#actually hoh

[wheelie-sick]

please remember that super hearing is not the default for autistic people.

autistic people are 10 times more likely to have hearing loss than allistic people! so many of us aren't able to hear the lights or the fridge. we're often sensory seeking for sounds because we're deprived of them. even when we are sensory avoidant for sounds our sensory avoidance frequently presents differently

hearing is not the default for autism

super hearing is not a universal autism experience

please remember deaf/hard of hearing autistics

#actually autistic #ActuallyAutistic #actually deaf #ActuallyDeaf #actually hard of hearing #actually hoh #actuallyHOH

[violetstarr24]

Haven't seen any posts for you guys, so... happy disability pride month to Deaf/HoH folks. Happy disability pride month to those with hearing aids or cochlear implants, and those without them. Happy disability pride month to those who use ASL as their primary language, and those who don't know ASL at all. Happy disability pride month to those with equal hearing loss in both ears, and to those with uneven hearing loss or hearing loss that only effects one ear. Happy disability pride month to those who were born with their hearing loss, and happy disability pride month to those who acquired their hearing loss over their lifetime. And lastly—happy disability pride month to my besties with SSHL (Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss). Stay strong <3

#disability pride month #hoh #deaf #actually hoh #actually disabled

[batterwing]

Happy Deaf awareness month to:

D/deaf people who use sign language

D/deaf people who use spoken language

D/deaf people who use spoken language and sign language

D/deaf people who use AAC

D/deaf people who aren't fluent in sign language

D/deaf people who are learning sign language

D/deaf people who lip-read

D/deaf people who have comorbidities

D/deaf people who don't have comorbidities

D/deaf people who are physically disabled

D/deaf people who aren't disabled

D/deaf people who are mentally disabled

D/deaf people who are intellectually disabled

D/deaf people who are sensory disabled

D/deaf people who are deaf and blind

D/deaf people who go to speech therapy

D/deaf people who don't go to speech therapy

D/deaf people in special education classes

D/deaf people who need an aide

D/deaf people who need an interpreter

D/deaf people who use transcription

D/deaf people who use FMs

D/deaf people who are forced to use aids they don't want

D/deaf people who can't access medical care

D/deaf people who go to Deaf schools

D/deaf people who grew up in Deaf culture

D/deaf people who grew up in hearing culture

D/deaf people who grew up in hearing and Deaf culture

D/deaf people who make Deaf art

D/deaf people who make music

D/deaf people who love music

D/deaf people who use hearing aids

D/deaf people who use CIs

D/deaf people who don't use hearing aids or CIs

D/deaf people who have Deaf family

D/deaf people who prefer the term hearing impaired

D/deaf people who prefer the term hard of hearing

D/deaf people who prefer the term Deaf gain

D/deaf people who prefer the term Deaf

D/deaf people who prefer the term deaf

And to all D/deaf people, have a good September from your local Deaf person <3

#deaf #disability #disabled #deaf awareness #deaf awareness month #hoh #actually deaf #actually hoh #hard of hearing #disability rights #deafness #deafawareness #disabilities

[flare-dragon]

Question for those who wanna response: When's the last time you saw any media where any of the characters (major, minor, or extra) were known to be deaf?

(Bonus question: Who was the character and from what media did they originate from?)

#he talks #they talk #deaf #actually deaf #hoh #actually hoh #I've seen a various amount of random extras who would classify as deaf (3 from Pixar.. and a number of elderly characters from dramas #as well as two characters from Helluva Boss (yes.. this show) #As well as...2 characters? who would classify as major characters (one from The Dragon Prince and another from a book whose name escapes me #But I'll be honest.. I've not seen a single major character who speaks and is also deaf which bothers me immensely #(Honestly there's not enough deaf rep as it is.. but being someone who speaks and is deaf (and doesn't know sign) it hurts in that way too) #So honestly I'm curious if I've just not watched/read enough stuff and.. whether so or not.. what things I should look out for~

[like-this-post-if-you]

like this post if you're hard of hearing/deaf and/or know sign language

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#deaf #deaf community #actually deaf #actually hoh #actually hard of hearing #hard of hearing #sign #sign language #languageblr #language learning #likes #askboxlikes

[tortiefrancis]

every single time a post says "unmute" and there's no cc or audio transcript or whatever i feel like committing a felony

#sam.txt #sam.disabled #hoh #hard of hearing #actually hoh #plssss #pls add cc to posts if you can #i wanna hear it....... #every time i find a soundless video i have to double check #because ppl just dont add cc

[sillydeafwitch]

the listening fatigue is hitting hard rn and I’m very tired but have this picture of fred

#scooby doo mystery incorporated #sdmi #scooby doo #fred jones #deaf #listening fatigue #hoh #actually hoh

[connor-101]

People seem to think that just because I'm HOH, it means that I can't enjoy music. Which is totally stupid!I love music! I just seem to interpret it in a slightly different way!

#hard of hearing #hoh #actually hoh #actually disabled

[unclepolyglot]

Writing Signed Languages in Fanfics

so i recently got into learning ASL (which is amazing!! i love it so much!!) and am planning to reference it when writing a Legend of Zelda fanfic, like certain facial expressions or how quickly/forcefully a sign is made, etc.

the thing is, since i'm hearing, i'm wondering if those of you who are d/Deaf or HoH can give me some tips on how to write a signing character, like things you wish you'd see in fanfics, or things you wish writers would stop doing.

also, to show that the MC is communicating in another language other than English, i'm thinking of using these Japanese 「quotation brackets」. thoughts?

#american sign language #asl #sign language #bsl #auslan #british sign language #Australian sign language #deaf culture #actually deaf #actually hoh #<- plz lmk if i should remove the last tags--i just want this to be seen #as an audhd person i'm fine with ppl using the audhd tags to get our attention but idk if y'all are cool w that so plz kindly lmk if not! #reyna's ramblings

[hard-of-death]

When hearing people find out that only like, a 1% of hearing parents of deaf and hoh children actually learn to sign for them, and that even then most of those that do learn, only learn "the basics", aka a few signs related to domestic life without any type of structure or grammar, just single signs here and there, and they start this whole fucking scene where they act like their entire world is ending and they cry and shout and act all indigned and HOW CAN THEY??? That is so so ugly and sad!! Just so sad :(:(:(:(

And they basically just expect you to consolate them and promise that yes, you know they won't ever do something like that (even tho they don't even have the decency to repeat themself when you ask them to. Or look at you when they speak. Or do anything to make communication easier. And you KNOW they would do exactly the same thing that 99% of hearing parents do) And you have to smile and nod and say yes, yes it's a terrible thing and then you have to start laying in front of them your whole D/deaf /hoh childhood story and give them a detailed presentation on your relationship with your parents because they won't stop asking so they can keep pretending they could not even fathom it was this bad, and pity you and go tell their friends how sad this all is :( and how they are gonna go save the Deaf!! And that they will learn to sign and be the hero we were expecting all along...and then they just

Don't even learn how to say "good morning"

Or properly communicate with us

Or even just listen to us so they are not this misinformated or ignorant to Deaf issues

Or even just

I don't know, try

#deaf #hard of hearing #hoh #actually hoh #sign language #actually deaf #actually disabled #actually hard of hearing #deaf issues #deaf culture #deaf community #deaf awareness #deafness #asl

[wheelie-sick]

happy deaf month to all the deafies who aren't palatable to hearing people!!! happy deaf month to every deaf person who:

refuses to speak for hearing people and only signs

prefers signing to speaking

refuses to wear hearing aids or cochlear implants

refuses to engage with people who aren't willing to accommodate them

doesn't "try their hardest" to fit in with the hearing world

doesn't care to fit into the hearing world and prefers the Deaf world

doesn't tone down their bluntness for hearing people

you are wonderful and ILY 🤟

#actuallydeaf #actually deaf #actually hard of hearing #actuallyhardofhearing #actually hoh #actuallyhoh #sensory disability #cripplepunk #cripple punk

[nothoughtsgayboy]

So I went to see The Lion King in theatre (it was indescribably good) and they had captions! For like the whole show! In multiple differnt areas! Why didn't I know this was a thing? It's super cool, and I could finally watch a play without missing half of the jokes and dialogue!

#hard of hearing #sensory disability #deaf #actually hoh #theatre

[simplytiredtransboy]

#HoH #sensory disability #meme #actually disabled #disabilties #disability #disabled #hard of hearing #actually hoh

[batterwing]

literally begging yall this disability pride month to remember the phys. disabled deaf people. draw them with transcription computers, draw them wearing colorful CIs and HAs, draw them using FM systems, i've never seen anyone draw them and i'd love to see representation of that. i cannot count the number of times i've been excited to see disability art only to see them all using mobility aids and feel disappointed afterwards because fuck knows when the last time you saw your disability aids.

this disability pride month include Deaf/HOH people that don't solely use sign language, who wear colorful disability aids, who use things that only their own community seems to know about

(if anyone has art of those things i mentioned i wanted seen tag me pleaseeeee)

#transcription #deaf #hoh #disability pride month #disabled #disabled art #disability representation #actually disabled #actually deaf #actually hoh #hearing aids #cochlear implants #disability #disabled rights #phys. disability doesn't only include mobility disabilities include us too i'm begging you

[deepblueskiesabove]

#actually hoh #hoh #actually hard of hearing #hard of hearing #hearing aids #meme #hoh meme #Hard of hearing meme #hearing aid meme

[diceydeals]

Hearing and History

12th April 2023

So, I recently found out that my level of hearing is a lot lower than I thought it was and probably always has been.

What does this mean? Basically I probably would've benefited from hearing aids and learning sign language as a child rather than relying on self-taught lip-reading, guesswork, and asking people to repeat themselves/be patient.

Let me tell you, people are not always good at being patient.

I have very mixed feelings about this. Listening is very tiring, and I have always said this! I couldn't do mental maths questions because they were on a tape recording. Ditto language listening and oral exams, which I kept failing at school. French was nearly impossible for me because I cannot hear the words or make sense of the month movements. Thank gd for Spanish!

I didn't have a hearing test until I was in secondary school. That policy has changed now in the NHS so hearing loss is picked up very soon after birth. Basically, there were a bunch of points in my life when someone could have intervened to give me the tools to navigate the world rather than just let me figure it out.

I am not part of the Deaf community. I don't know anybody my age who is hard of hearing or deaf. My family thought it was 'normal' because my mum, her sister, and my grandad all have hearing loss. I was teased for being deaf while simultaneously nobody taking the implications of my deafness seriously. It was a lose-lose situation. Essentially, it wasn't that I wasn't deaf enough, it was that it didn't effect me obviously enough for anyone to do anything.

Now I have hearing aids, I can hear music, I can hear lyrics. I can hear (although not focus on) multiple conversations. Birds are insanely fucking loud. Projectors and air-conditioning drive me up the wall. My tinnitus is definitely worse, but that may also be a side effect of long covid (apparently that's a thing). It's a wild experience that I'm still getting used to, a year later.

I would still love to learn sign language. But now's not a great time: I'm tired, working and studying full-time, recovering from covid, and generally have shit going on. British Sign Language lessons are expensive in person, but learning online is something I'd rather avoid as I can't concentrate easily. This means more travel, more money, more time, more energy. This means I have to wait.

I wish I could've had the chance to learn when I was first diagnosed.

TLDR; just because you can work to the point of exhaustion to fit the needs of the world, doesn't mean you should have to! You deserve accommodations. The world needs to bend so that people don't break.

#disability #actually hoh #hard of hearing #d/Deaf #hearing aids #bsl #how the other half hear #long post #my rant