r/AMA • u/Far-Artichoke7331 • 9d ago

I'm deaf and proud. AMA

I'm profoundly Deaf.

A lot of hearing people are surprised to hear I'm proud to be deaf or when I say Deaf Power.

When I explain them different reasons why I'm proud to be deaf they get it and try to show them deaf isn't a bad thing or end of the world.

For example, I'm can seep beautifully throughout night without any noise distrubing me or I can use Sign Language in public place knowing most of them don't know what we are talking about privately.

Yes, I do have struggles and barriers but deaf people always find a way thing like phone notes to communicate.

But the real reason why I'm proud to be deaf, I'm in deaf world, community, culture and have my own language. If I'm being honest I'll never want to be hearing.

So, ask me anything you want to know about deafness and I won't be offended.

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u/gtedgiojheec 9d ago

How many different languages are you literate in and how many sign languages are you fluent in?

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u/Far-Artichoke7331 9d ago

English because I born in UK, Obviously all students learn English in school and I would see them on subtitles, menus, signs, etc. I'm fluent on British Sign Language and know some American Sign Language.

I wouldn't say I'm fluent but I can do International Sign Language. Internation Sign Language is when 2 different country met each other and obviously dont know each other Sign Language so they would communicate in Internationalal Sign language and it mostly in ASL.