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Brief from the diversity workshop

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Last conference weekend I attended to.  The workshop was talk about the diversity of deaf culture and what the face they has viewed of.   I watched all 5 panels sit where their details of their background like disability of Usher Syndrome, Italian,  Jew, Gay,  Elder and late Deafness individuals given speak of their experience of face in the world.

That is good opportunity for me to write on next book. This is briefly of what we discuss about.   That workshop is good education for any interpreters and teachers…..possible good for advocate  in the future.

Something is interesting is their theory of their experiences of their different culture that many people not realized that we are the same face but background has different story to tell.   For example, one person who is late deaf, he is also gay.  His gay is not the point but his point is late deaf in his life.   He felt that he is deaf when he was kid due to his tumor attack in ears that possible deaf.   He is hearing almost all of his life but when he get older in high school, his ears attack become worse.   The doctor told him possible to have surgery to removed or damage nerves to be full deaf.   His first choice to removed so he did.  Guess what, he is full deaf after surgery…of course, he upset for while because he used to be hearing same time he is happy to be deaf.

One person has US and deaf.  He admitted he ignore his US because he was embarrassed about his sighting within his deafness.   He not realized his US when he is in 20s.  His mother noticed him when he was about 10 yr old but he did not pay attention till later on.   He has limits of sighting but he can DRIVE during the daytime. 

I forget to add to this, deaf guy just told everybody that sex is sort of insult for LGBT is because of the gender identify.   Correction is sex/gender instead of sex because sex mean sex organism.

Deaf people has a lot of story to tell from their background, nothing can be compare the same, but Deaf.

– Deafwriter

girl with boy’s name

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You may will figure somewhere in your family ancestry,  find odd names in the past.  I have been known from my uncle who been researched over our family ancestry and find something awesome.  I read few women named boy’s name in my family ancestry, I actually recheck the name and it is fact.  My mother’s cousin has one and my father’s cousin has one, too.   I believe there is a lot women named in the past, for example, Michael as Mike.   Also, I overlooked female names in 1800’s and pretty odd names like initial name like my father, uncles or, aunt too.

I met deaf woman has boy’s name, I can not believe how she took the risk over her name.
One day, I read on the names list for camping and not realize the name was actual a woman. When she came and told me her name. I was like she had me brainwashed! Hehe, she is a girl with boy’s name. 

– DW

Church Goers

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I would make a vlog but seem my ASL isn’t clear enough.   I was telling about church and people who attends there.   In my past, I went to church in dressy code and no one would believe to wear the shorts or blue jeans but except farmers uses the overalls.   The Baptist would say, it is  illegal to wear jeans or dance.   I not know a lot of Catholic or Church of Christ myself, but heard few things of their beliefs and illegals, too.  I can not say no more.

Now I barely went to church but last Sunday morning, went to church with friends.   I looked around people before I would speak out that there is very flexible dress code and possible un-legal issue.    I just wore my pants and nice shirt, I believe it in right way but I admitted I wore blue jeans for church for Sunday nights in my youth years.  I seen few wear nice shorts and blue jeans in church morning…I watch the sign language interpreter who have tattoo on her forearm but not bad showing.  I knew few church has “rule” on people who have tattoo or their sex genders.

Why I said sex genders?  Because there is very tough for people who is in small community of church has written say, no tattoos, earrings, dress code, and genders.   A lot of church has open arms to anyone who need their care and support…to help them put back to their foot.   That church we been heard was bad example role for everyone that we been fighting for.   Of course they embarrassed me because I am baptist and am very flexible to wear jeans, has tattoos and who I am.   I disliked that chuch anymore, but I still stand for this church who support and open arms to anyone.

I met and seen pastors who are ex cons and has tattoos.  They are very aware and use their experience to show the role that no one has closed door for anyone who need us and our help.   I not see any wrong about them who are they or wear tattoos.    Also, met priest who is lady and preaching in God’s word like pastors do.   They are alike them and us…tattoos or genders.  They are very lovely people and us, too.   There is no enemies.

Love thy neighbors.

– DW

Need Video Remote Interpreting?

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It is very important for deaf and hard of hearing community to use VRI at doctor office or any business office where hearing meet deaf in uncommunition equipment for the meeting or discusses.  

Why use VRI is because they can be connects you to a highly skilled interpreter within minutes, they are fleible on time, no limited trips or scheduling conflicts.   Also, they provides back-up when things don’t go as planned and serves communities where interpreters are not available.

Where shall VRI used in a variety of settings, including but not limited to Medical,  Educational, Employment, Legal, Mental Health, Community and Government Agencies.

When is VRI available for Walk-ins, Brief Interactions,  Unscheduled Services, Regions with No Local Interpreters,  and Appointments or Meetings with Short Notice

VRI is a growing field. One popular application is in the hospital emergency room. In this setting, it is essential that patients and caregivers communicate readily with medical personnel, but it may take time for a live interpreter to arrive onsite. Hospitals with VRI capability can connect with a remote interpreter quickly and conduct triage and intake surveys with the patient or caregiver without significant delay. Also, employees who work in office settings are increasingly converting to VRI services to accommodate brief interactions or regular meetings which would be difficult to schedule with an onsite interpreter. Schools and business located in areas not adequately served by existing community interpreters can also benefit from increased access to professional interpreters and save the expense of vendor travel reimbursements.

Using VRI for medical, legal and mental health settings is seen as controversial by some in the deaf community, where there is an opinion that it does not provide appropriate communication access—particularly in medical settings where the patient’s ability to watch the screen or sign clearly to the camera may be compromised. This is balanced by many in the services and public services sectors who identify with the benefits of being able to communicate in otherwise impossible (and sometimes life-threatening) situations without having to wait hours for an interpreter to turn up, even if this initial contact is used just to arrange a further face-to-face appointment. Therefore, businesses and organizations contend that it meets or exceeds the minimum threshold for reasonable accommodation as it’s principle is built around offering “reasonable adjustment” through increasing initial accessibility.

Hear!
-DW

Any of Coed allow?

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When I was playing softball two games today and have noticed something about coed allowed.   You know college or dormitory has coed.   At first, my question is how does they feel about being coed at dormitory?   A lot will said they are like their sister and brother who shares.   Some will said no, not feel comforts around them.   I can see girls room apart from boy room at Catholic school tends has that rules alway.  Right now, I have no idea if they still do.

Now at my softball games, I know it is coed league but there is full of ladies and no men in it.  I can see why…few girls are Butches and act like men.  I starts to wonder how butches can be men if they are not men?   Funny, I also see men could be girl if they can’t hit the ball!  Most of time, not happens at all.  I looked over other field which has full of men but where are ladies?  Good enough, butches plays with them.   You might see them some day, you know what Iam talking about.  Hehe

Oh yeah, girls can hit better than mine. Mine is very weak at swing.  They can hit over the outfield but me only hit over infield!   Of course, I am very fast at run so I not worry about my swing at all. Hahaha

– DW

Development of Intersexed.

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I met one of my friend who is intersexed and he look normal to me.   I have research about intersex people who born with two genders.  It was odd to imagine how baby born with two genders and raised as adult as normal person.  I can’t imagine how it feels when development of puberty at teenager year, my friend will say, I am woman because had period and develops breast so he isn’t man.   I used “HE” because he is not yet a woman and not complete at sex reassignment surgery yet.   If he wish for me to call HER then I will at the time as when he wants.

I heard alot of difficult on child when they were at birth.   The parents made decided on which gender they want their child to be.   The doctors wanted to repair the correction gender for the child.  Many times, child raised and very frustrating at their development of puberty because got the wrong gender from birth from what their parents made decides or doctor repair the correctiom gender.   They were very bits about their experience with their gender and what they should be male or female.

The baby and grow up as child are not complete on which genders because they does not have lot of hormones before start puberty.   They are just child and part of male or female does not show much.  They are small and feel like child.   The intersex is same thing as normal gender child.  They can’t tell who they are.    They do feel who they are but always get the correction by teachers or parents.  Their name and their gender calls. 

Easy to read from DeafWriter.

Republican deaf an gay?

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At first, I am speak for freedom and openly Democrat voter.   I am not correction anyone who is Republican or Independent.   I just want to speak out and hope understanding here.  I have seen Republicans who is gay, their opinion is strong alike Democrats.   I can understand their view of point and support what amusement is.   Democrats do same thing.

Deaf has same common of Republican and Democrat view of their beliefs.   I don’t blame them and it is right to vote to any amusements. 

Why am I write here is lot of people kept said, “they (diversty) has strong democracy theory.”  The diversty is not right primary for just democrats,  they can be independent or republicans theory.   I see blacks republic,  jew republic,  and mexican republic believes.   

I can agree with some of republic amusement which is right for eveyone, not just political party.

Now I can sign off…..
DW

You deaf?

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Why I ask?  Many times, I was asked “you deaf?”  Yes, sure I am deaf.  Other time, unfortunately I also was asked “you hearing?”  Haha but true!  I born profiund deaf and had total communication before ASL comes out.   I used oral with sign language but NO voice at all.   The deaf people thought I am hearing.  They should know I uses the sign language, of course obvious I am deaf.   The hearing people knew I am deaf and whisper a lot so no one understand me.  Many times, I was asking to interpreted for them, I would be totally lost! 

Why I am write here?  Lot of people thought all hard of hearing are HEARING like them.   I would say, “no, not all.”  Because of their life as deaf in their growing up social with deaf people and they considered themselves deaf too.   Most of people who are hearing loss in late year, can be hard of hearing because they knew how sound like or use the regular phase in their life.   

Let’s say about cochlear implants users who has been deaf at born and still DEAF.  They not aware how sound like or use the regular phase in their life.  They had speech therapy to understand them.  The people who has hearing loss in late years, will quality have CI because they can hear again.  We, deaf adults not like the idea for deaf kids to have CI in earlier years (in born to teenagers years) because the kids would not have good life in the future.  I mean they can’t play in rough sports or careless accident happens in earlier years.   You know how kids careless accidents happens offen, right?  That is not good idea. 

I know few deaf adults who had kids who also deaf and put the CI.

We were told that adults who has CI when they were kids, “they are not happy with their life because they can’t play like any kids.”  They are very self-conscious.   So will you ask them, “you deaf?”   Yes with their face smiled.

– DW

My Language?

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Few times, I was asked to see if I am from other country or what is the language I am using?  At first, let me ask.   When baby born and parents speak the first language to their baby.  The baby learn and speaks the first language before know second langauge when grow up? 

I was born and know the English language before Sign Language.   Okay, lets go back.  My parents not know I will be deaf or what I could be in the future or short.  They never learned by anyone teach them about sign language.   They teached me the English before start on signs at 3 or 5 years old.  I understand the English very perfect and sign language too.  Now run forward to now, I had gaps with my language that which I been misses some from my past.  My parents not want me to blame on language I am using on signs and English.

You might seen of your friends or families have few language that speaks different.   Their accents are different by its languages,  sign language?   Sign Language is also foreign language same as other second language.    English can be foreign because of oversea country learn our language, right?

I am survived to learn my language !
– DWSHANDSPEAK

Fear of

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I have read my book of Language of Medical and find this word is aware.  Many times, I read articles and everyone talk around daily, I have notice that word daily and not realizes till now.   I think I would laugh but little surprise that no one realizes this.   This word is -phobia, means FEAR in suffix word from meaning what you add to it.

Think about it and see what would you add to it?  Something meaning what fear to/of what?  Let me give few words on list of lgbt within fear (-phobia).

Homophobia (queer)
Biphobia (bisexual)
Lesbophobia (lesbian)
Transphobia (transgender)
Heterophobia (straight)

Okay, next few words within fear are:

Anglophobia (England)
Ombrophoia (rain)
Phonophobia (sounds)
Arachnophobia (spiders)
Technphobia (technology)

All those words are has listed in Google,  I had to pick few here to see people use the words mean FEAR, not hate.   Hate is not right word for -phobia.   HATE mean deep and emotional extreme dislike that can be directed against individuals,  entities, objects or ideas.  That also can be anger, too.  

You would find it in articles and people talk daily.

– DW