Videos

The videos we watched in class this week were really informative and really showed different points of view on issues surrounding Deaf Culture.
The video we watched about the family with two different situations regarding Cochlear implants was really interesting. I liked hearing the different opinions each person has regarding this issue. Although this is a very important issue, I thought it was sad that the family allowed it to divide them. As I mentioned in the paper I wrote on the video, one thing that someone in the video said that really made me think was that the cochlear implant would make them a robot, not a part of either world. Also, with the cochlear implant the child is encouraged to speak, not sign, taking away that child’s natural culture and throwing him/her into a different world.
As for the Deaf History video, I liked learning about how Deaf Culture was started, grew and is still growing today. Although I know i will never be able to understand how it feels to be deaf, it was really neat to watch deaf people tell their stories, thoughts and emotions.
I enjoyed both of the videos because they helped me to realize some things I never thought about before.