Transcription for people with low vision or blindness:
- To be Deaf is not to be superior to a hearing persona. But depending on each person, it can have benefits, and some are quite nice.
- You can communicate in Sign Language under water and through crystals
- A supposed aphonia will not affect you if you communicate in Sign Language
- You don't wake up from noises in your sleep
- You can concentrate better on work between hearing people
- You don't have to hear the farts (although you can smell them)
- You can turn off your hearing aids or cochlear implant whenever you want and have peace
- You have better peripheral vision to see everything around
- In the countryside, you are not bothered by the sounds of animals such as crickets or roosters
- You don't have to listen to the discussions of the hearing people
- You have better body language skills and detect reactions that no one sees
- External noises do not interrupt you while you are making love
- If you have a migraine, the noises won't stop you from resting
- You have higher mental rotation skills
- You can easily watch films with subtitles
- You can communicate in sign language with your dog or cat
- Sign language is perfect for very noisy or very quiet environments
- You can ignore those annoying advertising phone calls
- You are not bothered by your roommate's or bedmate's snoring
- If you are a sports referee, you don't have to endure insults from the stands
- There's a celebration for you: International Week of the Deaf
Sources:
- Berke, J. (2020, April 14). 8 Reasons People Are Glad to Be Deaf. In Very Well Health. En línea: https://www.verywellhealth.com/deaf-fun-glad-to-be-deaf-1046242
- Cooper, R. (2007). Can it be a good thing to be deaf?. The Journal of medicine and philosophy, 32(6), 563-583. Retrieved from https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/03605310701680940
- Sherrie (2016, September 27). 14 Benefits of being Deaf. In I Sign. I Wander. Retrieved from https://isigniwander.com/14-benefits-of-being-deaf/
- World Federation of the Deaf (w/d). International Week of the Deaf 2020. Retrieved from http://wfdeaf.org/get-involved/wfd-events/international-week-deaf/internationalweekofthedeaf/
