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HAPPY 32RD BIRTHDAY, NYLE DiMARCO!!!

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Sometimes people ask stupid questions when they don’t fully understand something. But here is my new post about the most cringe-worthy questions people who are deaf get asked is proving how surprisingly tone-deaf people can be (pun not intended).

Do not assume that we, deaf people who aren’t physically capable of doing regular things.

People who are hearing often think that having the ability to hear automatically means you have a “perfect” life. But seriously, they’ve never experienced our life or our world.

—Shocking Questions People Who Are Deaf Get Asked All The Time

“Can deaf people drive?”

“Do deaf people use Braille?”

Like, “Are you really deaf?”

“Do you need a Wheelchair?”

“How can you be a parent if you can’t hear your baby cry?”

“Is sign language a universal language?”

“Do deaf people actually have sex?”

“Can you date hearing people like me?”

“So if we hook up and does it means am I going deaf?”

#deaf #hardofhearing #asl #deafawareness #awareness #cringeworthyquestionsanswered #deafcommunity #deafeducation #deafpeoplecandoanythingexcepthear

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Nyle DiMarco

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Deaf Awareness:

Through the years, I’ve seen t.v., internet, and snail mail advertisements for audiologist and hearing doctor services telling me I can receive help for my hearing loss and/or deafness, and just as they get my hopes up, right at the end of it, they show a PHONE NUMBER and instruct me, the viewer, the deaf/hoh person to CALL for an appointment.

If I could call (which typically depends on the sense of sound to complete, which obviously I’m lacking since I need your services) for an appointment, I wouldn’t need the appointment.

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Nyle DiMarco photographed by Yu Tsai for Attitude November 2017

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Redefining Everything

Nyle DiMarco is a Deaf, 27 year old model, actor, and Deaf activist that continues to redefine what the world thinks. Nyle won America’s Next Top Model in 2015, becoming the second male winner and first deaf winner. After America’s Next Top Model, Nyle stared in Dancing with the Stars the following year, and became the first deaf winner. 

I didn’t watch Nyle on America’s Next Top Model, but I did follow Nyle each week on Dancing with the Stars. I would love to share every dance he did with you guys (because he’s seriously amazing), but I’ll limit it to my top two favorites.

In the first dance, Nyle and his dance partner, Peta, dance the Paso to "Victorious" by Panic! At The Disco. You can see how well he stays in time and shocks the audience by cutting out the music in the middle while continuing to dance. The entire country was amazed by this dance. The silence gives me chills and is very powerful. 

My favorite dance throughout the entire season was the Freestyle dance to "The Sound Of Silence" by Disturbed. (This song and dance actually helped with my idea to my blog title). The lyrics of the song remind Nyle of the oppression the deaf community went through in the past. Nyle wrote a letter to the band, Disturbed, asking permission to use their song by saying, “Help us resurface from our darkness, from the systematic oppression. There is power in Sound of Silence.” The dance is very powerful and full of emotion.

Nyle is someone I look up to and enjoy following on social media sites to see what he is up to next. He continues to be a Deaf activist by starting The Nyle DiMarco Foundation to help make the world a better place for Deaf children and their families. Nyle is proving to the world that you can do anything you set your mind to and being Deaf is not a handicap that limits life. As Nyle says, “Find your ability in your disability.” 

Here are Nyle’s social media links if you want to keep up with him too!

The Nyle DiMarco Foundation

YouTube

Facebook

Instagram

Twitter

Website

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If you're not following deaf activist Ronnie McKenzie on social media, you should be.

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New Post has been published on DeafCube

New Post has been published on http://www.deafcube.com/2013/08/29/short-film-deaf-rights-%d9%81%d9%8a%d9%84%d9%85-%d9%82%d8%b5%d9%8a%d8%b1-%d8%ad%d9%82%d9%88%d9%82-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%b5%d9%85-%d9%88%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%a8%d9%83%d9%85/

Short Film - Deaf Rights - فيلم قصير - حقوق الصم والبكم

A Short film that demonstrates the difficulties the Deaf people faces om every aspect of life in the middle east countries. فيلم قصير يحكي مجموعه من الصعوبات التي بواجهها الصم والبكم في عدد من مجالات الحياة.

Video by Muhammad Assaidi