's about every deaf children out there. I prefer them to learn it all.

Excellent post Cherie-o!! I especially liked the part where you said "No deaf person is the same as another deaf person, what is best for one child is not necessarily best for all" .. which is so true.

I believe "speaking" can be very useful tools, especially for communication along with sign language as well too.