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Would anyone be willing to answer my questions for my Deaf Culture class?
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1.Name?
Zack
2. Where are you from?
Born in Portland, OR and grew in Vancouver, WA, still living in Vancouver, WA
3. What schools did you go to?
Graduated from Hudson's Bay and went to Clark College, but now not anymore
4. What did you like/hate about your education?
I hate when I have to do something that bored me, that's all.
5. Do you have any family members who are Deaf? Who sign?
No one are deaf in my family, only me, but my mom, dad, and brother signs.
6. How did you become Deaf?
Born Deaf naturally
7. Do you consider yourself “D” Deaf, “d” deaf, or Hard of Hearing?
Deaf
8. When did you learn ASL?
When I was in preschool, right after my parents found out that I was deaf
9. How did/ do you communicate with family? Peers? At school? At work?
For my family, my mom, dad, and my brother signs, but other than them, we mostly use common sense or write. At school, I tend to use the interpreter to communicate, but at work, I writes, but that's a rarely because my job is a independence job.
10. How/ where do you feel discrimination?
I am sososo against the discrimination. Discrimination is a mindless hatred behavior, I believes.
11. What jobs have you had?
If you mean in my past to present, then it's cashier, bus boy, newspapers delievery, and now a Janitor.
12. What is your dream job?
I don't know really.
Zack
2. Where are you from?
Born in Portland, OR and grew in Vancouver, WA, still living in Vancouver, WA
3. What schools did you go to?
Graduated from Hudson's Bay and went to Clark College, but now not anymore
4. What did you like/hate about your education?
I hate when I have to do something that bored me, that's all.
5. Do you have any family members who are Deaf? Who sign?
No one are deaf in my family, only me, but my mom, dad, and brother signs.
6. How did you become Deaf?
Born Deaf naturally
7. Do you consider yourself “D” Deaf, “d” deaf, or Hard of Hearing?
Deaf
8. When did you learn ASL?
When I was in preschool, right after my parents found out that I was deaf
9. How did/ do you communicate with family? Peers? At school? At work?
For my family, my mom, dad, and my brother signs, but other than them, we mostly use common sense or write. At school, I tend to use the interpreter to communicate, but at work, I writes, but that's a rarely because my job is a independence job.
10. How/ where do you feel discrimination?
I am sososo against the discrimination. Discrimination is a mindless hatred behavior, I believes.
11. What jobs have you had?
If you mean in my past to present, then it's cashier, bus boy, newspapers delievery, and now a Janitor.
12. What is your dream job?
I don't know really.
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here and enjoy AD! 
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1.Name?
Shel
2. Where are you from?
Arizona
3. What schools did you go to?
Public schools, ASU, and then Gallaudet
4. What did you like/hate about your education?
what I liked about my education were my deaf ed classes..what I hated were my math/chemistry classes
5. Do you have any family members who are Deaf? Who sign?
I have a deaf brother..only my brother signs and my mom, some
6. How did you become Deaf?
born that way due to genes I guess
7. Do you consider yourself “D” Deaf, “d” deaf, or Hard of Hearing?
deaf
8. When did you learn ASL?
at the age of 25 when I took ASL classes at ASU
9. How did/ do you communicate with family? Peers? At school? At work?
thru oral communication..
10. How/ where do you feel discrimination?
discrimination sucks...I have experienced it growing up in different ways.
11. What jobs have you had?
cook for a fast food restaurant, bookstore, construction company, data entry clerk for an ins company, worked as a grad assistant at Gallaudet, resident counselor for a group home and now a teacher at a deaf school
12. What is your dream job?
To be an interior designer
Shel
2. Where are you from?
Arizona
3. What schools did you go to?
Public schools, ASU, and then Gallaudet
4. What did you like/hate about your education?
what I liked about my education were my deaf ed classes..what I hated were my math/chemistry classes
5. Do you have any family members who are Deaf? Who sign?
I have a deaf brother..only my brother signs and my mom, some
6. How did you become Deaf?
born that way due to genes I guess
7. Do you consider yourself “D” Deaf, “d” deaf, or Hard of Hearing?
deaf
8. When did you learn ASL?
at the age of 25 when I took ASL classes at ASU
9. How did/ do you communicate with family? Peers? At school? At work?
thru oral communication..
10. How/ where do you feel discrimination?
discrimination sucks...I have experienced it growing up in different ways.
11. What jobs have you had?
cook for a fast food restaurant, bookstore, construction company, data entry clerk for an ins company, worked as a grad assistant at Gallaudet, resident counselor for a group home and now a teacher at a deaf school
12. What is your dream job?
To be an interior designer
1.Name? Yiffzer.
2. Where are you from? New York City, NY.
3. What schools did you go to? P.S. 150 in NY, Stroudsburg Junior/High School in PA, Northampton Community College in PA, Rochester Institute of Technology in NY.
4. What did you like/hate about your education? Nothing.
5. Do you have any family members who are deaf? Who sign? Everyone's deaf except my grandparents.
6. How did you become deaf? Natural birth.
7. Do you consider yourself “D” Deaf, “d” deaf, or Hard of Hearing? "d" deaf.
8. When did you learn ASL? Since birth.
9. How did/ do you communicate with family? Peers? At school? At work? Speaking, lip-reading, signing, etc.
10. How/ where do you feel discrimination? During my younger years when I was not confident enough (elementary school and junior high school). Being ignored, refusal to serve me, being looked down as a less competent being.
11. What jobs have you had? Construction, computer technician, landscaping.
12. What is your dream job? Manage a business with international relations.
2. Where are you from? New York City, NY.
3. What schools did you go to? P.S. 150 in NY, Stroudsburg Junior/High School in PA, Northampton Community College in PA, Rochester Institute of Technology in NY.
4. What did you like/hate about your education? Nothing.
5. Do you have any family members who are deaf? Who sign? Everyone's deaf except my grandparents.
6. How did you become deaf? Natural birth.
7. Do you consider yourself “D” Deaf, “d” deaf, or Hard of Hearing? "d" deaf.
8. When did you learn ASL? Since birth.
9. How did/ do you communicate with family? Peers? At school? At work? Speaking, lip-reading, signing, etc.
10. How/ where do you feel discrimination? During my younger years when I was not confident enough (elementary school and junior high school). Being ignored, refusal to serve me, being looked down as a less competent being.
11. What jobs have you had? Construction, computer technician, landscaping.
12. What is your dream job? Manage a business with international relations.
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1.Name? Peggy
2. Where are you from? Virginia,,,, now in Southern California
3. What schools did you go to?Virginia School for the Deaf and Blind
4. What did you like/hate about your education? I like all except history...
5. Do you have any family members who are Deaf? Who sign?ASL my parents were deaf
6. How did you become Deaf?
Hereditary
7. Do you consider yourself “D” Deaf, “d” deaf, or Hard of Hearing?born HOH .. now Deaf
8. When did you learn ASL?using ASL as soon as i learned to walk... my parents were deaf
9. How did/ do you communicate with family? Peers? At school? At work?No problem at all.... communication with ASL... even oral
10. How/ where do you feel discrimination?I hate it especially jobs..
11. What jobs have you had?Inventory.. Licensed beautican.... worked with children with special needs..... computer technician at free lance..... right now work with Domestic Violence for deaf
12. What is your dream job?still working with Domestic Violence
2. Where are you from? Virginia,,,, now in Southern California
3. What schools did you go to?Virginia School for the Deaf and Blind
4. What did you like/hate about your education? I like all except history...
5. Do you have any family members who are Deaf? Who sign?ASL my parents were deaf
6. How did you become Deaf?
Hereditary
7. Do you consider yourself “D” Deaf, “d” deaf, or Hard of Hearing?born HOH .. now Deaf
8. When did you learn ASL?using ASL as soon as i learned to walk... my parents were deaf
9. How did/ do you communicate with family? Peers? At school? At work?No problem at all.... communication with ASL... even oral
10. How/ where do you feel discrimination?I hate it especially jobs..
11. What jobs have you had?Inventory.. Licensed beautican.... worked with children with special needs..... computer technician at free lance..... right now work with Domestic Violence for deaf
12. What is your dream job?still working with Domestic Violence