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Wednesday, April 17, 2013
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4 comments:
Anonymous
said...
Personally, I think the point is to be able to communicate, period. if most people can understand your speech, great. if it's not perfect speech but still understandable, that's fine too. if your speech is not good but it's what you prefer, and you don't want to use ASL for whatever reason, that's entirely your business. I don't have a problem with it.
what's ironic is that most d/hh people who have some speech are supportive of those who also have some speech. Having some speech is a useful thing. the only people who COMPLAIN about deaf people speaking are - surprise! - "D"eaf people who do not have speech. It's reverse awdism - "D"eaf people who use ASL exclusively look down on d/hh people who have speech as: trying to act hearing, being dysconsciously audist, or consider themselves superior to "D" people who use ASL only.
That's honestly very far from the truth. I think I speak for most of us in saying that the only meaningful goal is to communicate in whatever manner you can. speaking, signing, texting, writing, pantomime, typing, is all good.
and something else: "D"eaf people have made rude comments about d/hh people speaking like "trained monkeys" or "dog and pony" show. It's offensive. but whatever. They think their disdain is warranted because, hey, THEY'RE the oppressed minority. Excuse me?! d/hh people who have some speech face barriers too. we're not so different from each other. I wish there wasn't so much judging going on.
As long as people can understand what a deaf or hard of hearing is saying through his/her voice then that's all you need to worry. That's intelligible speech. It doesn't matter if your speech is "indistinguishable" from that of a hearing person's.
Also, anony the first, the dog and pony show comments. They're the ones who do not value speech and the importance of using it. When people say that they are insecure of their own ability to speak. Sometimes they equivocate speaking as "yowling" when in fact they have no idea what speech sounds like which ironic as if they're authorities on that subject.
For people to be able to understand your speech means your speech is intelligible whether it's a few words or many. I agree that being able to communicate is important such as signing, writing and other forms of communication. The discussion is about speech and not about signing. It just curious that people sometime try to equivocate their own speech as to the level of a "hearing person speech" or very close it. Does that present a self-esteem issue as a deaf/hh person?
4 comments:
Personally, I think the point is to be able to communicate, period. if most people can understand your speech, great. if it's not perfect speech but still understandable, that's fine too. if your speech is not good but it's what you prefer, and you don't want to use ASL for whatever reason, that's entirely your business. I don't have a problem with it.
what's ironic is that most d/hh people who have some speech are supportive of those who also have some speech. Having some speech is a useful thing. the only people who COMPLAIN about deaf people speaking are - surprise! - "D"eaf people who do not have speech. It's reverse awdism - "D"eaf people who use ASL exclusively look down on d/hh people who have speech as: trying to act hearing, being dysconsciously audist, or consider themselves superior to "D" people who use ASL only.
That's honestly very far from the truth. I think I speak for most of us in saying that the only meaningful goal is to communicate in whatever manner you can. speaking, signing, texting, writing, pantomime, typing, is all good.
and something else: "D"eaf people have made rude comments about d/hh people speaking like "trained monkeys" or "dog and pony" show. It's offensive. but whatever. They think their disdain is warranted because, hey, THEY'RE the oppressed minority. Excuse me?! d/hh people who have some speech face barriers too. we're not so different from each other. I wish there wasn't so much judging going on.
Anonymous the First
Anony @ 9:41 PM,
As long as people can understand what a deaf or hard of hearing is saying through his/her voice then that's all you need to worry. That's intelligible speech. It doesn't matter if your speech is "indistinguishable" from that of a hearing person's.
The above comment was mine. Kokonut Pundit
Also, anony the first, the dog and pony show comments. They're the ones who do not value speech and the importance of using it. When people say that they are insecure of their own ability to speak. Sometimes they equivocate speaking as "yowling" when in fact they have no idea what speech sounds like which ironic as if they're authorities on that subject.
For people to be able to understand your speech means your speech is intelligible whether it's a few words or many. I agree that being able to communicate is important such as signing, writing and other forms of communication. The discussion is about speech and not about signing. It just curious that people sometime try to equivocate their own speech as to the level of a "hearing person speech" or very close it. Does that present a self-esteem issue as a deaf/hh person?
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