As a person who was born hearing and lost my hearing in my teens and is now Deaf, let me tell you this: my hearing aids do not make me hearing. I still can't understand most conversation through hearing. I go to a Deaf university where hundreds of students have hearing aids and cochlear implants and also can't hear or understand conversation. I understand that this is your story, but you present it like this is the story for all Deaf people and its not, not even for the majority of Deaf people. And it also implies that we need to be fixed and we don't.
As a CODA, this is more about being afraid of losing hearing and still living in a hearing world, nothing to do with deafness, only to portray deafness as something that needs to be fixed. Deafness does not need to be fixed. It needs to be understood. Deaf people thrive despite the hearing world. I can hear, do I fear deafness ? Nope. Because I have been raised in a deaf world. It is still functional and beautiful. The difference isn't a battery, it's being able to communicate.
What boggles my mind is the negativity associated with "hearing loss" throughout this video. I can understand being afraid of the life your child will have if born deaf and you are hearing, without knowing about the Deaf community. What I cannot understand is how a hard of hearing woman, someone who knows to an extent what being deaf is like, can still hold these opinions about deafness in relation to her deaf child. How do you not stumble upon the Deaf community in all that Internet research. Being oral as a deaf person is important. But it's even more important to learn to sign, if not for yourself as a HoH individual, but for your deaf child as well. How can you teach your child that there is something wrong with them? So what, they can't hear? That doesn't make them broken. It doesn't mean that they can't have a good, happy, and successful life. Instead, teach them how to overcome and be proud of themselves and who they are. Teach them that they can do anything if they put their mind to it. Based on the title, I expected something totally different to what this video is. Hearing aids and CIs are amazing technology, yes. I use them too. But being Deaf is so much more than that.
I could pretty much guess where you were going with the comment with just having read the first sentence. I hate it when people try to advocate for the deaf and/or HoH while not realising they themselves see being deaf as somehow wrong. Don't get me wrong, this isn't just something you see from hearing people, some deaf people do it too; though, it's to a much lesser extent and by far less common !
I really appreciated hearing a first person narrative of what it is like to have a hearing loss and to become an empowered parent and advocate for others with hearing loss. What an inspiring presentation!
A great presentation by someone who is a late deafened adult. I don't know if this applies to hard of hearing or deaf people , but it's still a great message . I would love to see the "experiment", be done by including instructions for the audience to then open their eyes and watch the presenter as she shuts off her voice and just mouths what she was saying. Shutting off one's vision is not the same as shutting off one's hearing. Paraphrasing Hellen Keller, blindness cuts off a world of objects. Deafness cuts off a world of people...
No disrespect to Dale or her family intended, but this doesn't come across as an inspirational story- it feels like a commercial for hearing, fear based technology. "The difference between a hearing person and a deaf person- a battery." This was a talk about deafness from the wrong point of view. I hope some who see this are inspired to also consider hearing Deaf opinions on deafness, consider the impact of audism and the equating deafness with being broken. Hearing technology is not a cure to human biodiversity, culture, identity and worth.
Sorry to tell you this, but I find that the Deaf Community is the one most guilty of fear based disinformation. "what are the deaf options" for a life beyond the Deaf Community? That is basically like living in a monastery. Very isolated and limited. Your last comment "that Hearing technology is not a cure..." says absolutely nothing at all. Bigotry against deaf people I have over 6 decades of experience with! And for the Deaf Community" pick a fight with other deaf people is what? Stupidity?
This is a great presentation from one perspective. Everyone is entitled to their opinions based on their life experience. But "Being Deaf in the 21st Century" is a wide-reaching title and it seems that she is presenting for ALL Deaf. Uninitiated hearing people will not understand this. Why is the presentation not being interpreted into sign language on stage? Why did she not offer learning sign language at least as an option to consider? Then I saw the connection with AG Bell. Sigh.
A lot more people speak Chinese, Spanish, German, Japanese than ASL. And ASL does not work in Great Britain, or New Zealand or Australia. Explain why ASL is language equal in validity and relevance to those other spoken languages? ASL is only viable if you interact with that community. I have known many individuals with adult onset deafness who learn ASL and never use it. Then it is lost.
I like that you found a way to help your son hear, but I think your for got that sing language is a form of communication and that your son could tell you that he loves you. Your child could learn Sing Language too that is another language and could help him and others in the future just a thought. I don't see deafness as a problem and this video feels like that's what your saying.
What about all the Deaf and Hard of Hearing people who are not eligible for cochlear implants or hearing aids? Most insurances won't cover the devices because it's considered a luxury expense. I understand that it's easier for a hearing person to cope with deafness by opting into hearing assisted devices but I think this video gives off the wrong impression that all deaf people NEED hearing aids or implants in order to survive in society.
@@Correlationable American Sign Language (ASL) is a complete, natural language that has the same linguistic properties as spoken languages, with grammar that differs from English.
TheCyberDeaf Except, from my understanding, Deaf and HOH people often prefer video with signed captions, not subtitles. There is no tone or expressions in subtitles and it leave a lot of the presentation inaccessible.
rin okumura it there no such thing as Signed Captions. Subtitles and captions is same thing and we like it. (Have something to be accessible better than none)
rin okumura I personally think it's way much easier to add captions/subtitles than to teach hearing people how to frame correctly signing people and/or interpreters in their videos :) Another thing is that, at least, captions/subtitles can be translated in other languages. Videos that are available only in signs+audio are inaccessible to deaf people that do not know that specific sign language. I know italian sign language and ASL, but I do not know BSL nor JSL and FSL is kinda hazy in my head. :) But I can read italian, french and english :P For other written languages I just grab the transcript or the .srt file and throw it at google translate :) But UA-cam's automatic captions are STILL quite unreliable and unreadable.
As a person who was born hearing and lost my hearing in my teens and is now Deaf, let me tell you this: my hearing aids do not make me hearing. I still can't understand most conversation through hearing. I go to a Deaf university where hundreds of students have hearing aids and cochlear implants and also can't hear or understand conversation. I understand that this is your story, but you present it like this is the story for all Deaf people and its not, not even for the majority of Deaf people. And it also implies that we need to be fixed and we don't.
As a CODA, this is more about being afraid of losing hearing and still living in a hearing world, nothing to do with deafness, only to portray deafness as something that needs to be fixed.
Deafness does not need to be fixed. It needs to be understood. Deaf people thrive despite the hearing world.
I can hear, do I fear deafness ? Nope. Because I have been raised in a deaf world. It is still functional and beautiful. The difference isn't a battery, it's being able to communicate.
What boggles my mind is the negativity associated with "hearing loss" throughout this video. I can understand being afraid of the life your child will have if born deaf and you are hearing, without knowing about the Deaf community. What I cannot understand is how a hard of hearing woman, someone who knows to an extent what being deaf is like, can still hold these opinions about deafness in relation to her deaf child. How do you not stumble upon the Deaf community in all that Internet research. Being oral as a deaf person is important. But it's even more important to learn to sign, if not for yourself as a HoH individual, but for your deaf child as well. How can you teach your child that there is something wrong with them? So what, they can't hear? That doesn't make them broken. It doesn't mean that they can't have a good, happy, and successful life. Instead, teach them how to overcome and be proud of themselves and who they are. Teach them that they can do anything if they put their mind to it. Based on the title, I expected something totally different to what this video is. Hearing aids and CIs are amazing technology, yes. I use them too. But being Deaf is so much more than that.
I could pretty much guess where you were going with the comment with just having read the first sentence. I hate it when people try to advocate for the deaf and/or HoH while not realising they themselves see being deaf as somehow wrong. Don't get me wrong, this isn't just something you see from hearing people, some deaf people do it too; though, it's to a much lesser extent and by far less common !
Being deaf in the 21st century apparently means more non-captioned videos about deaf people. Caption this, please.
I think they finally captioned it. It worked well. It's not UA-cam auto captions.
right??!
Captioned fine!
I really appreciated hearing a first person narrative of what it is like to have a hearing loss and to become an empowered parent and advocate for others with hearing loss. What an inspiring presentation!
A great presentation by someone who is a late deafened adult. I don't know if this applies to hard of hearing or deaf people , but it's still a great message . I would love to see the "experiment", be done by including instructions for the audience to then open their eyes and watch the presenter as she shuts off her voice and just mouths what she was saying. Shutting off one's vision is not the same as shutting off one's hearing. Paraphrasing Hellen Keller, blindness cuts off a world of objects. Deafness cuts off a world of people...
That would be cool. My language, spoken and listening, is every bit as good as hers and I am pre lingual deaf.
No disrespect to Dale or her family intended, but this doesn't come across as an inspirational story- it feels like a commercial for hearing, fear based technology. "The difference between a hearing person and a deaf person- a battery." This was a talk about deafness from the wrong point of view. I hope some who see this are inspired to also consider hearing Deaf opinions on deafness, consider the impact of audism and the equating deafness with being broken. Hearing technology is not a cure to human biodiversity, culture, identity and worth.
Sorry to tell you this, but I find that the Deaf Community is the one most guilty of fear based disinformation. "what are the deaf options" for a life beyond the Deaf Community? That is basically like living in a monastery. Very isolated and limited. Your last comment "that Hearing technology is not a cure..." says absolutely nothing at all. Bigotry against deaf people I have over 6 decades of experience with! And for the Deaf Community" pick a fight with other deaf people is what? Stupidity?
This is a great presentation from one perspective. Everyone is entitled to their opinions based on their life experience. But "Being Deaf in the 21st Century" is a wide-reaching title and it seems that she is presenting for ALL Deaf. Uninitiated hearing people will not understand this. Why is the presentation not being interpreted into sign language on stage? Why did she not offer learning sign language at least as an option to consider? Then I saw the connection with AG Bell. Sigh.
A lot more people speak Chinese, Spanish, German, Japanese than ASL. And ASL does not work in Great Britain, or New Zealand or Australia. Explain why ASL is language equal in validity and relevance to those other spoken languages? ASL is only viable if you interact with that community. I have known many individuals with adult onset deafness who learn ASL and never use it. Then it is lost.
I like that you found a way to help your son hear, but I think your for got that sing language is a form of communication and that your son could tell you that he loves you. Your child could learn Sing Language too that is another language and could help him and others in the future just a thought. I don't see deafness as a problem and this video feels like that's what your saying.
What about all the Deaf and Hard of Hearing people who are not eligible for cochlear implants or hearing aids? Most insurances won't cover the devices because it's considered a luxury expense. I understand that it's easier for a hearing person to cope with deafness by opting into hearing assisted devices but I think this video gives off the wrong impression that all deaf people NEED hearing aids or implants in order to survive in society.
So your child is fluent in 2 languages, but he could have been fluent in 3. Sign language is viable option
ASL is not equal in relevance to another spoken language, t hat is why.
Donald Liveley umm. Yes it is??
@@Correlationable American Sign Language (ASL) is a complete, natural language that has the same linguistic properties as spoken languages, with grammar that differs from English.
Please provide Captions for Deaf and HOH persons so we may enjoy too. Thx~~
Thanks for sharing. Very inspirational. Also James and filmed by Isabel Tejera. Very impressive.
What is the difference between a deaf person and a hearing person? Answer a battery? Ugh!! I'm disappointed.
agreed.. i was like wth
Really disappointing that both sign languages and the vibrant deaf communities and cultures were not touched upon.
So proud of you Dale!!
Inspirational
Hey TEDx can you add closed caption on the video? it will be great appreciated
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Hey Matthew, they have them. Click on the icon that looks like an index card.
It's youtube's "automatic captions", which often aren't as readable as human-made captions -_-
EDIT: They finally captioned it for real. yay! :)
TheCyberDeaf Except, from my understanding, Deaf and HOH people often prefer video with signed captions, not subtitles. There is no tone or expressions in subtitles and it leave a lot of the presentation inaccessible.
rin okumura it there no such thing as Signed Captions. Subtitles and captions is same thing and we like it. (Have something to be accessible better than none)
rin okumura I personally think it's way much easier to add captions/subtitles than to teach hearing people how to frame correctly signing people and/or interpreters in their videos :)
Another thing is that, at least, captions/subtitles can be translated in other languages. Videos that are available only in signs+audio are inaccessible to deaf people that do not know that specific sign language. I know italian sign language and ASL, but I do not know BSL nor JSL and FSL is kinda hazy in my head. :) But I can read italian, french and english :P
For other written languages I just grab the transcript or the .srt file and throw it at google translate :)
But UA-cam's automatic captions are STILL quite unreliable and unreadable.