Ch 34

      This chapter talks about deaf people and them choosing to use their voice. Most deaf people who do use their voice are very soft. They have never heard their own voice, so I can see where it would be difficult to talk to people. Deaf people are aware that most people can't understand them. They are also aware that their voices may sound unpleasant to the ears or harsh. "they're re embarrassed when they have to use them" (202).
     "Speech should never be forced on, or demanded of, deaf people. (Neither should signing be forced on hearing people!) It should be voluntary" (203). Forcing a deaf person to talk can make them feel very uncomfortable. I have almost completed ASL 1, and even though I know some ASL if I was forced to sign at my job it would feel uncomfortable, even though I have had a little training. Most Deaf  people have had little speech training (good and bad), but that does not mean they know a lot about talking or speech. After all, we are talking about foreign languages here.

This Works Cited

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