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Hello, I'm Rogan and welcome.
I was tagged to do the Disability Misconceptions Tag by Rikki (Poynter) so that's what I'm doing today.
I will link Rikki's video down below, and the original tag which was done by Nicola, I'll link her below.
There are just five questions, so this probably will be short and sweet. Let's get started.
What is your disability and how does it impact you?
Forgive me, the lighting will change through this video because the sun is having fun with the clouds.
If it wasn't already obvious, I'm deaf. That's the only disability I have. As for how it impacts me...
In my personal, everyday life, it doesn't really impact me because most people I'm friends with and hang out
with sign. Deaf or hearing, most of them sign. So... But as for generally, work... Communication.
Communication is the biggest thing that impacts my everyday life.
If I go to a restaurant or whatever, I have to change to writing or typing on my phone what I want to order.
If a random person comes up to me on the street, talking, I don't understand. It's the little things like that.
But one big impact that it does have is it's that much harder for me to find a job.
When I apply for a job at whatever place,
I have to consider: will this workplace be willing to accommodate my deafness?
Will this be a good place for a deaf person to work? Can this job be done by a deaf person?
Generally, yes, but there are little things that come with that job that I see, that one thing I can't do.
I have to tell them, if they pick me for this job, I can't do that one thing. Like for example.
A front desk job or something. I can do most of the tasks, no problem.
Except when one, someone calls the front desk. We would have to adjust that, set up a VP number.
Or... If it's a front desk job, that means there will be people coming up.
Will the workplace be willing to let me do that?
Generally, it's not really that much of a concern but, jobs. That's the biggest impact on my life.
I still don't have a job, I've been looking for a while.
That's part of why I'm struggling to search for jobs, because I'm always second-guessing myself.
Asking all those questions, can I apply there? Will they be accepting? Always asking myself those questions.
I really need to stop listening to that voice, but it's hard.
What is the most common misconception that you experience in regards to your disability?
The most common misconception is one that I think applies to a lot of people who have disabilities,
not necessarily deaf, but any other disability. It's that we can't do anything.
It would be too much work to accommodate for our needs, when really, it's not.
In my case, often, I can do fine. I just sometimes need an interpreter, or need people to write things down.
It's not that much of a adjustment, but that's what a lot of people think.
"Oh gosh, I have to do this, this, and this." Really, it's not that bad.
Which misconception annoys you the most?
What I previously said, that's one that annoys me, but this annoys me maybe even more.
A lot of people think that deaf people are all the same. We are a HUGE community, bigger than you think.
When has a group of any size ever been all the same?
Do you do anything to combat these misconceptions?
YouTube! I also technically do a blog, technically. But those are text posts of these videos.
I've mentioned it in my videos before, but I do this because I do it to show that deaf people are just like you.
We have thoughts, we have feelings, we're just like anyone else.
What more do you think can be done to combat the misconception around your disability?
My broad answer to this is visibility. Visibility is a big thing, so two main things people can do.
First, no matter who you are, share information about disabilities. Share.
Don't just look at it and say, "Oh, that's cool. That's really cool you're doing this. Great." Then do nothing.
Share that. If you watch and do nothing, that (information) will never go anywhere.
Second, have more representation of us in media.
Whatever that is - news, TV shows, movies, books, you name it. Show us.
Yes, the deaf community has had increasing visibility. "The Silent Child" just won an Oscar. That's great!
That's one big step. There's been more plays with deaf actors in them, deaf stories.
We're having more, yes, but we need more. What we're seeing now is not all of the stories we have.
So, big answer - visibility. For any disability, not just deafness, just any disability, is visibility.
That's it for the disability misconceptions tag. This was a lot shorter than my previous three videos!
But that's a good thing!
I'm going to tag a few people, just throw out names.
If you've already been tagged for this, consider this more pushing to do it.
Jessica Flores.
Annie Elainey.
Aly Drayton.
Lucas (Wild).
Andrea Lausell.
Abby Sams.
I think I'll stop there. If you saw this, and you want to do this, and you haven't been tagged, go ahead and do it!
But be sure to credit the original creator of this, Nicola. Remember, I linked her below. And that's it for today.
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