as I learn more and take on the Deaf culture perspective, I find myself explaining more to others based on what I have learned and my experience.
this week I came across someone comparing being born deaf to other "illness" or "disability" that just happens. I wrote that from a cultural perspective, being born deaf is not an illness or sad "condition" , and that it is a linguistic and cultural difference, not a problem -the problem is hearing people's attitudes or stereotypes.
Then I was with someone who is a teacher working with deaf kids. I find that sometimes in talking I may use some signs; and sometimes if I want to be sure I understood something I will repeat with the sign if I know it. Since I count on my fingers, I have been doing the no. 3 the Deaf way for some years. So she asked me if I was hearing impaired. I said, no, I'm hoh and re-learning ASL.
