Hearing Impaired Rights
June 29th, 2008 Subscribe To Our Feed
Many people look at basic sign language as if it were not even a language at all however sign language can bridge the communication gap between those who can hear and those who cannot. There should be equal opportunities for both deaf and hearing people. Deaf people are weakened in our society by the effects of discrimination and exclusion. In order to achieve a greater sense of the deaf culture, hearing people need to recognize American Sign Language in its own right. The principle of empowerment of the deaf community by broadening the number of people with whom they can communicate, would lead to greater independence for the deaf community. Think about it something as simple as going out with your hearing friends for dinner and a movie can be quite difficult for a deaf person. How many local theatres offer aid to the deaf? How many times have you seen a movie in the theatre with closed captioning? How often have you seen wheelchair accessibility in the theatre? Chances are you have always seen wheelchair accessibility but never seen any deaf services offered. Our deaf communities are being discriminated against and a lot of people don’t even know it.
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