Blind vs Deaf - How Do We Communicate?

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  • Опубліковано 29 лис 2016
  • Tommy Edison, who been blind since birth, teams up with deaf UA-camr @rikkipoynter to answer to the popular question, “How does a blind person and a deaf person communicate with each other?”
    Watch Tommy on Rikki’s channel where they discuss how people mistaken their disabilities for other disabilities: • When People Mix Up Bei...
    Thanks to @AndreaLausell for being our interpreter.
    Subscribe to Andrea’s channel: / andrealausell
    Special thanks to @AbbySams for helping out with the shoot.
    Subscribe to Abby’s channel: / @abbysams
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    Music Credits:
    “Soundtrack of Sorrow” by Great Scott
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    “Sunday Morning” by Nicolai Heidlas
    Music by HookSounds - www.hooksounds.com
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    “These Moments” by Nicolai Heidlas
    Music by HookSounds - www.hooksounds.com
    / these-moments-calm-hap...
    “Wings” by Nicolai Heidlas
    Music by HookSounds - www.hooksounds.com
    / wings-acoustic-guitar-...
    Used under the Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 & 3.0 Unported licenses.
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    #blind #deaf #accessibility

КОМЕНТАРІ • 5 тис.

  • @godgodson1765
    @godgodson1765 4 роки тому +5327

    There was a blind student in one of my classes and the teacher would always talk to him very loudly, until one day he said, "I'm not deaf, I can actually hear much better than you can."

    • @apptreeline
      @apptreeline 4 роки тому +645

      If that's true the teacher is dumb LOL

    • @cole1396
      @cole1396 4 роки тому +160

      God Godson And then everyone clapped

    • @agenericusername2488
      @agenericusername2488 4 роки тому +59

      NNI7 and they were cheering aswell

    • @keynanfan7012
      @keynanfan7012 4 роки тому +11

      😂😂😂😂😂😂

    • @canere6567
      @canere6567 4 роки тому +40

      r/thathappened

  • @spec7501
    @spec7501 3 роки тому +3558

    Tommy: 🙈
    Rickie: 🙉
    The person filming: 🙊

    • @spec7501
      @spec7501 3 роки тому +115

      If you dont get the joke im saying the person filming is mute

    • @aiyanaperry4016
      @aiyanaperry4016 3 роки тому +13

      That’s pretty funny

    • @lostsouls1919
      @lostsouls1919 3 роки тому +119

      Hear no evil, see no evil, speak no evil

    • @drakesayshi3321
      @drakesayshi3321 3 роки тому +3

      There is no one filming

    • @corphs1329
      @corphs1329 3 роки тому +17

      It’s a tripod, but I liked the joke anyhow

  • @Tula1940_LB
    @Tula1940_LB 5 років тому +2681

    Pro tip... If someone is cussing you out in sign language...
    Turn the lights off.

  • @R3D_M4N
    @R3D_M4N 4 роки тому +860

    Him: I'll be your ears.
    Her: I'll be your eyes.

    • @shrekonion8307
      @shrekonion8307 4 роки тому +54

      Bro i was today years old when i found out obama had a japanese action figure weilding a katana

    • @Zerogi
      @Zerogi 4 роки тому +29

      @@shrekonion8307 what

    • @shrekonion8307
      @shrekonion8307 4 роки тому +12

      @@Zerogi obama was an action figure in japan

    • @brunomiguel6156
      @brunomiguel6156 4 роки тому +3

      what

    • @R3D_M4N
      @R3D_M4N 4 роки тому

      Wtf

  • @BrandonSmith-dd6kv
    @BrandonSmith-dd6kv 7 років тому +8182

    Hear no evil, see no evil

    • @9290SC
      @9290SC 6 років тому +24

      Brandon Smith 👍

    • @jadenarcheval4945
      @jadenarcheval4945 6 років тому +212

      Brandon Smith that's kinda fucked up

    • @melorderey6787
      @melorderey6787 6 років тому +13

      Brandon Smith Amazing.

    • @kyblaze2527
      @kyblaze2527 6 років тому +283

      Now we just need a mute person.

    • @jaheriawilson19
      @jaheriawilson19 6 років тому +14

      ohmygodohmygodohmygodohmygod
      i fucking love puns.

  • @mattb55
    @mattb55 7 років тому +4609

    "Two disabilities for the price of one"
    😂😂 it's not funny but I'm laughing

    • @xFictionAficionadax
      @xFictionAficionadax 7 років тому +165

      A cow Cow Nah, it is funny :P He intended for it to be

    • @hot-cocoa1032
      @hot-cocoa1032 6 років тому +131

      it's dark humor.

    • @Fluskar
      @Fluskar 6 років тому +26

      fuck he got us there lmfao

    • @MTBR077
      @MTBR077 6 років тому +51

      I was laughing at how he immediately laughed at himself.

    • @mrtroll3876
      @mrtroll3876 6 років тому +8

      "It's not funny but i'm laughing" Okay?

  • @DChappelle27
    @DChappelle27 5 років тому +89

    One method is through an interpreter
    "Tommy, how do you drive?"
    "I dont because im fucken blind"
    "Cool"

  • @brucedoyle4055
    @brucedoyle4055 5 років тому +1560

    Sometimes i forget that deaf people arnt mute

    • @iamevil8582
      @iamevil8582 5 років тому +28

      Bruce Doyle rainbow six siege??

    • @HydroEntertainment901
      @HydroEntertainment901 5 років тому +4

      @@iamevil8582 LMFAO

    • @Hello-qg4yk
      @Hello-qg4yk 4 роки тому +3

      same

    • @reecegg
      @reecegg 4 роки тому +16

      @@HydroEntertainment901 wasn't that funny

    • @conorlarkin7135
      @conorlarkin7135 4 роки тому +85

      Some are. I assume it depends on the extent of hearing loss and the amount of time they have been deaf. Someone that has been completely deaf since birth will not be able to speak (assuming they don’t have hearing aids)
      I was watching a documentary about a catholic school for deaf children active in the 1960s, and one of the students interview (now an adult) mentioned how many of his fellow students were actually illiterate or only semi-literate in written English. Back then many were only taught, and only communicated in, ASL

  • @victoriaf8571
    @victoriaf8571 7 років тому +3580

    I never knew about tactile sign language, it's quite a gentle thing to watch

    • @GippyHappy
      @GippyHappy 7 років тому +19

      Victoria Fleuty that's how someone who is blind AND deaf communicates

    • @victoriaf8571
      @victoriaf8571 7 років тому +2

      Gibbledeegook Mcgoober I gathered that by the title?

    • @GippyHappy
      @GippyHappy 7 років тому +43

      Victoria Fleuty no like one person who is both

    • @abigailrosecruz9421
      @abigailrosecruz9421 7 років тому

      Through Morse code, maybe?

    • @skeletonz7924
      @skeletonz7924 7 років тому +10

      arc sake Bruh you have to either have the ability to see or hear for Morse code to work

  • @MooniGaming
    @MooniGaming 7 років тому +163

    Dear people in the comments, there are different levels of both deafness and blindness.

    • @HowCaseySeesIt
      @HowCaseySeesIt 7 років тому +4

      MooniGaming PREACH ITTT. I'm legally blind, but no one understands what that is. Not everything is black and white. There's a spectrum to both.

    • @HowCaseySeesIt
      @HowCaseySeesIt 7 років тому +5

      Davian Pfeiff Exactly. I meant there is a grey area when it comes to sight and hearing. Not everyone is either fully sighted or fully blind, same with hearing. There is a middle ground. I wasn't talking about color blindness what-so-ever ha

  • @freddesk1693
    @freddesk1693 5 років тому +3784

    Im sure that the 1 % dislikes are other blind persons trying to like the video XD

    • @xeno4693
      @xeno4693 5 років тому +47

      Do you know proper English? It’s blind people. Not blind persons. Learn grammar.

    • @jackjohnson3813
      @jackjohnson3813 5 років тому +365

      ​@@xeno4693 Your the only person who doesnt seem to understand, are you that dumb ? Do you know that most people arround the world doesnt speak english as a first language ? What a Jackass

    • @brucetea6814
      @brucetea6814 5 років тому +222

      @@xeno4693 Wtf is wrong with you, stop being a dick we all understand what he means.

    • @freddesk1693
      @freddesk1693 5 років тому +194

      @@xeno4693 English is my least known language and I speak 3 languages so of course it happens to make mistakes. Still youre the only one over more than 74 persons who hate over a simple grammar error. You clearly proove a lack of open mind. Do you talk 3 languages without making grammar mistakes in any of them ?

    • @brucetea6814
      @brucetea6814 5 років тому +85

      @@freddesk1693 For real mate, this kind of persons are just ignorant.

  • @chris9242
    @chris9242 4 роки тому +2431

    After watching this video, I feel so grateful that I can see and hear.
    Edit: why are people calling me rude? this video made me realize that i take basic human functions for granted and i’m honestly suprised i don’t see more of these comments on videos. i mean seriously. both a deaf person and a blind person in the same video and you don’t even think once to yourself: “Man.. i’m so blessed that i can see and hear” ?
    edit number 2 since i forgot we’re in 2020 and people get hurt over everything: literally all i was saying is I, Christopher am grateful that i can both see and hear

    • @tangalicious1278
      @tangalicious1278 4 роки тому +18

      Thats why we watch these love from australia

    • @jacob240
      @jacob240 3 роки тому

      True aye

    • @perrycomo7984
      @perrycomo7984 3 роки тому

      Ikr!

    • @hunterteal4428
      @hunterteal4428 3 роки тому +1

      Same hear

    • @prestonfaust4267
      @prestonfaust4267 3 роки тому +32

      I was born with hearing loss, I was fortunate enough to get hearing aids, I feel bad for people who don't have hearing at all!

  • @aujaliquelafave337
    @aujaliquelafave337 6 років тому +2231

    Every person who finds out I'm deaf "YOUR NOT DEAF YOU CAN TALK!" like Bach wtf

    • @azelmamortlake4471
      @azelmamortlake4471 6 років тому +145

      Well, Bach could hear for most of his life. For me, as just being hard of hearing, I get annoyed when people who see my hearing aids start signing. Just because I can't hear well doesn't mean I know any ASL. Except for fingerspelling, and, let's be honest, that's horribly inefficient.

    • @kirby2986
      @kirby2986 6 років тому +83

      Lily Mortlake they meant bitch but were too afraid to swear

    • @azelmamortlake4471
      @azelmamortlake4471 6 років тому +19

      Hmm, no, they always apologize when I tell them I don't know sign language, and then just talk to me normally. Though, on another note, I feel like I've seen you in the comment section of a different video.

    • @vusvis
      @vusvis 6 років тому +146

      Bach wasnt deaf, you guys probably mean Beethoven.

    • @Dhooly
      @Dhooly 6 років тому +7

      You’re*

  • @jonnypenn
    @jonnypenn 6 років тому +3900

    i'm assuming she is not cool with her mom. in the beginning she kept saying "the woman that i was born from" instead of saying "my mom"

    • @zesstrin00
      @zesstrin00 5 років тому +608

      Throw in a little social justice, she said the "person", not the "woman"

    • @dylana4717
      @dylana4717 5 років тому +136

      possible resentment towards her mother? if so i am sure she will get over it some day. i wouldnt be too surprised if tommy at one point blamed his parents for his blindness.

    • @alanlambert5534
      @alanlambert5534 5 років тому +644

      Quite possibly could have been adopted or had a surrogate mother or something. would make sense to say the person I was born from in those cases.

    • @T1Oracle
      @T1Oracle 5 років тому +110

      @@dylana4717 What if her mom actually caused her deafness through abuse? I would never suggest someone get over something when I know nothing about what happened.

    • @dylana4717
      @dylana4717 5 років тому +184

      @@T1Oracle fukken what mate? she explains it in the video.

  • @shinko6342
    @shinko6342 4 роки тому +193

    My sister in law and I do it. She is blind I'm deaf.
    I read her lips and I can speak so I can describe and talk back. She was born blind, I went deaf. It's even funnier with our kids.
    Her son will tell me something In the car but he sits behind me. Blind sister rides up front passenger I'm middle kids in back. So she will turn around to face the general direction I'm in and repeat what was said. Then I can reply.
    Her son will start talking about trucks or some things just out of the blue like kids do. So I describe what he is doing what we are seeing.
    It's funny to watch us.

    • @14bqdonk
      @14bqdonk 4 роки тому +6

      Thats adorable. You got a happy life. Although my all sense working well. I always encounter sadness

    • @shinko6342
      @shinko6342 4 роки тому +18

      @@14bqdonk There is always sadness with a sense being loss, or without. I was sad before I lost my hearing, now I'm sad because of it. Don't get me wrong, there are happy moments..But sometimes you have to stop and just look at the small things. Like that cup of coffee, that was a good cup!
      Small things. Really helps with the bigger things.

    • @user-in2zo3fw5f
      @user-in2zo3fw5f 4 роки тому +1

      U r strong 💪

    • @mariaannicapacheo1647
      @mariaannicapacheo1647 4 роки тому +4

      @@shinko6342 absolutely perfect words. Send my regards to your sister :)

    • @niloot.8816
      @niloot.8816 4 роки тому

      Good bless u both 🙌💐

  • @height2931
    @height2931 4 роки тому +365

    Me: Reading lips is easy
    Me: turns the volume down all the way
    Also me: nvm

    • @ve-uh7tq
      @ve-uh7tq 4 роки тому +23

      Bruh I tried it's impossible

  • @Scriptophobic
    @Scriptophobic 7 років тому +734

    Now I wanna see a romance movie of a deaf person and a blind person.

    • @14yovani
      @14yovani 7 років тому +15

      Scriptophobic there's actually a comedy movie about 2 guy's falsely accused of something. ande They have to go against cops to prove their innocence. it's pretty funny

    • @charlieme5150
      @charlieme5150 7 років тому

      Yovani Galindo name of movie?...

    • @14yovani
      @14yovani 7 років тому +3

      charlieme5150 see no evil, head no evil is the name I believe

    • @glassy_eyes814
      @glassy_eyes814 7 років тому +1

      Scriptophobic I read such a fanfiction 😊

    • @demihamminga5371
      @demihamminga5371 7 років тому +9

      CAN'T SEE CAN'T HEAR BUT LOVE not a movie but a manga, don't know if there is a anime

  • @ImRhys
    @ImRhys 7 років тому +1988

    Tommy is so ace to watch. Blind man making the most of life!

    • @ManrielXiii
      @ManrielXiii 6 років тому +2

      Yea, WATCHING him is great. I love SEEING this video.

    • @IIIIllllllllIIIIIllll
      @IIIIllllllllIIIIIllll 6 років тому

      ImRhys true

    • @T1Man11
      @T1Man11 6 років тому +1

      ImRhys for the wolf

    • @iamnomad5775
      @iamnomad5775 6 років тому

      He doesnt know how it is to See so beeing blind ist completley normal to him

  • @nsd_nebulousdia1366
    @nsd_nebulousdia1366 3 роки тому +43

    Tommy made me see a whole new perspective about disability.
    Because of him I learned that a disability isnt something that makes you less than the other. Well technically or physically yes I guess but having a disability is not becoming a less version of you but instead gain more than what you could've.
    Our human body learns to adapt and disabilities opens new path ways and perspective to cope up with what is missing from us therefore making you technically "gain something than lose something".
    They see the world in a different way, they live the world in a different way but I dont think that makes them less than the other
    For all those people with disability, stay strong and be proud. For those who are blind, deaf, mentally challenged and all with other disabilities... YOU ALL DESERVES TO GET THE BEST OUT OF THE WORLD AND LIFE!

    • @ashleymitchell5384
      @ashleymitchell5384 3 роки тому +4

      Thank you, I'm not deaf or blind but I do have a disability. I recently have been diagnosed with epilepsy and its been better since I officially was diagnosed, because I was actually put on medicine to help me with it, but it is a big challenge because Im not completely sure what causes or triggers my seizures. Its not what everybody instantly thinks of, which is flashhing lights. I can watch what ever movies or videos and be fine (my EEGs both came back normal) but sometimes I just randomly start having auras and I its like I go into slow motion like I'm on auto pilot trying to tell myself what to do from the very back of my mind. Its taken me alot of time you even be able to warn the people around me because I have had to learn the signs from the inside and let people know on the outside. Though it's helped me understand the signs of my seizures a lot better.

    • @nsd_nebulousdia1366
      @nsd_nebulousdia1366 3 роки тому +4

      @@ashleymitchell5384 I hope you always stay strong and don't let that bound you from reaching your dreams! I wish the best for you and the whole world who doesn't have proper acknowledgements.
      The world needs to be more thoughtful about conditions as such and must give proper acknowledgement and not just be disregarded.
      Stay safe and to your family! I want to hear about your success in the future! Stay strong

    • @vanilla5245
      @vanilla5245 5 місяців тому

      We do but, thats mostly eugenics or inaccessibility that makes it harder to

  • @gaddy555
    @gaddy555 4 роки тому +83

    So how do you talk with people when you're deaf? "I mostly just listen" lul

  • @cosmiccosmic
    @cosmiccosmic 7 років тому +3946

    I guess you can say sign language is pretty HANDY :D

  • @tygillespie2280
    @tygillespie2280 7 років тому +1393

    Tommy. I am using voice over while I am typing this comment. I am blind too.

    • @1nner.w0rld
      @1nner.w0rld 7 років тому +147

      THAT'S SO COOL

    • @DerpxGames
      @DerpxGames 7 років тому +35

      Rode He's blind duder

    • @DK07x
      @DK07x 7 років тому +107

      +Vivid Sqesh The replies are read back to him you idiot..

    • @DerpxGames
      @DerpxGames 7 років тому +7

      DAYMS You probably have tons of friends

    • @DK07x
      @DK07x 7 років тому +73

      ***** How does your comment make any sense? I would imagine I have more friends than you do...

  • @doolarse6042
    @doolarse6042 4 роки тому +116

    “whats the cause of your deafness?”
    responds
    *wait*

    • @vcrrr123
      @vcrrr123 4 роки тому +2

      i think she had a translator there I'm not sure maybe shes like half deaf or something

    • @YokeyDokey
      @YokeyDokey 4 роки тому +5

      @@vcrrr123 1:18

    • @jaydashnine
      @jaydashnine 3 роки тому +24

      did you folks even watch the video lol

    • @GenetMJF
      @GenetMJF 3 роки тому +18

      @@jaydashnine im pretty dure 90% of the commenters didnt bc they go like "bruh she can hear? “ etc. To what other ppl who didnt watch responds:" she can read lips" while she explains herself how she cant really read lips xD These comments I swear

  • @latiumgaka8507
    @latiumgaka8507 4 роки тому +32

    “ Let’s see “
    Tommy~

    • @god8315
      @god8315 4 роки тому

      Latium Gaka omg

    • @elakesamuel
      @elakesamuel 4 роки тому

      @@god8315 omg god

    • @elakesamuel
      @elakesamuel 4 роки тому

      @@god8315 you should've said
      Oh my me

  • @Enorbs96
    @Enorbs96 7 років тому +824

    I'm absolutely terrified of going blind. I could handle being deaf, but if I would go insane without vision.

    • @splindr3695
      @splindr3695 7 років тому +3

      A Horse Outside no, I'd rather be blind than have what I have now.

    • @billmcreary1092
      @billmcreary1092 7 років тому +98

      going deaf or blind is too horrible senses to lose

    • @biscuitjoe4048
      @biscuitjoe4048 7 років тому +18

      SplindR think in your house you hear stuff but can't see it it would be terrifying

    • @cheesecakelasagna
      @cheesecakelasagna 7 років тому +18

      I dunno, for me, I think I'd rather be blind than to not hear music.

    • @horrorvictim
      @horrorvictim 7 років тому +36

      I'd be terrified of losing my sense of touch, it's rare but there are people born without it; in one case a baby would chew up his tongue and fingers, as he grew up his mother had to check his body everyday just to make sure he hadn't hurt himself 'cause he wouldn't know.

  • @Nekrochomikon8
    @Nekrochomikon8 7 років тому +48

    It would be great if you could do some blind/deaf movie critic. She would only see the movie (without subtitles) and you would only hear it and then you could both share totally different experiences from the same movie. :D

    • @coolster01
      @coolster01 7 років тому +2

      Nekrochomikon8 OMG this is a great idea

    • @bryanrodarte5205
      @bryanrodarte5205 7 років тому

      Nekrochomikon8 sound like a perfect formula for an argument

  • @Janue_
    @Janue_ 5 років тому +8

    Watching them communicate was beautiful. It makes me so happy to know that there are ways for them to overcome the obstacles that they encounter on a daily basis.

  • @westide3050
    @westide3050 5 років тому +1

    Thank you YT recommendations my heart has melted

  • @Shystichu
    @Shystichu 7 років тому +866

    I'd like to know how do you communicate with someone who is blind and deaf, I mean even from birth, how would you go about parenting such a child?

    • @xjadedxx
      @xjadedxx 7 років тому +146

      Dreighen Look up Helen Keller

    • @swizzleproxi4810
      @swizzleproxi4810 7 років тому +9

      Must be so difficult but with good support system probably fine

    • @CologneCarter
      @CologneCarter 7 років тому +44

      @Madison B
      Look up Helen Keller and then think again about what you wrote.

    • @seanmurphy4758
      @seanmurphy4758 7 років тому +26

      Madison B Someone hasn't heard of Helen Keller...

    • @madisonb5919
      @madisonb5919 7 років тому +53

      CologneCarter Not everyone that is blind and deaf would end up like Hellen Keller. Maybe you should think again about what you have typed.

  • @Jabber1ngPandA
    @Jabber1ngPandA 7 років тому +355

    Tommy has a great personality

    • @dania2369
      @dania2369 7 років тому +14

      Jabber1ngPandA true , i like him

    • @FaithMadden
      @FaithMadden 6 років тому +1

      Jabber1ngPandA ain't that the truth!

  • @jazybomber
    @jazybomber 4 роки тому +9

    I swear Tommy's charisma is a nat 20. Such a nice smile and attitude keep it up.

  • @derherausforderer4057
    @derherausforderer4057 3 роки тому +6

    You guys are really great and i love how you both educate. Im honestly less afraid being deaf or blind and if my child would born handicapped i will watch your videos. Thank you guys!

  • @slorr55
    @slorr55 7 років тому +2910

    If youre born deaf do you still have that voice in your head? Or how do you think about things? Lol

    • @abigailfischer2946
      @abigailfischer2946 6 років тому +232

      N lile visualize it?

    • @cherrywillow3983
      @cherrywillow3983 6 років тому +618

      I'm not deaf, but I always think in words, not voice,so maybe that's how some deaf people do?

    • @tritanvogue
      @tritanvogue 6 років тому +138

      slorr55 Deaf people can think in their head and think stuff but they cant really process stuff that well

    • @WritingsOfQuill
      @WritingsOfQuill 6 років тому +513

      My ASL teacher, who is Deaf and totally brilliant, says that deaf people think visually. They don't think in English, but will think in images, like a movie. Deaf people are not any less intelligent than hearing people. I mean come on, they can learn to speak English without being able to hear it! You might not know it, but ASL is a naturally formed language just as complex as English. It's easier for deaf people to understand sign languages because they are visual, 3D languages and very expressive. Children can also start to sign earlier than they can start speaking--as early as a couple months old instead of years. Some hearing people do also think more visually than verbally. This is common in autistic people, artists, and engineers.

    • @simonegabrielle4127
      @simonegabrielle4127 6 років тому +3

      slorr55 asl

  • @adlerheartburg8896
    @adlerheartburg8896 7 років тому +144

    if i had a choice between not seeing or not hearing i would take not hearing any day

    • @Ten_Thousand_Locusts
      @Ten_Thousand_Locusts 7 років тому +6

      Adler Heartburg I can't decide I like music and gaming both to much to decide between the two.

    • @mariemaldonado214
      @mariemaldonado214 6 років тому +18

      Same here. I love music but I'd give it up before ever giving up my vision and having to depend on something/someone the rest of my life

    • @user-zn2lq9hd5d
      @user-zn2lq9hd5d 6 років тому +5

      Yeah i would go for not hearing too. If I was blind I would feel so afraid that i am unable to see my surroundings and I would constantly be on edge.

    • @farenheit109
      @farenheit109 6 років тому +1

      I think I'd choose to be blind, because I can't imagine how lonely all that silence would make me feel...

    • @boiledegg4460
      @boiledegg4460 6 років тому

      Id rather much not being able to talk

  • @m33turmak3r
    @m33turmak3r 6 років тому +1

    I think these videos should be shown to everyone at a young age in grade school. These videos do an amazing job of showing that disabilities do not change who a person is or make them different from anyone else despite lack of a "normal" ability for most people. I think many people see those with disabilities as "defected" or "imperfect" but Tommy and Rikki are excellent examples of amazing people with great personalities and an uncanny sense of humor. Great work!

  • @grexxum919
    @grexxum919 4 роки тому +8

    This channel is so wholesome I miss the uploads 🥺

  • @acidberry3909
    @acidberry3909 7 років тому +1606

    She is so good at speaking even though she is mostly deaf 😍

    • @solitaire836
      @solitaire836 7 років тому +9

      haha7716 for some reasonI heard she was deaf at 3 years old. Feel free to correct me

    • @ay-hf8vu
      @ay-hf8vu 7 років тому +28

      AbyssDesigns her mother went deaf at 3. she went deaf at 12.

    • @abigailrosecruz9421
      @abigailrosecruz9421 7 років тому +21

      I have been deaf since I was like 2 or 3! Thanks to therapy and special classes when I was little, I'm one of the youngest students in my grade to take honors and AP classes and get good grades!

    • @itsthorn8817
      @itsthorn8817 7 років тому +1

      acidberry do u have insagram you soon like a cool dude follow me oshhenn

    • @mathiasg6739
      @mathiasg6739 7 років тому

      It's Thorn! thats not a dude...

  • @Dweebix
    @Dweebix 7 років тому +1815

    So.. How do deaf people and blind people from "Birth" Communicate? She was deaf as of 12 years old. so a very big advantage there.

    • @NeroWarriorX
      @NeroWarriorX 7 років тому +1

      Dweebix yes very I'm I am ASL class with a deaf teacher (and 1 hearing of course)

    • @itskakalemos
      @itskakalemos 7 років тому +39

      Dweebix my sister was born deaf (idk the porcentage of her hearing) and she used to go to the fonoaudiologist (i think that's how you say it) and it help a lot with her speaking hability, plus the thing that he plugs on her ear so she can hear better

    • @itskakalemos
      @itskakalemos 7 років тому +3

      Dweebix she plugs* and she reads lips and knows some SL too

    • @madelinerobertson151
      @madelinerobertson151 7 років тому +41

      deaf and blind people from birth communicate through tactile sign language

    • @ImSandwich
      @ImSandwich 7 років тому +3

      Dweebix they cant

  • @wheelchairgeek
    @wheelchairgeek 4 роки тому

    I love that you introduce us to new people and their channels too. Thanks

  • @andiwaslikefasho
    @andiwaslikefasho 5 років тому

    This was litty! Tha ks 4 spreading ur joy Tommy!!!

  • @goodstf
    @goodstf 7 років тому +89

    Lol, "I don't edit them, Ben does!" He said that with the most joyful voice that I couldn't help but laugh :)

  • @cca211
    @cca211 7 років тому +2262

    How do you communicate with someone who is mute?

    • @sakrira
      @sakrira 7 років тому +443

      sign language, print, tactile sign language, as shown in the video...

    • @Fr00stee
      @Fr00stee 6 років тому +123

      cca211 writing, sign language, 1 way talking

    • @whynot8933
      @whynot8933 6 років тому +188

      *you don't*

    • @michaelbell6786
      @michaelbell6786 6 років тому +148

      They can still hear you

    • @michaelbell6786
      @michaelbell6786 6 років тому +130

      They just don't talk

  • @saucybaka4439
    @saucybaka4439 5 років тому

    This is great. Im so glad to see people still have a sense of a humor and are so kind after overcoming lifes curveballs

  • @pxjxgx
    @pxjxgx 5 років тому +4

    I love your top Rikki! 😄 I'm glad I found these other channels to follow, thanks Tommy!

  • @amberr7473
    @amberr7473 6 років тому +861

    hes the cutest thing his little laugh at the end

  • @DepressedLemur9
    @DepressedLemur9 7 років тому +451

    Can blind people eat vegetables?

    • @meowmeow9238
      @meowmeow9238 7 років тому +18

      Punkydoodle wtf

    • @elmode5225
      @elmode5225 7 років тому +99

      Punkydoodle No they are lactose intolerant

    • @MrGiXxEr
      @MrGiXxEr 7 років тому +16

      Punkydoodle
      No, there's too many bones.

    • @Humineral
      @Humineral 7 років тому +48

      No, cannibalism is illegal.

    • @microplastique
      @microplastique 7 років тому +8

      They're not dinosaurs ! Why would they do such a thing ?

  • @bucksreptiles8952
    @bucksreptiles8952 5 років тому

    Tommy I appreciate your attitude 100%. I've learned quite a bit from you. Keep up the good work!!

  • @theblackbaron4119
    @theblackbaron4119 6 років тому

    This is adorable. Your sunny disposition is contagious and I think I caught some smiles.

  • @user-uw8oc7lf7i
    @user-uw8oc7lf7i 7 років тому +177

    my great grandmother was deaf and blind

    • @user-uw8oc7lf7i
      @user-uw8oc7lf7i 7 років тому +18

      Callum Davage no she was a homeless ussr citizen

    • @ciaran3884
      @ciaran3884 7 років тому

      sammyhamster lol

    • @ciaran3884
      @ciaran3884 7 років тому

      Princess Of Darkness It's fucking hilarious get a sense of humour, a deaf, blind, homeless woman. Do actually think he's being serious, if so, you must have the brain of a peanut.

    • @user-uw8oc7lf7i
      @user-uw8oc7lf7i 7 років тому +5

      Ciaran she was deaf and homeless the most part of her life, but 2 years before her death she became blind. of course she wasnt deaf and blind her whole life.

    • @ciaran3884
      @ciaran3884 7 років тому

      sammyhamster 😂 😂

  • @onlyAerik
    @onlyAerik 7 років тому +35

    Are you kidding me? When you asked who you should collab with Rikki Poynter was in my top 5 picks.

  • @blessyouall4520
    @blessyouall4520 5 років тому

    I love you Tommy, you’re an inspiration. Bless your mind and soul

  • @noble8227
    @noble8227 3 роки тому +2

    This could be a simple class episode for mental happiness🤷‍♂️appreciate what you have in life

  • @intellectualhybrid2
    @intellectualhybrid2 7 років тому +189

    I love this channel to death

  • @TravilingMystery
    @TravilingMystery 7 років тому +35

    I have a friend that is fully deaf from birth. My vision depends on the day, but generally it isn't much.
    We have kind of created our own tactile ASL where my hands cover hers, unlike how Rikki had her hand out flat. I can then sign back to her and she knows what I said because she can see. On days that my vision is cooperating more, I can get by some times without tactile ASL. However she has a habit of getting excited and trying to talk to me while I wash my glasses. I can't count the number of times I've said "I can't hear you. I'm blind." Without my glasses, I am estimated to have 20/400 or worse vision. It's interesting, but we make it work!

    • @ThePurpleSeahorse
      @ThePurpleSeahorse 7 років тому +3

      Friendship always finds a way! Thanks for sharing.

    • @TravilingMystery
      @TravilingMystery 7 років тому +7

      She's a super sweet person who under normal circumstances I wouldn't have met. (However she happens to be the little sister of my other friend. :) ) She and I are a lot alike, and though our challenges in life are different, we can relate to each other.
      Other people may discount others as friends due to the belief that they wouldn't be able to communicate. My hope was to show others that if you both want to, you can always find a way co communicate. You just have to take that childhood 'create a secret language with your best friend' thing to the extreme periodically, but it'a so worth it! She'a taught me a lot more than I could have imagined, and I've had a lot of fun adventures over the years because of it.

    • @levybeauchamp4462
      @levybeauchamp4462 7 років тому

      How are you writing this comment

    • @TravilingMystery
      @TravilingMystery 7 років тому +2

      Lévy Beauchamp A combination of glasses, typing classes, key memorization, large print, and magnification, when needed.

    • @levybeauchamp4462
      @levybeauchamp4462 7 років тому

      And how are you reading it?

  • @stoicoutrider2788
    @stoicoutrider2788 4 роки тому +7

    See No Evil, Hear No Evil is one of my favorite movies.

  • @nectimusmaximus
    @nectimusmaximus 6 років тому

    This is such a pure exchange.

  • @aliyaguzman7723
    @aliyaguzman7723 7 років тому +2323

    Now get someone who can't speak
    edit: christ this may be my most like comment

    • @kaitlynny.1812
      @kaitlynny.1812 7 років тому +34

      Aliya Guzman that's a challenge

    • @mishtaromaniello8295
      @mishtaromaniello8295 7 років тому +96

      Aliya Guzman The term is "mute" for someone who can't speak.

    • @danewav1
      @danewav1 7 років тому +3

      Aliya Guzman BRAILE

    • @insomniacraccoon
      @insomniacraccoon 7 років тому +40

      Gotta pull some helen keller shit then I guess.

    • @margotsherry4299
      @margotsherry4299 7 років тому +12

      you could just use the smart phone one

  • @FishPit
    @FishPit 7 років тому +178

    I really enjoy these collaborations, Tommy. Really opens my eyes to my common misconceptions. Pardon the pun. :)

  • @pspgoman100
    @pspgoman100 6 років тому

    I really want to thank this guy for making me appreciate something I take for granted sight.

  • @zacs2118
    @zacs2118 4 роки тому +52

    Asking a deaf person: Can you read lips?
    .. nooo, not really, I just try to focus on the sounds.
    🤔

    • @Sofia_777_
      @Sofia_777_ 4 роки тому +20

      Zac S If someone is hearing-impaired they can be considered deaf.

    • @ashleymitchell5384
      @ashleymitchell5384 3 роки тому +3

      @@Sofia_777_ kinda like when someones vision is so bad they are considered legally blind.

  • @novazo1
    @novazo1 7 років тому +7

    I think it would be really cool to watch Tommy play game apps, like "Blindscape" or "A Blind Legend", games that are designed especially for blind people.

  • @juniorvenegas4787
    @juniorvenegas4787 6 років тому +762

    If both your parents are deaf. How would you call them when you run out of toilet paper

    • @Loungemermaid
      @Loungemermaid 6 років тому +128

      Text if you have a phone

    • @sairasMN
      @sairasMN 6 років тому +130

      I mean, both answers to this comment are great...

    • @Rilex037
      @Rilex037 6 років тому +13

      i dont use toiled paper. its gross, I shower every time after toilet.

    • @ManrielXiii
      @ManrielXiii 6 років тому +2

      Phone on vibrate

    • @chestnut_hope3225
      @chestnut_hope3225 6 років тому +6

      Loop that’s..... a pretty good way to clean yourself after using the toilet.

  • @pikawesome1
    @pikawesome1 6 років тому

    I havent seen many of your videos but i love how your always smiling.

  • @jimipster
    @jimipster 5 років тому +19

    best crossover doesn't ex...

  • @cameroncowley329
    @cameroncowley329 6 років тому +639

    All these comments of people saying she can hear him so it's not fair is dumb. Did y'all even watch to the end of the video 😂 4:33

    • @ROT695
      @ROT695 5 років тому +56

      Pusalieth They had an interpreter 😂

    • @AmythefirstA
      @AmythefirstA 5 років тому +84

      @Pusalieth Yeah, you can see the cuts in the video where they edit out the interpretation pauses.

    • @Jebu911
      @Jebu911 5 років тому +24

      @@AmythefirstA Good interpreter can interpret at the same time as something is being said so it wouldn't necessarily need that many cuts.

    • @lastman2759
      @lastman2759 5 років тому +1

      If somebody did not continue the video to the end that doesn't mean he is dumb. But your conclusion that he is dumb actually means that you are.

    • @rachellemorris3913
      @rachellemorris3913 5 років тому +6

      SHE CAN READ LIPS!!!

  • @facebotter
    @facebotter 7 років тому +118

    How do a blind person, a deaf person, and a mute person communicate?

    • @kaijakob5419
      @kaijakob5419 7 років тому

      Facebotter ha im hard of hearing, mute and have bad vision. you get used to it

    • @johncheese637
      @johncheese637 7 років тому

      kaijakob is being mute just a choice or you can't physically talk?

    • @kaijakob5419
      @kaijakob5419 7 років тому +7

      John Cheese depends on the person. for me, i can physically talk but my brain and body doesnt let me in most situations

    • @tokkibbi
      @tokkibbi 7 років тому +4

      I got Selective Mutism so.. I' mute oehhehyuehuu

    • @kalloused
      @kalloused 7 років тому +6

      They all run for political office!

  • @shalarria9693
    @shalarria9693 5 років тому

    The human spirit to overcome and adapt is so extraordinary.

  • @MCraven120
    @MCraven120 5 років тому +4

    Ricky and Tommy, seem like really sweet people, I wish I had friends like that in my life!

  • @beccat
    @beccat 7 років тому +19

    For a deaf/hard of hearing girl her speech is amazing!

    • @TheMasterpiecePD
      @TheMasterpiecePD 7 років тому

      I wonder why all deaf people sound like when they speak their tongue is numb. Not trying to be mean, just curious. Does them not hearing their own voice make them speak like that, so they don't know how to pronounce things properly.

    • @beccat
      @beccat 7 років тому

      +TheMasterpiecePD I think so, I know someone who is deaf and she can't really speak, she can only mumble a few words.

    • @MultiSARAHGAGA
      @MultiSARAHGAGA 7 років тому +3

      +Becca T that's because she went to a public school and learnt how to talk and THEN went deaf when she turned 12, so she still has the knowledge of speaking bc she still went to public school even after it started

  • @emiliabriggs1066
    @emiliabriggs1066 7 років тому +934

    Kinda weird question but how do blind people dream?

    • @BenRay47
      @BenRay47 7 років тому +78

      Emilia Briggs Yeah, that would be interesting

    • @jadenreeves5898
      @jadenreeves5898 7 років тому +65

      If you were born blind, you would dream and think in sign language! If you could see before you went blind, you would dream as anyone else would!😃

    • @vaxerian2418
      @vaxerian2418 7 років тому +280

      that doesn't make any sense at all. why would a blind person dream in sign language, IF THEY CAN'T SEE?
      you can only see sign language. a blind person would probably dream like anyone else, except that they would see nothing :D

    • @bruh_you_trippin1863
      @bruh_you_trippin1863 7 років тому +24

      NoahJ456 ! trolling or just being stupid????

    • @arnomuttilainen94
      @arnomuttilainen94 7 років тому +10

      NoahJ456 ! You're talking about deaf people

  • @jcool474
    @jcool474 3 роки тому

    I know it's a video from almost two years but I have to say. I love Tommys energy! He has such a great attitude! You can almost feel the "goodness" of his! :) Wish ya luck with the channel! Now, back to watching!

  • @orianasetzmusic
    @orianasetzmusic Рік тому

    This is so beautiful, I'm so glad I found this video before starting my new job as a music tutor at a centre for ppl with disabilities.

  • @TommyEdisonXP
    @TommyEdisonXP  7 років тому +246

    New T-shirts, hoodies, and hats with a NEW DESIGN are now available! Thanks for supporting the show.
    blindfilmcritic.com/merch

    • @noahsdeafeyes
      @noahsdeafeyes 7 років тому

      Rikki Poynter apparently we can.

    • @rxx4775
      @rxx4775 7 років тому

      Rikki Poynter click the three dots on a comment and click pin :)

    • @noahsdeafeyes
      @noahsdeafeyes 7 років тому

      Don't worry. It's not just you. I can't pin my own comment on my own videos too. I think there is a setting to turn it on or something.

    • @blackhawkra4443
      @blackhawkra4443 7 років тому +2

      Fix your shit UA-cam 😂

    • @dazedpixidust1150
      @dazedpixidust1150 7 років тому

      really cool I never knew about the hand to hand and body touch language

  • @Mike-uh3mt
    @Mike-uh3mt 6 років тому +318

    OMG You're so cute, you are blind but you still happier than people who have EVERYTHING

    • @Pixiuchu
      @Pixiuchu 5 років тому +18

      But do people who "have everything" have blindness AND sight?

    • @Jebu911
      @Jebu911 5 років тому +2

      Obviously he doesnt have to look at all the terrible shit in this world. Same as if i was deaf from birth i wouldnt have to listen to all the garbage music and would probably be happy

    • @josephh4690
      @josephh4690 5 років тому +2

      Dude, you're cute too.

    • @classydoctor5864
      @classydoctor5864 5 років тому +18

      @@Jebu911 But you would also not be able to listen to good music...Unless you think literally all music from all ages is trash in which case, even a blind person could see why you aren't happy.

    • @dannydevito7000
      @dannydevito7000 3 роки тому +1

      You realize that people can't choose to be happy right. People who have sight dont "have everything". Everyone has there own problems to deal with and not everyone can be happy all the time. I have autism and severe depression. The amount of times people have told me to get over it and just be happy with what I have is insane. I don't judge people for not being happy because I know life is more complicated than that.

  • @juicyrainbows4635
    @juicyrainbows4635 4 роки тому

    Thanks for answering my question that ive thought about for a long time

  • @franciscordon9230
    @franciscordon9230 2 роки тому

    This is amazing, so important!

  • @BrandonWilliamyt
    @BrandonWilliamyt 7 років тому +13

    LMAO that was so savage when she asked Tommy how he edits his videos hahahahah XD

    • @tadask
      @tadask 4 місяці тому

      Brandon😂

  • @jonathanmoore8350
    @jonathanmoore8350 7 років тому +58

    with our powers unite WE CREATE!!!!! HELEN KELLER

    • @mudd4480
      @mudd4480 7 років тому +1

      Jonathan Moore lol do you watch neatmike or something

  • @magnusgoy-yun4357
    @magnusgoy-yun4357 3 роки тому

    I Love how Tommy Always seems so Happy ans is fascinated

  • @mackenzieonyx7586
    @mackenzieonyx7586 5 років тому

    Loved this. Seen a few of your videos now but sibbing after this one. Creative content plus I love your personality, thank you!

  • @patio87
    @patio87 7 років тому +363

    So she's LEGALLY deaf but not deaf in the same way Tommy is blind.

    • @dudleza
      @dudleza 7 років тому +5

      Rikki Poynter can you hear through bone conducting headphones?

    • @MooniGaming
      @MooniGaming 7 років тому +4

      *Facepalm*

    • @MrGamecatCanaveral
      @MrGamecatCanaveral 7 років тому +5

      So you can hear shit, not hear shit or barely hear shit. Sounds pretty simple to me. Not that complex.

    • @MrGamecatCanaveral
      @MrGamecatCanaveral 7 років тому +3

      I know enough.

    • @kennysan6263
      @kennysan6263 7 років тому

      it's based on how many words she can recognize % i can hear out of my left ear but with bad tinnitus. I can't make many words out without seeing one's mouth

  • @user-yc4wk2tq9q
    @user-yc4wk2tq9q 7 років тому +5

    idk am i the only one that really likes the way it sounds when deaf people speak? IDK why its calming for me

  • @jmyname8290
    @jmyname8290 6 років тому

    Love Tommys humor its refreshing in a way

  • @stumbling
    @stumbling 3 роки тому +122

    "the person I was born from...", wew okay let's not go there then.

    • @rake1087
      @rake1087 3 роки тому +17

      She could be adopted? Lol I hope that's the case or else then yea let's not go there

    • @Cloudsonlover666
      @Cloudsonlover666 3 роки тому +26

      @@rake1087 It's the definite "let's not go there" option. She has a few videos on why she refers to the person she was born from as such if you wanted to know

    • @wungomungo6177
      @wungomungo6177 3 роки тому

      Cloudsonglover666 fuck up

    • @Cloudsonlover666
      @Cloudsonlover666 3 роки тому +6

      @@wungomungo6177 Why the "fuck up" towards me?

    • @mariokpc7775
      @mariokpc7775 3 роки тому

      @@wungomungo6177 fuck what up
      You fucked your "insult"

  • @winteralora2331
    @winteralora2331 7 років тому +6

    Interpreters are so skilled, its crazy

  • @SoffiCitrus
    @SoffiCitrus 7 років тому +666

    She talks flawlessly

    • @Bloonstin
      @Bloonstin 7 років тому +70

      ShaiBoe. Not flawlessly

    • @dannywhite132
      @dannywhite132 7 років тому +22

      Víctor Emilio Mezio fuck me this made me laugh so much xD

    • @Bloonstin
      @Bloonstin 7 років тому +2

      Pencil Shaving but thats not what he said he said flawless period. Plus it should be "speaks" not talks

    • @dannywhite132
      @dannywhite132 7 років тому +1

      God Has No Swag I don't think having a flawless period was part of this discussion

    • @mgtowislife5609
      @mgtowislife5609 7 років тому +7

      Kyssy yeah because they dont know how it sounds when they speak

  • @danielmauck4194
    @danielmauck4194 4 роки тому

    Fascinating. Thank you for your informative video.

  • @FieldOfDaisies2468
    @FieldOfDaisies2468 3 роки тому

    One of my new favourite channels 💕

  • @TristanEarl-gr9jr
    @TristanEarl-gr9jr 7 років тому +12

    i swear tommy, you have the best laugh out there.

  • @faolan4434
    @faolan4434 7 років тому +306

    how does hellen keller communicate with a helen keller

    • @ArmednotTriggered
      @ArmednotTriggered 7 років тому +17

      Tactical signing.

    • @yxiiiu
      @yxiiiu 7 років тому +3

      DarkFaolan telekinesis.

    • @davidmansilla9568
      @davidmansilla9568 7 років тому +18

      YXIIU that's when you move things with your mind

    • @yxiiiu
      @yxiiiu 7 років тому +1

      David Mansilla youre right idk why i said that. I meant telepathy oops

    • @philbbailey2066
      @philbbailey2066 7 років тому +2

      Jesus... I read tactical singing and telekinesis...

  • @accetom129
    @accetom129 3 роки тому

    I love these two. Just there innocence

  • @clemsandrone1223
    @clemsandrone1223 4 роки тому +1

    I was just gonna watch one video but I can’t stop watching because your videos are so cool

  • @SalamiSnake
    @SalamiSnake 7 років тому +9

    I'm impressed by how good she speeks, even though she can't hear herself :)

    • @AndrewMeyer
      @AndrewMeyer 7 років тому

      And you said you've only been deaf since you were 12? So I'm assuming that would have taken care of the problem of learning to speak, right?

  • @glittery_cucumber
    @glittery_cucumber 7 років тому +6

    Curiosity is human nature, some questions people have that seem off-putting really mean no harm. Thank you for being on UA-cam! I work with a child with close to zero vision and I'm learning a lot on here.

  • @runi3747
    @runi3747 5 років тому

    I find it really amazing how humans overcome these problems and disabilities by finding ways and learning

  • @funkworthrollin4959
    @funkworthrollin4959 3 роки тому

    Much respect. Sir. This was neat. Thanks.

  • @furbylord4770
    @furbylord4770 6 років тому +582

    this was very cute and insightful

    • @j-w8372
      @j-w8372 6 років тому +16

      Wednesday Felodese that was a poor choice in words.

    • @artdealerss
      @artdealerss 6 років тому

      J-W I agree.

    • @greatness260
      @greatness260 5 років тому

      Not for the dude.

    • @immortalsun
      @immortalsun 5 років тому

      @@j-w8372 Why is that?

  • @xXxGANTZxXx
    @xXxGANTZxXx 7 років тому +54

    Hey Tommy, has anyone ever pranked you and used your lack of sight to their advantage?

  • @NaturalKiller
    @NaturalKiller 4 роки тому +1

    I just got here from a UA-cam recommendation, and i get really amazed, i do not know about content like this, I'll be searching from more videos on this channel, it seems to be interesting.