so Iame
Dramatica Angeliqua
so Iame
Dramatica Angeliqua
I'm currently in the process of planning for a novel I'm thinking of writing, and it has a character named Caela with dark brown eyes, dark blonde hair, petite figure, and beautiful face. I connect with her so well, because we're both deaf and reserved, and I incorporate my emotions into her character, giving her story deep, sincere feelings. I plan for the end of the novel to be her overcoming of shyness and troubles with self-acceptance.
That's awesome that you're deaf! I'm currently learning asl and it's really interesting to learn about the deaf culture! Do you go to a school solely for the deaf, of a public school?
I am mainstreamed in a hearing private school.
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Do you use an interpreter? Or are you able to read lips easily?
Sorry if my badgering is annoying you, I've always wanted to meet someone who was deaf.
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Oh, I wear hearing aids that help me hear, since I have some residual hearing left. I let my teachers wear a microphone, a device that hangs around their necks like a necklace, that, through wireless BlueTooth, goes into the attachable receivers on my hearing aids and maximizes their voices so I can hear them. Unfortunately, I do not have selective hearing, so the background noise is maximized, too, and sometimes I struggle to understand what people are saying. So much noise gets in the way. Also, I have trouble understanding people if they speak in a quiet voice or whisper.
For college, I might get an interpreter (I'm not fluent in ASL yet, so I don't know), but most likely I'll get a note taker because some professors may not like to wear my microphone. Currently, I'm a junior in high school, so I have the teachers wear the microphone. I read lips some, but reading lips without hearing anything is extremely hard. It's not a superpower. I mostly just listen and watch people's lips simultaneously to understand them the best.
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