I'm With Stupid

"You don't look deaf."

And I didn't think you looked that stupid, but here we are.

Fatigue

I'm thankful I have a partner who understands when I am beginning to struggle with "Listener fatigue."

I used to be better at (I think so, anyway) listening to long conversations, or even several short, quick conversations. It takes a toll when I must focus on lipreading, non-verbal cues, gestures, and policing the conversation (if necessary). Now, it's either my patience or energy wearing out before the talking is done. I don't think it's something I can really control, aside from my handling of the situation.

Either way, it's a chore.

Self Image

Have you realized you have never seen your actual face?

Mirrors are an inverted image. The lighting environment can change your appearance as well. Modern smartphone cameras photos are computationally composed. Lenses can also have distortions and imperfections.

I don't think it's possible to know what you actually look like.

Audiogram

I had a hearing test and fitting today. In 2 years, I've lost about 25 dB in both ears. My last test was in 2024, so that would be considered a significant drop. Whee!

ICE Out, Now.

Video of the arrest showed Paredes being chased down, tackled, and arrested by multiple armed officers.

Other protesters, including the person filming, can be heard shouting "he's deaf" and "please don’t brutalize him."

One officer responds, saying "I hear you" to the person filming the video.

 

I knew this was going to happen. I.C.E. are the Stasi guard all over again. The disabled will be always be targeted as people who are "less than". I hope you're proud, MAGAts.  

KYMA news hosted the video that I sourced above.

 

Humanity

Disabled people don't want to be treated like everyone else. We want to be treated like we are disabled. It's not our fault others define "disabled" as "less than human".