Ch 21

             Chapter 21 talks about hearing people signing to deaf people in public.  Depending on the deaf people some may enjoy a hearing person joining a conversation and may be flattered, but others may disregard them and do not like the idea. It is okay to maybe join a conversation if there is a long wait at a grocery store or maybe a bus stop, but if it’s at a bank or doctor (a setting more serious) it is best that you not join the conversation.  It is however good to join a conversation if you can clearly see that a deaf person needs help or there is a huge communication malfunction.

               I myself could see how it could be both flattering and annoying. If a Spanish speaking person came up to a friend and I and tried to join the conversation by speaking faulty English I could consider it annoying, or depending on my mood I  would take it as a compliment that they are so intrigued.

               “Nowadays, deaf people tend to be better educated and more self-confident” (137). In previous years deaf people have been dependent on hearing family member or fiends. Times have changed and deaf people are just as educated and sophisticated as any other person. 

Works Cited

Morre, S. Matthew, and Linda Levitan. For Hearing People Only. 3rd Ed. Rochester, New York: MSM Productions, Ltd.,2003.Print.