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bellqmione · 6 months
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wheelchairs and canes and glasses and hearing aids and every single other disability aid should be free btw and if you disagree i hate you
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critterbitter · 3 months
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Sometimes, it's lonelier when you're in a crowd you can't understand. Elesa, who struggles with the language divide and being hard of hearing, solves this by simply refusing to engage.
BONUS! The twins did not get their starters yet. They think Elesa’s so cool and stoic. This is a hilarious misunderstanding.
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Want something funnier? Here's my submas masterpost!
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crybaby-writings · 3 months
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if you want to learn sign language of any kind your one and only reason for it should be proper person to person communication. not because it's "so beautiful", not so you can talk shit and nothing else, not so you can say swear words without other people knowing.
if you're learning sign language your one and only reason should be to communicate with people who use sign language. learning sign language means learning about an entire complicated, extremely important culture and the people who are a part of that culture.
you can not learn sign language without learning about d/Deaf culture in depth. it also means learning to stay in your lane on d/Deaf issues. learning sign language and learning about d/Deaf culture does not mean you get to speak on d/Deaf issues, and a lot of hearing people don't realize that.
this has been a notice from a d/Deaf person
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bodhrancomedy · 11 months
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A little update and explanation (even if I’m late since I was dealing with a personal matter) on Mr Beast’s Deaf video and why it severely pissed off a lot of D/deaf folks. Including me.
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You know what, fuck you, I'm not listening to your bullshit anymore *takes out my hearing aids*
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wolfsteax · 5 months
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my Sims game gave Jake hearing aids when he was born so I decided to just make it canon
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batterwing · 9 months
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literally begging yall this disability pride month to remember the phys. disabled deaf people. draw them with transcription computers, draw them wearing colorful CIs and HAs, draw them using FM systems, i've never seen anyone draw them and i'd love to see representation of that. i cannot count the number of times i've been excited to see disability art only to see them all using mobility aids and feel disappointed afterwards because fuck knows when the last time you saw your disability aids.
this disability pride month include Deaf/HOH people that don't solely use sign language, who wear colorful disability aids, who use things that only their own community seems to know about
(if anyone has art of those things i mentioned i wanted seen tag me pleaseeeee)
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thedeafzoologist · 3 months
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How hearing aids work
This is intended as a writing guide, but anyone is welcome to read it to learn more about the different aids used by deaf people.
Please remember that these are based off my experience as somebody who was born deaf in the uk. Other deaf people will have vastly different experiences, and I would encourage you to look up other guides like this
Hearing aids are not always available, particularly if you live in a country without free healthcare. They can be very expensive, both to buy and to take care of
If your character is a deaf child or young teenager, they will need new hearing aid moulds every so often as their ears grow. This only involves going to the hospital for a few hours, and isn't really a big deal. You can get different colours of mould, sometimes sparkly ones, or with tiny embedded designs
Hearing aids cannot get wet, so we take them off to shower, swim, etc. We also take them off to sleep
Hearing aids do not fix hearing loss, and many deaf people still need to lipread and use sign language while wearing them. Please don't try to compare them to glasses!
Some people choose not to wear hearing aids at all, which is a perfectly reasonable and valid decision. Sometimes it is too overwhelming to be exposed to so much noise, sometimes people just prefer to sign or use other non-verbal communication
Not all people with hearing aids know or use sign language
If your character is wearing hearing aids for the first time, they will probably become a lot clumsier while they get used to it
That's all I can think of for now! To any hearing writers reading this, I'm glad you're making an effort to write diverse characters thoughtfully and respectfully!
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mothyandthesquid · 2 months
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I think I may be experiencing near normal hearing for the first time in my life thanks to the NHS. These are seven generations and 16 years more up to date than the 1st gen digital aids I was using until two days ago, and they are also tuned to my current hearing loss rather than what I had 12 years ago. Since putting them in my ears I have had innumerable remarkable experiences entirely new to me and of such depth I have been brought to happy tears.
I have heard my children’s voices in all their beautiful nuances, I have discovered classical music, I have watched TV without needing subtitles, and realised that the uneven gaps between songs whilst streaming music is not a connectivity issue - there is actually sound there. I’ve been to a lecture and understood every word without effort, I’ve listened to birds, and I’ve also discovered people convey subtle emotion through voice that I was previously unable to detect.
I’ve also been asked to describe what it was like to my philosophy class and found myself lacking the words to explain to hearing people what it is like to enter their world as a novel experience. Since then, I’ve been trying to figure out analogies. So, imagine you have contact lenses that made your vision tetrachromic while you were wearing them or a drug that gave you a high heightening one of your senses to superhuman levels while it was in your system. Either of these would surely be a magical experience.
I am super excited about all the things I am now going to be able to hear in the future. I want to listen to all the things! That’s something I never thought I’d say. Unaided, people’s voices are partially audible for me and I must work hard to make up the difference. With my old aids, they became more comprehensible but also unpleasant and almost painful to listen to, so I hated wearing them. Now, they are the most interesting type of sound.
The underfunding of the NHS has, obviously, imposed years of unnecessary disability upon me through neglect and out-dated technology. Some say money can’t buy happiness, but it can buy hearing aids and similar cool things for disabled people. If you have one, use your vote wisely.
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gayaest · 11 months
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She is a part of the Deaf community, but she is the Manager of paravolley due to her unique connection to the Disabled community. 🩷🌸
Thank you to the Deaf and HoH people that helped me learn more about Deaf history and culture!
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onyx-got-clowned · 4 months
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i just saw this super cool detail! (sorry the quality is so bad, i was watching on my tv)
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look! The character behind Hilda has a hearing aid! -Hilda (Netflix) ep 7 6:36
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gloomytk · 8 months
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One of my husbands hearing aids finally died. Seems like he's not gonna be allowed to hear unless we get rich, or get lucky with donations. If you can help, that'd be great. I can't begin to explain how closed off life is when you're missing a sense.
https://www.gofundme.com/hearing-aids-for-glenn
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clownrecess · 1 year
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Something I want everyone to know is: if it helps you, then use it.
"I dont want to take recourses away from full-time AAC/wheelchair/cane/other disability aid users!!" You arent. You arent! These aids exist to help those people, yeah, but they exist to help you, too.
If it helps you get through the day, why shouldn't you use it?
There isnt a list of requirements of who should use these aids. There is only one box, does it help you? Yes? Then use it!!!!!
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rattusn0rvegicus · 8 months
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DEAF/HOH PEOPLE LOOK AT THIS COOL STORE FOR HEARING AID JEWELRY
they're kind of expensive but I'm sooooo saving up
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They have cuffs and rings and cute charms and cochlear implant covers! Go forth and be cool as hell my guys
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pecuchoo · 24 days
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Howdy! I just recently got into TF2 and saw that you we're talking about mobility ideas with the Mercs with a anon.
I thought of Snipers glasses as, like, ones with a proscription or smth, idk it you think it's a good idea matey but Sniper with glasses is very cool :).
Oh, and I saw Scouts headphone things and immediately thought of him hiding his hearing aids or them AS his hearing aids if that helps!
BESTIE. BESTIE. WE ARE SPIRIT TWINS YOU AND I BECAUSE I HAVE THE SAME HEADCANON FOR SNIPER, THOSE SHADES ARE THERE FOR A REASON
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Also the idea of scout using his headsets to cover up his hearing aids is so cool! Especially since he's always running around so it would add as a bonus to prevent it from falling off :)
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