I wonder why people with no problems think others who have them aren't real. I have a few disabilities mostly centered around having a learning disability and just because I can walk and talk at the same time in full sentences people don't believe that I need more time to process info. I totally get what your going through even if it is in a different way.
my problem is more frequently an issue with hearies confusing interpretation being for their convenience, therefore being confused when they can understand me as to why the interpreter is present. "he's not needed, I understand you just fine." anyone else have this issue?
I was offered a wheelchair when they learned of my being hard of hearing and legally blind when without my glasses that day (had lost my glasses. Therefore, I could not see well enough to read the directional signs. So, I asked for a guide person to walk with me to direct me. Then that person as we walked, asked me if I wanted a wheelchair. I asked why cus that wouldn't help me see any better and I wasn't bumping into things cus my vision without glasses is only about twenty four hundred vision, not the full twenty eight hundred (fully blind level). I was walking well enough. I could see well enough to not walk into walls. So, the wheelchair wasn't needed). Then, I get there and they don't also either write things for me or provide an interpreter for the main communication part of the main event who could have stood extremely close for me to see the signs signed. But, they, instead have more than two people try to talk via voice to me all at once. I cannot follow that. Hell, most people couldn't follow that whether they have hearing loss, no hearing, or are fully hearing. So why do that to someone who has hearing loss? That is illogical. I also fet the "But you don't look deaf!" Do they mean that cus I still voice and cus they don't see my hearing aids I wear or see a connector of a cochlear implant (CI), that to THEM, I cannot be known right away then, as having hearing loss? They're dummies. My long hair conceals my hearing aids that sit over my ears. And I don't have a CI. I prefer to voice. But, that doesn't mean that I don't need nor use interpreters. just ask the surgeon who recently did surgery to remove a benign. He spoke to me through an interpreter (that transliterated English to SEE for me cus she knows that that us my preference even though I also know ASL). And he heard my voiced responses back. I was borne hearing and still prefer to voice. But, the interpreter signing does gelp me to not miss what is said.
I am hard of hearing, but with the help of my friends and Chosen Family I get by in most social (public) situations. When I've been told what support I need or don't need, it was about why I was capable of handling in my mobility. I still get a phantom pain of the shame and humiliation of having someone look down on me and say I didn't *need* the assistance, device, whatever. No. I know my needs. Those who don't live in my body do NOT get to decide FOR me. Thank you for sharing this.
I had the experience of going to an inpatient facility, and repetitively being denied access to accommodations because I haven't had my hearing tested. That was years ago, still not tested- but I learned ASL long ago, I only forgot it a little. Even if this is from Rikki 6 years ago, thank you from the future for making this vid, Rikki.
It seems that the hearing world thinks that anyone with a disability is below them like a Lord over a peasant. They need to understand that it's not for them but for the people who actually need it. It's really sad.
spot on to you, all my life people told me want I needed what I want. until 15 years ago I learned HEY, I want for me what I want DO not tell me what I want. Stand firm educating the Hearing is what we need to do.
Most hearing people lacks any clues of what it's like to need interpreters for communication and information. They seem to think that if it works for them without sign language and interpreters, it should be totally working for the one who actually needs that, to do without it... I get that now and then. Like if I don't want to do an important meeting without interpreters, they go "No, I'm fine without interpreters. We can do this anyway." And they think that's the way it should be, because I haven't asserted my right to equal communication that strongly in the past. But I'm not ok with not being able to express myself freely or to miss out on information in important meetings, because _they_ don't need interpreters!
Don't like how the hearing world oppress over us deafies. It is our right to request an interpreter cuz we deafies believe in equal accessibility with everyone period. I am on your side with full support. No matter what!! We are deaf and wanting to know what are going on around us or otherwise we will feel left out for sure.
Donald R. Stewart i dont think people do it on purpose, I think it's because most of us are dumb and think because she can talk somehow she must not be deaf. that isn't an excuse, but it seems to happen a lot in instances where someone is deaf but can still speak. believe me, if I was deaf and had something happen like this I would be just as angry.
Gregory Kitchens I was in the hospital and they denied my request for an interpreter. They said cus I voice and speech read. I went to their director later on WITH that hospital's own pamplet that said they provide interpreters to deaf. I explained that the hospital went against its own policies to its patients, against the ADA, and against me just cus I can still voice - a thing I had learned to do since I was initially hearing before I became hard of hearing. I shouldn't be penalised for still communicated for myself how I did when I was hearing, before out of habit and preference by not being allowed an interpreter that would help me so that I don't have to struggle to understand them via speech reading and hearing aids and only via speech reading and hearing aids when they kept refusing to speak up more sharply and they refused to write things down for me of all important medical info. I mentioned of a possible lawsuit in there, somewhere. The director said that the hospital will provide interpreters from now on. The director also needs to train that staff and then make them give accommodations when requested, not denials of requested accommodations.
I'm HoH. I don't usually need an interpreter (though if the speaker knows ASL, it helps), but for movies, videos, (and especially those animations they show in school where you just see graphics, not people talking) I do need captions. I have had people just snap at me "We can't do captions, you can hear so you're fine" and I've gotten "It's in English, you don't need captions."
Agreed. As an interpreter sometimes I am told not to interpret things. Definitely not right. Thanks for sharing. I appreciate your view. I have always said it’s my job to interpret everything but I will now use your response now “my client decides when I do/don’t interpret something.” :)
Absolutely! That’s exactly how I am feeling, the police took my statement orally recorded evidence for the camera. Legal procedures were not followed for me and because I am Deaf, they decide to to use it an evidence without the Auslan interpreter access and now we are in trouble with law because of their disrespect and abused our rights to be aware what was actually happening and the rights of us to be aware of legal procedures. Now I refuse to allow the court to use that as an evidence against us. I am demanding them to drop that statement because they abused our rights to access of informations and legal procedures. How dare they? Like you said, don’t let anyone tell us when we need and not need an interpreter! ! Absolutely NOT,
this is me everyday I understand I'm always trying to figure out what everyone is saying because no one in my family knows sign language and they aren't willing to learn and it sucks and now I moved away from the only people and friends that know sign language and it's harder to understand everyone because I moved to the south and I can't read there lips very well because of there accents and it sucks. I started to lose my hearing when I was 13 and now I'm almost completely deaf and I'm 16 and I still have one more year of high school and I go to a hearing school
true! i agreed with u.. i went to orietation meeting for my job i needed an interpreter to get more informations, i kept telling human resource person i needed an interpreter so finally they apologized and provided me one.. nobody can say or tell me tht i can have an interpreter or not. im full deaf.. i deserve a respectful.. u can have an interpreter for ur shooting.. forget the guy who dont know anything abt deaf culture or our needs..
in my job there is a older deaf women. instead of hiring a interpreter they will pull me away from my job and ask me to interpret. I'm deaf too, I can only hear a little with my cochlear implant. I guess I have "speech that is more clear" than the older deaf woman. In away I'm happy to help but she needs a certified interpreter. if I don't understand something they will make fun of me. they do not provide a interpreter for me for meeting or things I need to know.
They were like how can you talking if you are deaf? You don't need interpreter... I think it happens when I was a freshman, I had no interpreter for my class for rest of the semester. I was so pissed off. I do need interpreter, they were understaffed in my school.
I'm not deaf but I do need captions because of auditory processing disorder, and there was this incident fairly recently (like January, it's March 2019 when I'm commenting) and in my 504 plan, it says "yo, this person needs captions" so my teacher put a note that said "hey, a student needs captions" for a substitute andvwe were supposed to watch a video and I asked if captions are enabled. He, in a very condescending tone, said "uhhhh??? No why would anyone need captions" like why the fuck would I ask for captions if I didn't need captions. Anyway, my school blacklisted him as a substitute and he can no longer teach there.
sometimes my husband needs me to interpret if someone said anything bc he can't hear out of his left side and it makes it difficult when everyone is talking at once. I only interpret when he tells me too. I've had an experience when a co worker of his asked me to interpret to him what they said. the thing was- they hadn't said anything to him. they were just too lazy to have him interpret and instead was like using me in a game of "well you tell him." and it pissed me off. I was like "he's hard of hearing NOT deaf. don't be a lazy asshole. face him. make sure he's looking at you and say whatever the fuck you were going to say!" he said it made him uncomfortable when my husband reads his lips and I was like ... don't care. it's how he knows what you're saying. deal with it!
Do you voice on the set? This kind of thing happens all the time but even more so for those deafies who voice. Apparently.... deaf = mute and voicing = "not really deaf" [this is ridiculous but an accurate representation of how many hearing people think] I don't get it - why hearing people don't seem to make the connection that deaf person = interpreter ... its not rocket science. I think the issue is that hearing people just don't think - they dont give thought to it - it doesn't directly affect/concern them so its not something they pay attention to or give much thought to. People say you must build awareness, discuss with hearing but honestly, a large number of them are just pain ignorant and they cannot be bothered. Simple as that. Very frustrating for us, members of the deaf community.
ASL Vlogger I get that s all the time because I started to lose my hearing at 13 and now I'm 16 and almost completely deaf and it sucks being the only one in my family that knows sign language and no one is willing to learn and I go to a hearing school
I always check with my deaf client. And see if other deaf peop le are there as well...no matter where, special or even hospital..had a VERY INJURED 12yr old kid. And wanted him to 8nterpret for himself and his mom!, nope MINORS have a right, as do deaf parents.
Omg they are really wrong what u need interpreter for deaf also they don't want to got interpreter for u, reason why they don't pay interpreter so they are break in the law must have interpreter for deaf requirement by the law otherwise u can sued for that. I'm sorry and felt bad for u all of your waste for nothing wow that crazy. Take care😉
Well, Rikki, i do not know for sure, but maybe the person who told your interpreter "we do not need you anymore?" was not thinking about YOUR need/requirement, but his own, or maybe he/she thought an interpreter was not needed as people were getting laong and communicating well enough without the interpreter. Maybe he/she was wrong in thinking so, but it might not have been a case of being "insensitive" . Just saying.
Also , if i am sick, is it good for me (as a sick person) to tell the doctors or anybody else "we don't want anyone to tell me what to do, what medicines to take, what therapy to undertake". They can not decide for me, but they can advise. So the person who fired the interpreter should have consulted you, but he has the right to fire since he/she is paying. Now your right then is you can leave the place if the absence of interpreter is not acceptable to you. My 2 bits worth
![[ASL] Lily Weir - I'm Proud To Be Deaf!](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/Jkp8syLbDs8/mqdefault.jpg)
![Why I Don't Sound Deaf // International Week of the Deaf [CC]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/72HS6nTgeOE/mqdefault.jpg)
*walks up to a crippled man*
"Hey, you don't need those crutches anymore."
I am also physical disabled. I don't get that however, People do want to inform me that I walk funny.
Gggggggggggg
I wonder why people with no problems think others who have them aren't real. I have a few disabilities mostly centered around having a learning disability and just because I can walk and talk at the same time in full sentences people don't believe that I need more time to process info. I totally get what your going through even if it is in a different way.
Jessica Kennedy I understand. I have learning disabilities, too, not just due to hearing loss.
Do you have auditory processing disorder? (Genuinely curious, don't wish to offend you)
my problem is more frequently an issue with hearies confusing interpretation being for their convenience, therefore being confused when they can understand me as to why the interpreter is present. "he's not needed, I understand you just fine." anyone else have this issue?
teanatheart omg are you serious?
Danielle Charlton completely serious.
I was offered a wheelchair when they learned of my being hard of hearing and legally blind when without my glasses that day (had lost my glasses. Therefore, I could not see well enough to read the directional signs. So, I asked for a guide person to walk with me to direct me. Then that person as we walked, asked me if I wanted a wheelchair. I asked why cus that wouldn't help me see any better and I wasn't bumping into things cus my vision without glasses is only about twenty four hundred vision, not the full twenty eight hundred (fully blind level). I was walking well enough. I could see well enough to not walk into walls. So, the wheelchair wasn't needed). Then, I get there and they don't also either write things for me or provide an interpreter for the main communication part of the main event who could have stood extremely close for me to see the signs signed. But, they, instead have more than two people try to talk via voice to me all at once. I cannot follow that. Hell, most people couldn't follow that whether they have hearing loss, no hearing, or are fully hearing. So why do that to someone who has hearing loss? That is illogical. I also fet the "But you don't look deaf!" Do they mean that cus I still voice and cus they don't see my hearing aids I wear or see a connector of a cochlear implant (CI), that to THEM, I cannot be known right away then, as having hearing loss? They're dummies. My long hair conceals my hearing aids that sit over my ears. And I don't have a CI. I prefer to voice. But, that doesn't mean that I don't need nor use interpreters. just ask the surgeon who recently did surgery to remove a benign. He spoke to me through an interpreter (that transliterated English to SEE for me cus she knows that that us my preference even though I also know ASL). And he heard my voiced responses back. I was borne hearing and still prefer to voice. But, the interpreter signing does gelp me to not miss what is said.
Thank you for sharing Rikki I could tell it was painful and very emotional for you.
I am hard of hearing, but with the help of my friends and Chosen Family I get by in most social (public) situations. When I've been told what support I need or don't need, it was about why I was capable of handling in my mobility. I still get a phantom pain of the shame and humiliation of having someone look down on me and say I didn't *need* the assistance, device, whatever. No. I know my needs. Those who don't live in my body do NOT get to decide FOR me.
Thank you for sharing this.
I had the experience of going to an inpatient facility, and repetitively being denied access to accommodations because I haven't had my hearing tested. That was years ago, still not tested- but I learned ASL long ago, I only forgot it a little. Even if this is from Rikki 6 years ago, thank you from the future for making this vid, Rikki.
It seems that the hearing world thinks that anyone with a disability is below them like a Lord over a peasant. They need to understand that it's not for them but for the people who actually need it. It's really sad.
Krystal Marrietta Exactly.
Thanks for posting. It’s about the right for us to choose
spot on to you, all my life people told me want I needed what I want. until 15 years ago I learned HEY, I want for me what I want DO not tell me what I want. Stand firm educating the Hearing is what we need to do.
Most hearing people lacks any clues of what it's like to need interpreters for communication and information. They seem to think that if it works for them without sign language and interpreters, it should be totally working for the one who actually needs that, to do without it...
I get that now and then. Like if I don't want to do an important meeting without interpreters, they go "No, I'm fine without interpreters. We can do this anyway." And they think that's the way it should be, because I haven't asserted my right to equal communication that strongly in the past. But I'm not ok with not being able to express myself freely or to miss out on information in important meetings, because _they_ don't need interpreters!
I think I would be beyond royally pissed off if I needed an interpreter and this happened to me. what is wrong with people??
I love her so much!!!
Don't like how the hearing world oppress over us deafies. It is our right to request an interpreter cuz we deafies believe in equal accessibility with everyone period. I am on your side with full support. No matter what!! We are deaf and wanting to know what are going on around us or otherwise we will feel left out for sure.
Donald R. Stewart i dont think people do it on purpose, I think it's because most of us are dumb and think because she can talk somehow she must not be deaf. that isn't an excuse, but it seems to happen a lot in instances where someone is deaf but can still speak. believe me, if I was deaf and had something happen like this I would be just as angry.
Gregory Kitchens I was in the hospital and they denied my request for an interpreter. They said cus I voice and speech read. I went to their director later on WITH that hospital's own pamplet that said they provide interpreters to deaf. I explained that the hospital went against its own policies to its patients, against the ADA, and against me just cus I can still voice - a thing I had learned to do since I was initially hearing before I became hard of hearing. I shouldn't be penalised for still communicated for myself how I did when I was hearing, before out of habit and preference by not being allowed an interpreter that would help me so that I don't have to struggle to understand them via speech reading and hearing aids and only via speech reading and hearing aids when they kept refusing to speak up more sharply and they refused to write things down for me of all important medical info. I mentioned of a possible lawsuit in there, somewhere. The director said that the hospital will provide interpreters from now on. The director also needs to train that staff and then make them give accommodations when requested, not denials of requested accommodations.
I'm HoH. I don't usually need an interpreter (though if the speaker knows ASL, it helps), but for movies, videos, (and especially those animations they show in school where you just see graphics, not people talking) I do need captions. I have had people just snap at me "We can't do captions, you can hear so you're fine" and I've gotten "It's in English, you don't need captions."
That's the same logic as saying, "It's in English, you don't need audio."
Agreed. As an interpreter sometimes I am told not to interpret things. Definitely not right. Thanks for sharing. I appreciate your view. I have always said it’s my job to interpret everything but I will now use your response now “my client decides when I do/don’t interpret something.” :)
You are absolutely RIGHT!!! AARRGG!!
Absolutely! That’s exactly how I am feeling, the police took my statement orally recorded evidence for the camera. Legal procedures were not followed for me and because I am Deaf, they decide to to use it an evidence without the Auslan interpreter access and now we are in trouble with law because of their disrespect and abused our rights to be aware what was actually happening and the rights of us to be aware of legal procedures. Now I refuse to allow the court to use that as an evidence against us. I am demanding them to drop that statement because they abused our rights to access of informations and legal procedures.
How dare they? Like you said, don’t let anyone tell us when we need and not need an interpreter! ! Absolutely NOT,
this is me everyday I understand I'm always trying to figure out what everyone is saying because no one in my family knows sign language and they aren't willing to learn and it sucks and now I moved away from the only people and friends that know sign language and it's harder to understand everyone because I moved to the south and I can't read there lips very well because of there accents and it sucks. I started to lose my hearing when I was 13 and now I'm almost completely deaf and I'm 16 and I still have one more year of high school and I go to a hearing school
true! i agreed with u.. i went to orietation meeting for my job i needed an interpreter to get more informations, i kept telling human resource person i needed an interpreter so finally they apologized and provided me one.. nobody can say or tell me tht i can have an interpreter or not. im full deaf.. i deserve a respectful.. u can have an interpreter for ur shooting.. forget the guy who dont know anything abt deaf culture or our needs..
in my job there is a older deaf women. instead of hiring a interpreter they will pull me away from my job and ask me to interpret. I'm deaf too, I can only hear a little with my cochlear implant. I guess I have "speech that is more clear" than the older deaf woman. In away I'm happy to help but she needs a certified interpreter. if I don't understand something they will make fun of me. they do not provide a interpreter for me for meeting or things I need to know.
💪
They were like how can you talking if you are deaf? You don't need interpreter... I think it happens when I was a freshman, I had no interpreter for my class for rest of the semester. I was so pissed off. I do need interpreter, they were understaffed in my school.
I'm not deaf but I do need captions because of auditory processing disorder, and there was this incident fairly recently (like January, it's March 2019 when I'm commenting) and in my 504 plan, it says "yo, this person needs captions" so my teacher put a note that said "hey, a student needs captions" for a substitute andvwe were supposed to watch a video and I asked if captions are enabled. He, in a very condescending tone, said "uhhhh??? No why would anyone need captions" like why the fuck would I ask for captions if I didn't need captions. Anyway, my school blacklisted him as a substitute and he can no longer teach there.
sometimes my husband needs me to interpret if someone said anything bc he can't hear out of his left side and it makes it difficult when everyone is talking at once. I only interpret when he tells me too. I've had an experience when a co worker of his asked me to interpret to him what they said. the thing was- they hadn't said anything to him. they were just too lazy to have him interpret and instead was like using me in a game of "well you tell him." and it pissed me off. I was like "he's hard of hearing NOT deaf. don't be a lazy asshole. face him. make sure he's looking at you and say whatever the fuck you were going to say!" he said it made him uncomfortable when my husband reads his lips and I was like ... don't care. it's how he knows what you're saying. deal with it!
My church has decided that they don't need an interpreter even though there's only 4 churches in my large area that have one.
Do you voice on the set? This kind of thing happens all the time but even more so for those deafies who voice. Apparently.... deaf = mute and voicing = "not really deaf" [this is ridiculous but an accurate representation of how many hearing people think] I don't get it - why hearing people don't seem to make the connection that deaf person = interpreter ... its not rocket science. I think the issue is that hearing people just don't think - they dont give thought to it - it doesn't directly affect/concern them so its not something they pay attention to or give much thought to. People say you must build awareness, discuss with hearing but honestly, a large number of them are just pain ignorant and they cannot be bothered. Simple as that. Very frustrating for us, members of the deaf community.
ASL Vlogger I get that s all the time because I started to lose my hearing at 13 and now I'm 16 and almost completely deaf and it sucks being the only one in my family that knows sign language and no one is willing to learn and I go to a hearing school
ASL YOPA
OF BY
OR
I would have checked with you first.
I always check with my deaf client. And see if other deaf peop le are there as well...no matter where, special or even hospital..had a VERY INJURED 12yr old kid. And wanted him to 8nterpret for himself and his mom!, nope MINORS have a right, as do deaf parents.
OVFE
Omg they are really wrong what u need interpreter for deaf also they don't want to got interpreter for u, reason why they don't pay interpreter so they are break in the law must have interpreter for deaf requirement by the law otherwise u can sued for that. I'm sorry and felt bad for u all of your waste for nothing wow that crazy. Take care😉
Hi,
How are you ?
I want question : what about you are Deaf or what .
Or you are hearing that .I am very interesting .
Safia Ali when she is signing and saying that she needed a interpreter. Then she is probably not hearing... or at least hoh
Denmark1991 Thanks you! Oh I understand. .
She's deaf
Well, Rikki, i do not know for sure, but maybe the person who told your interpreter "we do not need you anymore?" was not thinking about YOUR need/requirement, but his own, or maybe he/she thought an interpreter was not needed as people were getting laong and communicating well enough without the interpreter.
Maybe he/she was wrong in thinking so, but it might not have been a case of being "insensitive" .
Just saying.
Also , if i am sick, is it good for me (as a sick person) to tell the doctors or anybody else "we don't want anyone to tell me what to do, what medicines to take, what therapy to undertake". They can not decide for me, but they can advise. So the person who fired the interpreter should have consulted you, but he has the right to fire since he/she is paying. Now your right then is you can leave the place if the absence of interpreter is not acceptable to you.
My 2 bits worth
If you’re thinking of only your own needs and not someone else’s when you do something that affects them, by definition, you’re being insensitive lol
Not only that but employers are legally required to provide the interpreters when the deaf person needs them. Not when they feel like it.