This is such an important video to share. Any accommodations or supports that improve someone's access should be made available. There's often the misperception that someone is not "deaf enough" or "disabled enough" to utilize accommodations that could potentially make a world of difference to them. Not only does this perpetuate disability-related stigma and harmful stereotypes, but it leads to further isolation and even internalized shame of those living disability. I'm not Deaf or Hard of Hearing, but I have a physical disability and use a wheelchair. When I'm not in my chair and ambulating with braces, which is so very difficult for me, people are rejoicing. In my head I'm thinking, "This (walking) is awful!! It's like climbing a mountain!" On the other hand, my chair frees me and allows me to go about life with ease, like everyone else.

@nellefindlay

9 ай бұрын

Exactly this. Accommodations aren't just supposed to be the absolute bare minimum to make something not completely impossible. Even though it might be physically possible for you to live your life without using a wheelchair, it would be much more limiting. Of course if going around a supermarket without a wheelchair would take you 5 hours and be completely exhausting and with a wheelchair you could do it in 30 minutes and still have the energy to do something else afterwards, of course it makes complete sense to use a wheelchair. You'd be silly not to. The same with me and using a BSL interpreter. It's a simple thing that significantly improves my quality of life, and if there wasn't such a stigma about being more visibly disabled than absolutely necessary, I wouldn't feel conflicted about it at all. If someone needed glasses, but refused to wear them because they can see just enough without them to not crash into walls, you'd think they were being completely ridiculous. It just seems to be different attitude for pretty much anything else someone might use to improve their quality of life.

Its very crucial that you get all the material the teacher is teaching, and the school must accept you as you are and help you out and accommodate you! You are a brilliant person and you deserve to be able to not have your hearing loss/impairment effect your learning! Things you can do to help , 1) wear your devices! That is so important! 2) if you still have trouble, you can sit in the front so you can hear the teacher,. (Although for me i have no issues when I have my hearing aids, I hear everything, and I have a moderate loss, so its not severe, but I know some people can still have some issues) 3) take your teachers office hours of you are having issues and not hearing everything their teaching they are teaching in class, (well not just for with someone hearing impaired, but in general it helps so much when they work with you alone on the material. Although In my experience, I do very well with wearing my hearing aids and I have no issues with not hearing anyone in class, etc, but I know many people still have challenges. You got this! You are very smart.. Also, it doesn’t matter whether you can hear or not, even a dead person can work in ANY job! Even there are even many deaf musicians that do it

@nellefindlay

9 ай бұрын

This is great advice. I pretty much do most of that anyway. I have to sit at the front anyway because my eyesight isn't great so I stand no chance of lipreading anything from across the whole room. I would also add that radio aids/ other assistive listening devices make a huge difference. My university have been very supportive about providing me with accommodations. There are a lot of deaf staff at the university including in the languages department so everyone is very nice about it and I have never been made to feel like an inconvenience or anything. 100% deaf people can do pretty much anything with the right accommodations.

@kaylasmusic

9 ай бұрын

@@nellefindlay Thats amazing that they accommodate you!

Very interesting video. Do you have 2 interpreters who switch off? Here in the USA, at least where I live, interpreters switch every 20-30 minutes. Any time over 2 hours, 2 interpreters are needed. I also voice for myself unless I am quite sick and in the hospital and too weak to talk for myself. Thank you for your video.

@nellefindlay

9 ай бұрын

Hi, Yes, if my lectures are 2 hours or longer, I have two interpreters who switch. If the lecture is only one hour then I just have one interpreter. I'm glad you enjoyed the video. :)

Hola Nelle, me encantó lo que acabas de contar porque necesitas el interprete. How much are u paying for? Why I use/want the interpreter= porque quiero el interprete de lenguaje de señas Quieras / signo is not right way to write dear, I know u learned before U Thanks for sharing 😊

@nellefindlay

9 ай бұрын

Hola, me encanta que has disfutado el video. Muchas gracias por corregir mi gramática. Cambiaré el título ahora. :)

@nellefindlay

9 ай бұрын

Ups. Olvidé a darte una respuesta para cuanto me cuesta para tener un interprete. No tengo que pagar nada. El gobierno tiene un esquema aquí para proveer apoyo para estudiantes con descapacidades.