Through deaf eyes

Through deaf eyes

1. What did you think of the film?

The film was very educative about the deaf culture and how the deaf live.

• What stood out for you?

That most deaf people are fine with being deaf and that they do not necessary want to be cured.

• What did you learn about deaf culture, community, and history?

That there is an actual deaf culture and that they have been fighting for their rights to be seen as equal in the community. I learnt the history of the American sign language and how deaf schools came to be.

• Did the film reinforce something you already knew about the deaf community? Explain

I knew that most of the world discriminates against people who are different from the majority of the population and the film reinforced this because the deaf have had to fight for their space in society.

• Describe something of your experience that the film reflects.

Being that all my life I have been an able bodied person I cannot fully claim that any of my experiences can be equated to the deaf experiences, since society is mainly built to function for people like me.

• Describe anything in the film that you feel might have been left unsaid.

I think the film was very comprehensive and it covered all topics about the deaf culture from the history, schools, social life and even their fight to be treated as equals in society.

• What does the \quiz” \ given at the beginning of the movie reflect? what does it imply?

The quiz reflects that there is no universal deaf experience and that experience vary for deaf people

• Do these questions represent common perceptions of the deaf? Explain.

Yes, the questions reflect common perceptions that people have of the deaf for example many people assume that deaf people would like to be cured or that deaf people live in a silent world.

• Does the film demystify issues related to deafness? Explain.

The film demystifies issues related to deafness for me through because it has explains how the deaf live socialize and the things that they care about.

1.  What impact did the film make on your understanding of deafness and the deaf community?

The film has made me understand that deaf people are like everyone else and that they live full normal lives just like everyone else.

Pros and cons of mainstreaming a deaf child

Knowing the best way to educate your child can be daunting task it includes questions like do I want my child to be homeschooled or attend regular school, should they attend private or public school. So when it comes to a deaf child the decision to take them to a regular or deaf school is even more tasking because it affects how they learn and how they will interact with the world around them.

When a deaf child goes to a regular school they have a chance of interacting and socializing with other students who are not deaf unlike a deaf school where all their schoolmates will be deaf. The down side to this is they will most likely miss out on deaf culture because they may be the only deaf child in their class and even the whole school.

 Although being in a regular school can boost their self-esteem and encourage them to advocate for themselves it can also bring them down seeing as they are a special needs child they may encounter problems communicating which makes them stand out and may cause them embarrassment.

Because a lot of deaf children go to regular schools, the schools usually accommodate them and many schools now have mainstream schools are accommodating and have created an educational program that is deaf specific (Mainstream school vs deaf school, n.d.)

References

Mainstream school vs deaf school. (n.d.) https://www.121captions.com/2017/08/29/mainstream-school-vs-deaf-school/