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Understanding the journey of individuals who identify as a member of the Deaf community varies based on their environment, the challenges, and experiences they encounter as they navigate both the hearing and deaf worlds. In this paper, I will discuss two contrasting experiences of two deaf characters from the novel “True Biz.” The first is a girl named Charlie Serrano, born into a hearing family, and the second is Austin Workman-Bayard, born into a deaf family. Before I begin, it’s worth mentioning that, according to Ross. E Mitchell and Michael A. Kachmer, 95% of the deaf individuals are born in hearing families (Mitchell and Kachmer, 2004). These individuals are forced to navigate the hearing world and live by its standards, rather than embracing …show more content…

In her experiences navigating the hearing world, she was forced to wear a cochlear implant and communicated orally as she attended a hearing school. However, since the curriculum was designed for hearing students, Charlie often found herself in the position of being academically behind compared to her peers. For Charlie, being deaf felt like a burden, and she often struggled with the feeling that she wasn't the daughter that her mother hoped for, simply because she wasn't a hearing person.Her mother viewed Charlie’s deafness as a deficit, believing that Charlie should wear a cochlear implant and communicate orally to fit in with “normal” expectations of society, without considering Charlie’s feelings about her preferences of wearing a cochlear implant or choosing American Signed Language as a method of communication. In contrast, Charlie’s father was supportive and prioritized what was best for Charlie’s disability. He decided to introduce her to the Deaf community and American Sign language (ASL) by enrolling her in a Deaf school and taking ASL classes with …show more content…

That being stated, in contrast to Charlie's experiences and views about being deaf, he didn't view deafness as a burden or something to be ashamed of. For him and his family, deafness was a victory, a Nobel prize, something to be proud of and celebrated. Unlike Charlie, he grew up in the deaf community, which meant that not only did he have great qualities in ASL, but he also had a sense of belonging in the deaf community that Charlie didn't have. Austin's sense of worthiness lasted until the hearing screening of his newborn sister, which showed that she was born hearing instead of Deaf. This news has caused trouble in Austin’s perspective on how he would be viewed by the members of the Deaf community because what made him popular and respected among the Deaf community was the long tradition in his family of being Deaf. To conclude, navigating the world as a deaf person varies depending on the perspective from which you approach it. Being born deaf in a hearing family and navigating the hearing world often means being considered abnormal or deficient. You may be subject to being treated unjustly and unfairly simply because of your

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