Deaf people have to endure the pains of people harassing, bullying and teasing us.

Many claim we make excessive excuses about being deaf, yet we do not.

People do not stop and take the time to listen and learn HOW we do such things.

It is an individual thing among the public and we have only been able to reach out to approximately 10% of the world’s population in understanding how the deaf live.

Deaf is like a much hidden disability and very unheard of by many.

Blind and wheelchair bound people have the most visible disability on earth.

The blind and the wheelchair bound people have more privileges and more people help them.

The number of Deaf people equals the number of blind and wheelchair bound people together.

Being deaf is not a physical disadvantage….it is a hearing disadvantage.

We just cannot HEAR.

We have alternative ways to hear.

We have special equipment that helps us answer the phone and use the phone.

We have special ways to get up in the morning by an alarm clock and other equipment among our homes.

We ARE ABLE TO TEACH you a lesson or two when we get hired.

It is a very sad society we live in because so many people tend to tell themselves: “The deaf are too hard to work with or the deaf are too much of a hassle and very costly.”

It is a shame that they say that because they get Tax Credit from the government for hiring those with deafness and they also get tax credit for upgrading to accompany the needs of the disabled.

There are resources out there that will come in and educate the Employer on how to work with them.

So what is the problem?

This world we live in just doesn’t have the time to sit down and listen and learn from us.

The words “Deaf and Dumb” lack the proper labeling.

Deaf is correct since we cannot hear properly or at all.

Dumb is not the correct word and is used as if the person is not able to speak.

Deaf people are sometimes able to speak, but only through a number of different ways.

Sign-language is one.

Lip-reading is another.

Body gestures also help.

We are afraid to use our voices because we sound funny in the way we speak; our tones are out of wack in many ways.

We strive to do our best.

We smile more often than any other person cares to.

We want a real world, a place to work in, a freedom to choose and a country that will give us greater chances at challenging and teaching our country what deaf culture is all about.

We pray that God will help us get through all of this.