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As some of you know, I was writing a paper comparing and contrasting deaf education versus hearing education. I decided to put that paper on hold for when I decide to use that topic as a basis for a more in depth paper. So I decided to compare and contrast my childhood growing up hoh/deaf as compared to my brother who is fully hearing.
The reason I made the change was that finals are coming up in about a month and I didn't feel the need to do such a lengthy paper when the required length was 2.5 pages in MLA-format. I have an 88% in Composition as it stands without all of my work having been graded yet by the instructor.
I compared how a hearing person can simply pick up the telephone and get the information that they need, whereas me I must use IP Relay if I am making an important phone call and I need accurate information straight away. For example I need to get in touch with my academic advisor to get the registration code so that I can add and drop classes as needed. I call via IP Relay and the school refuses my relay call. And other times I can use IP Relay to contact my car insurance company to report auto damage without a problem as they would accept my call.
Another thing I compared was that when growing up, my older brother would aggrevate me by turning off the CC when I was watching my cartoons then hide the remote. So I would return his deed by turning down the volume on the TV and I would see him whine "MO-OM! I can't hear the TV!!" Then we would go back and forth about the TV. I also stated that I did not learn sign until about 2 years ago (I still don't consider myself fluent), when you guys on AD.com opened up a new world for me. I've learned that I am a very visual person and that growing up I might have fared better had been given the opportunity to use ASL as a mode of communication. Of course the audiologist I had as a child was pushing for an all oral environment, so I spent countless hours in speech thereapy sessions, and because of that and the adjustments Ive made for the hearies, I too could easily pass off as hearing.
On a side note, I went to the deli the other night and I really didnt feel like struggling with a conversation as I had a headache. So I got my LG Scoop phone out, typed out what I needed from the deli. Held it up for the lady and you know what? There was not one "what?" or "huh?" uttered. I got exactly what I needed and no one was left with an "ugh!" feeling. I signed thank-you back to them and left to pay for the meat at the check out.
I thought to myself, "That was so much easier than having to speech read and strain to hear the conversation."
Has anyone else here made the switch from speech reading and voice to just written communication via cell phone notepad or just plain pen and paper?
Im likely to use this method much more often in the future.
The reason I made the change was that finals are coming up in about a month and I didn't feel the need to do such a lengthy paper when the required length was 2.5 pages in MLA-format. I have an 88% in Composition as it stands without all of my work having been graded yet by the instructor.
I compared how a hearing person can simply pick up the telephone and get the information that they need, whereas me I must use IP Relay if I am making an important phone call and I need accurate information straight away. For example I need to get in touch with my academic advisor to get the registration code so that I can add and drop classes as needed. I call via IP Relay and the school refuses my relay call. And other times I can use IP Relay to contact my car insurance company to report auto damage without a problem as they would accept my call.
Another thing I compared was that when growing up, my older brother would aggrevate me by turning off the CC when I was watching my cartoons then hide the remote. So I would return his deed by turning down the volume on the TV and I would see him whine "MO-OM! I can't hear the TV!!" Then we would go back and forth about the TV. I also stated that I did not learn sign until about 2 years ago (I still don't consider myself fluent), when you guys on AD.com opened up a new world for me. I've learned that I am a very visual person and that growing up I might have fared better had been given the opportunity to use ASL as a mode of communication. Of course the audiologist I had as a child was pushing for an all oral environment, so I spent countless hours in speech thereapy sessions, and because of that and the adjustments Ive made for the hearies, I too could easily pass off as hearing.
On a side note, I went to the deli the other night and I really didnt feel like struggling with a conversation as I had a headache. So I got my LG Scoop phone out, typed out what I needed from the deli. Held it up for the lady and you know what? There was not one "what?" or "huh?" uttered. I got exactly what I needed and no one was left with an "ugh!" feeling. I signed thank-you back to them and left to pay for the meat at the check out.
I thought to myself, "That was so much easier than having to speech read and strain to hear the conversation."
Has anyone else here made the switch from speech reading and voice to just written communication via cell phone notepad or just plain pen and paper?
Im likely to use this method much more often in the future.
