(note for the uninitiated: deaf spelled with a small d means you can't hear. Deaf spelled with a capitol D means culturally deaf- as in, but not limited to, uses sign language.)
Aaron is trying to escape from the basement. I mean he is looking at colleges for next fall.
Just not very seriously.
He says things like, “Well, I know you want me to go back to college.” Or “ I don’t’ see why having a college degree is so important.” Or even “ I am perfectly fine just staying at home. “
Coming from a 20 year old, that is kind of scary.
But he has put in one college application, and will soon be going to look at a second college- Gallaudet, in Washington, DC.
Gallaudet is the only 4 year liberal arts college for the Deaf.
Aaron is deaf. Only , he is deaf with a small d and numerous of us( us being family and friends) are a bit worried that he may have a hard time fitting in. I mean, this is the kid we have to yell at every evening at the dinner table to sign for his Deaf ( with a capitol d) sister.
This is also the kid that the principal of the Deaf School told us “ didn’t fit in” and suggested that perhaps we should find another school for him. This was after repeated attempts were made t get him to sign to his teacher. The attempts failed because Aaron realized there was a hard of hearing girl in his class and he would talk to her in Spoken English, and she would interpret what he said into ASL for the teacher.
This is the same kid that started in at the Deaf School a few years earlier only knowing ASL, and no spoken English. And the same kid the Deaf School refused to provide speech therapy for because he was too deaf to benefit from it. That kid who is deaf with a small d.
At any rate, he has set up a tour and will be going out to look at Gally in another week and a half.
I mentioned to him that he might like to ask them to provide an interpreter.
“Why, they all sign,” he replied.
“Exactly.”
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3 comments:
what about chapman? i know TWO people who have gone there. great for film. one of them is actually from zanesville, and travels all over the world for work. he's doing very well...
i don't think the attraction of Gally has anything to do with film......i am also not sure he is actually going to study film, even tho that is what he wants to do. ..also, since u r 20 yrs younger than i am and not an old fart- u shd email him ( or message on FB) since he will take input from u better than from me....smile.
will do.
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