Deaf Teen's New School
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- Gaby Evans is 13 and moving hundreds of kilometres from her rural home to Auckland's Kelston Deaf Education Centre. Until now she's been isolated, and never had to know how to sign.
If she's going to make it on her own she's going to have to come out of her shell and learn to communicate with her deaf classmates.
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Seems like the mom was just waiting for her to leave to do her own thing. She could have at least help her learn sign language. How do you tell your kid there's nowhere to come home. That's not tthe way to encourage your 13 year old who already has all these problems already. God be with you girl.
Well said!👍
I found an article on Gaby, the Mazda Foundation is gave her a scholarship in 2018 to pursue a master’s degree in audiology
This gives me hope for the future for all with disabilities ❤️
That is so fantastic!
Why didn't they keep up with sign language? I just can't get that. It's so much harder without sign language and trying to learn later on.
It doesn't sound like they lived near any other deaf people. So it must have been pretty hard for her mom to keep up learning it herself. Not completely impossible, I guess, but maybe hard enough to stop them, especially since she wws
+junbh2 especially since her hearing aids seemed to work fairly well for her.
I am completely deaf and I have never learnt sign language, but I have 2 cochlear implants. I go to a school with other hearing people. Sign language is a hassle for me. I live a pretty normal life.
Never learned to sign myself, because as Gaby says, hearing aids have improved so much.
i feel sad for gaby cuz her mother don't want to learn sign language and she is DEAF, treat her like she is hearing person which she is not hearing person. her mother should LEARN SIGN LANGUAGE
Amen im hearing mom with Deaf child an I felt since day 1 it was my job to learn ASL and I truly wanted my son to live in 2 worlds deaf an hearing I also have him in a regional day school program for deaf I made it clear that we live in bis world we embrace bis hearing aids an FM system as well other amps. As well cont.to try learn to teach him to sign as well English I think its damn shame as hearing mom with Deaf child that they dont sign I felt like I got golden 🎟 when i found out my son was deaf I was sad but then so happy like special is this we have cool bond like no 1 else we sign together as a mom i love that if he wants try talk great if not we sign I give MY SON THE OPTIONS not Me for him language wise wheb he is older wants to male that choice great but until then we sign
It's not exactly her fault. They lived in a community where her daughter was the only deaf person in their community...
Noone learnt sign language there as it wasn't needed for anyone before. It will also be hard for a mum to learn sign language herself and then teach her daughter.
At least she is now getting proper support.
(I'm deaf just like her)
Well, my mother doesn't want me to learn sign language in my school when I was a child. But now I can speak three languages and taking my career as engineering. I believe it's the best way to learn only speaking any language to communicate with ordinary people to understand what I said something. I think I prefer speaking is more important than sign language because it's more choice and an excellent opportunity too.
Therefore, I think it's not her fault because some mother has a choice to teach their sons to speak or sign language. But maybe the mother can do both if she learns sign language too.
@@brunomarroquin5367 It's great that you were able to learn to speak, but I think its important to remember that the method dosen't work for everyone. The statistics I have are very out of date but in a book from the 60s the proportion of deaf people who learn to speak well enough to be understood by the general population was quoted at 5 - 10%. Even if that has increased 5 fold with better tecneques that still leaves half of deaf kids with no usable langague.
I agree with you.... I sign language with my hard of hearing grandmother.
Is there any particular reason a story about a hard of hearing student with limited access to resources for the deaf community is being presented without captions? TH-cam automated captions are not sufficient.
bellajaid they must have seen your reply because there are English subtitles now thank god!!
Poor girl, it'd be nice to get an update because this video doesn't make her mother look good at all. Edit: there's an article she wrote, she's 16 now and seems to be doing very well. She tried to get a cochlear implant.The article also explains better her mother's care and decisions and how doctors actually let them down initially.
Thanks Just S thats awesome
could you possibly link to the article please?
This is what I call inspirational. She's 13, has cerebral palsy and is deaf
Yet she is so so resilient and works hard to succeed in her community and at school in general.
Her mum could've been much more supportive and nurturing, but despite that fact, Gaby still loves her dearly and seeks to make her proud.
I'd love to meet this girl. She's got a beautiful soul. Good on her for learning sign language so fast, she's truly one bright cookie!
I agree but just a small thing, there is a difference between hard of hearing and deaf, and Gaby is deaf. :)
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@@natalieharshman thanks, changed (:
Really sad that her mother knows her daughter is deaf and will not do anything to have a connection with her daughter and teach her the way that she can also communicate with others and mom wants to say how bad she feels for Gabby yet it’s her fault because she wasn’t there for her daughter like she should have been. What I find really amazing is that Gabby speaks with an accent even though she hasn’t heard how others speak.
I think the kids in the deaf school were so sweet to her. They all seemed so kind and patient. They included her knowing that she would learn and that she needed their help. I was very impressed. Also, way to go Gaby!! What a huge change in your life. Learning sign will be a great help to you in your life. I wish you the best!
The mother seems so uncaring, I’m not far in but so far I see a mother of a hard of hearing girl talking so quietly! She looks like she cares more about image than actually trying to to what’s best for her daughter.
I hate that she’s had to wait so long to learn sign language. I understand she’s in a area and community where there aren’t many resources for her pertaining to the hearing impaired but I’m shocked her mother didn’t try and start learning sign as soon as she found out her daughter was deaf. I’m glad she now has the opportunity to learn and make friends who are navigating life the same way she does. She will now just be another student and friend and not the “dead girl” at school. It’s so sad people judge based off of differences instead of taking the time you realize everyone is the same they might just do things differently
Well I'm deaf so reading all about her is really cool. I am at a hearing school and it's tough. I've been deaf since I was born. People look at me weird when I sign and since I ride horse people think I just do pony rides but nope being deaf doesn't stop me. I am a professional barrel racer and I'm only 14. Don't stop trying girly😘❤️
Thanks for sharing your story Alyssa! That sounds amazing, hope you enjoyed the episode!
I'm deaf too people look at me weird
Attitude I'm deaf too
+Razhanae Searight oh nooooo. sorry love
Alyssa Turner 😌😎⭐️❄️
I want to learn the English sign language .
Merry xmas
I just ended my first semester of ASL(I'm hearing) and the journey has been amazing so far!!😀😀
I have deaf cousins and I made it my life mission to learn. This mom needs to learn. She's upsurd.
I feel like the mom was happy to send her to the school. I do feel bad for Gaby because I don't think she feels like she belongs in the hearing or deaf world. Her self esteem is so low. I hope she finds a place in this world where she feels comfortable.
I am very proud of Gabby!
Thanks for the support Donya! we hope you enjoyed the episode!
I sure did!
Why didn't her mother continue with sign language, am happy that Gaby settled in and learnt sign language again, I hope she sees her mother sometimes
I feel like her mother kinda abandoned Gaby. made me sad
Shut up Olivia
@@kimgilmore1361 lol
I would love to hear more about Gabby
Hi Tammy, we may be doing a follow up story shortly so stay tuned!
I hope so that would be amazing
Tammy halterman "Hear more" no pun intended
Adolf Shitler What?
Tammy halterman same I would actually want her to be my sy
Very interesting! There are levels of deafness - mild, moderate, severe and profound. So hard of hearing is basically deaf! I have attended different schools - oral deaf, deaf ASL, hearing, mainstream - they all have pros and cons. Every individual is unique. I look forward to seeing more of Gabby!
No it isnt.... it depends on the severity
Being HoH isn’t “basically deaf”. Just so you know…it’s a whole spectrum…
My dad use to bring a tape recorder to his university classes and record the teacher. He'd bring it to my grandmother and she'd write out the notes for him.
She's so amazing & beautiful! I wish the best for her 💗
Thanks for watching yeojia, hope you enjoyed!
This poor girl has it tough 😭hope she gets on okay for the rest of her life x
Thanks for watching Fiona! 😊
I wouldn't pity her for being Deaf. A large portion of the Deaf community doesn't consider Deafness a disability.
Two handed letters and numbers!! With ASL we only use one hand. Very interesting documentary and very incredible girl.
Thank you for watching Katie Lancaster, hope you enjoyed!
I am unsure where you learned American Sign Language, but I have studied it for three years and you most definitely use two hands...think about the signs for TEACH, GIRL+FORMAL, ROOM, etc etc.. You use one hand primarily for fingerspelling and certain signs such as BOY, GIRL, MOM, DAD, etc.. But two hands are used for most signs.
Diana Jecker she was just talking about letters and numbers I believe.
True true.. u have a sign name??
@@Diana-ic4hw she means for letters(alphabet)
she talks great
Thanks for watching Maria!
There seems to have been a muddle with her parents and educationalists at the early stages of her learning and deafness, where she has now reached a stage of not being able to communicate in speech or sign, or both.
Your speech is perfect!
You are AWESOME GABBY, you can do anything you want to do girl, you just awesome
The kids at the deaf school can't hear how noisy they are or hear themselves. For Gaby it's noisy as her hearing aides picks up loudness/ noise. Maybe she should take them out and learn to adjust and learn sign language quicker.
Off topic: NZ seems like such a beautiful place!
Gaby is such a sweet girl. I wish her the best!
Good on ya Gaby. I bet you're doing great. All the best.
I would love more documentary’s like this
Poor girl. I dont know why but i kinda found myself when she was overwhelmed of the new school. The ,,overlapping'' conversations, too much loud noises.. Idk but maybe she has Aspergers just like me. I hope she will get happy to where she is now in her life. ^^
New Zealand sign language is similar to British Sign Language 😀👍🏼
and totally different than german SL. Like the alphabet with 2 hands?!?
+Hannah B does German Sign Language use one hand for letters? American Sign Language uses only 1 hand for numbers and letters.
all letters are done with one hand.
Numbers including 6-10 are done with 2 hands.
Hannah B No 6- the rest of numbers till 99 r done with 1 hand
I only know American >~
You are our inspiration!!!
What you just did was so sweet I love that you stuck up for your mother and then you enjoyed it God bless to you😂😂😂😂😂🥰🥰🥰😍😍🥰🥰😍🥰😍😀😀😀😀😀
Another great episode
Thanks Freya!
would like to know how she is doing how her progress getting on her new school getting on is a very big step to go to a special school for the deaf and used to go a normal school and she will get used to the special school she a very lovely girl and gets used to sing to outher people who are deaf in the school
Very brave to move away from home at just 13yo. I was terrified moving away at 18yo
Im from the USA and its really interesting comparing the similarities and differences between the Deaf cultures. :)
Thanks for watching Liz! Hope your enjoyed this episode! Pretty amazing the difference in deaf cultures around the world!
here were parts that just made me laugh the bit about it being loud and that everyone still wanted to be heard. Lots of banging on tables and walls, stomp on floors.. I love the Deaf world. also @Attitude. Please remember to use a capital D when referring to the Deaf community and culture. You would never spell Maori with a lower case M would you ??
You are so cool Gaby :) You could fit in anywhere!
Thanks again for the supportive message Mack! glad to see you;re enjoying the episodes!
good for you gaby you are a insparation to all disabled people
This was heartbreaking.
my little sister is deaf when she got in the accidents so it kinda difficult but then she uses hearing aids to listen and talk, just not that properly. I feel like she shut down herself because of the difference that people are treating her as outsiders. I have a heart, now I want to learn more about sign language and it interested me. So that I can help people who have experience with it and then I feel one day my sister will lose her hearing aids to have a chance of doing sign language. Hopefully, I wish every school would just teach sign language and I will do to, right now. Everone loves everyone, it doesn't matter. Treat everyone with kindness.
Wow, Those are some really cool signs. I’m so used to ASL and the many one handed signs, especial since all finger spelling is one handed, I’m shocked to see two handed finger spelling.
I think both the Australians and Kiwis use a sign system based on British Sign Language (BSL). I’m very rusty as I haven’t used BSL for many years since I worked as a speech therapist in schools for the deaf; but I recognise many of the signs.
I forgot for a moment that they're british. I was like "What kind of ASL is that??"
They’re not British they’re from New Zealand
Great video but the captions are terribly inaccurate.
Same with all the videos I've seen on this channel. Makes the videos hard to watch for people who struggle to understand speech.
Hi - we're glad you enjoyed the video! We are currently working really hard to ensure all our content has accurate captions. Thanks for understanding :)
She seems like a nice kid, I hope she's doing good these days.
I have learned over the years it gets easier when you know HOH or deaf people to turn your voice off but you sometimes do move your mouth
I was premature when I was younger and I had tons of surgeries when I was a baby.
So she knew about deaf schools but assumed they were for something different and also didn’t bother to learn sign language. While having a deaf child. What a horrible mother.
I was surprised by the linguistic similarities between American Sign Language and New Zealand Sign Language. A lot of the signs are very similar.
Is New Zealand sign language the same as BSL? The finger spelling is the same it seems, I’m trying to learn BSL, I’m hearing but I think it is always good to learn how to communicate with people who have different challenges.
NZSL borrowed BSL as their own language as it has some different of signs.
She can hear people talking and speaks English though... I feel like she identifies more with the hearing community and HAD to do this because her mum was busy with work. I understand the importance of her learning to sign though, in case we ever live in a world where hearing aides are no longer available or stop working.
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She can't hear very well though. It was a problem in her hearing school.
Would you be able to do this with subtitles? My Dad is deaf and lip reads - it's also very difficult to follow if you are hearing.
Hi Sunny Days, this episode does have Subtitles - just click the CC tab underneath the video. Thanks!
it will be okay Gabby
Thanks for watching James, hope you enjoyed!
Pretty sad her mom said there is no where to come home to
Thanks for watching Summer!
Yeah, that's the part that really annoyed me. It seemed like her mother didn't care very much about Gabby when she coldly said "there's nowhere to come home to now"
Gabby was having a hard time communicating with everyone at her new school and felt like an outsider. She had to deal with this whilst knowing that her home was now gone.
i wonder if she would get better at signing if she tried to sign what she was speaking? is that a good way to practice?
why take her to a deaf school? she looked like she was fine in her first school.
Sarulia YourMom because she is able to do even better than just fine. In a deaf school she will be able to learn sign language which can make her life way easier when she is an adult and enters the deaf community.
there shouldn't be any entering a "deaf community". When she graduates from university she'll have to work. She'll have to work without an interpreter. Reading lips is so much better of a skill than communicating solely only in 1 language and only with deaf people.
Sarulia YourMom that's exactly what I just commented. WTF is that poor girls mother doing. I totally don't get it. Fucking hopeless!
Feeling different is a painful experience and as the lady in the video says she can learn to define herself without being limited to being 'Gabby the deaf girl'. Finding a community for an identity and experience like deafness is empower and has an extremely positive effect on mental health and social and academic development. If you don't have a marginalized identity it's a hard thing to explain. I'm so grateful to feel a part of a community even if I'm not with people from that community all the time- from my community I have learnt to love myself and be proud of my difference rather than being told I just have to accommodate and 'fix' myself because that's what the 'real' world is like- why don't we decide to make the 'real' world a place where we celebrate difference and don't expect those with difference to just make the lives of those without easier. If you honestly don't think she's not missing things being at a mainstream school then you are misinformed.
I have studied sign language for three years, am completely fluent, and can tell you that Deaf culture is not something us Hearing people can ever fully understand. Not all Deaf people have to work with interpreters. And it is not your place to tell Gaby how to communicate. It is her personal choice. Those who sign are not confined to only communicating with Deaf individuals, as many Hearing persons know sign, (such as myself). Think about your comment flipped: most people in the world communicate solely with one language, and only with hearing people. For example, a lot of Americans only speak English and only communicate with other Hearing people. Likely you only speak one language. And it is pretty clear you don't communicate with Deaf people by reading your comment.
Clearly, parents don't always know what to do with their own children. They should listen to professionals.
I'm annoyed at her mom for not continuing to teach her daughter sign language.
this is good.
Thank you!
She's far away from home and doesn't know how to sign. This doesn't seem like it was the wisest thing to do.
go on with your life I'm an alcoholic and I continue to to live on
Does anyone know how to put captions on?
Triple dots in the top right corner, ‘captions’.
I wish they had something like that around here and I was in school because I barely could hear hello I can only have 18 CBU bit so I am missed like a lot of what is the people saying I only got like one or two words that people say to me kind of sucks that they didn't have the round I live.
your mom sounds like she sticks up for you just like my mom
I don't get how her mum can put her in a deaf school yes she might be deaf but she hears loud sounds and can talk she looked perfectly happy in old school don't know how people can force there child to do what they don't want to it's a joke there still human xx
Exacly she might feel more left out at that school. Everyone else is using sign language and she's not😕
Being moderately deaf there were times I really wish I could have gone to a deaf school- I always felt like an odd one out even with my hearing aids. I can also relate to Gaby as I also have cerebral palsy. I am sure she will learn Sign language quickly.
here in Switzerland they have a school for the deaf . I think the specialized schools give more benefit for the kids they are not judged less intelligent due to her hearing loss and CP
I'm a little confused as to why this hearing impaired, but not deaf, person is being put in boarding house for the deaf and a normal hearing school 🤔
gabbys mom doesnt seem very affectionate to her......
Wow I didn't know other countries did sign language different from America aka American sign language that's taught in America neat
You thought every country had American Sign Language?
Sorry wicked mother seems to me wanted rid of gabby so she could enjoy her own life
I feel like she is so out of place. It's weird that she doesn't know sign language and can hear for the most part and speak.
How is poor Gaby to know what they are saying it’s like a English person moving to China they won’t know anything does anyone know if the school is private
hi I am sjontelle iam 33 years old and deaf .
New Zealand sign language seems so similar to British sign language
What's ethereal music?
Attitude Wait, I had a question... in the captions it says "ethereal music", so what is that exactly is that.
Hi omgubler, light/relaxing music!
No where to go home to now. Well that's awful.
21:45 Losing sympathy and compassion for her 13 year old daughter because she's unsure bout moving away from home... don't know what to say about that, really.
Is that private school
Leaving deaf school because it's too loud. Seems legit.
Lahlem it is loud! They can’t hear themselves, so they don’t know how noisy they are.
Damn the mom moved on
Interesting story. I find it ironic that she is deaf and complaining about noisy classrooms. 😂 Like I feel the school should provide classes taught in sign language, instead of just at the boarding house. And it would be nice if Gaby had been encouraged to keep using sign language when she was younger as well. Anyway, she seems like a trooper; I hope she is doing well now and I'd like to see an update on her story.
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Her family should have kept up with sign language. Although i dated a guy yrs ago whose sister was deaf and she refused to use sign language she learnt to read lips and could talk like Gabby. Kinda ironic that the deaf school is too noisy
Carrie Bizz A deaf school would be loud because the kids can’t hear how loud they are being.
I am completely deaf can't hear a airplane or nothing I have a cocolar implant and I am 13
Thanks for watching Shristi, hope you enjoyed!
That does not look like a good environment for her.
That deaf school is loud
She kinda looks like a d/Deaf TH-camr, Rikki Poynter.
Koyuki-Haku she kinda does good point
I'm russian. Can use English. Need a teacher of Amslen.
Does anyone can help?
my sister is deaf in one ear she is 12
Thanks for sharing Emani, hope you enjoyed the episode!
Why is everyone talking using voice all the time in class? Isn't it a class for deaf kids? Shouldn't they be talking in sign language? That would improve the noise level alot.
I don't think it is a class for deaf kids. The residence is clearly for Deaf kids, but it looks like maybe some of the kids go to mainstream schools nearby? Since she is pretty comfortable speaking and using hearing aids they may have decided that mainstream school and speaking during the day and Deaf residence and signing at 'home' would work well for her?
The mother is quite harsh and unsupportive, I get wanting your kid to grow but you can't just not give them the tools they need and then throw them into the pool!
I believe that mentally and physically disabled people must stay with healthy people! They should not be separated from the natural environment!
That’s a lot of noise for a school for the deaf
Why would a deaf school be quiet?They’re deaf - they can’t hear themselves to know everything causes noise. Being unable to hear doesn’t mean someone doesn’t produce sound.
Whats with her speech pattern?
She definitely has other disabilities other being deaf, I have autism and it’s a weird thing that you can sense it in other people, the mom seems a bit stuck up
Hundreds Of Miles Not Kilometers
New Zealand uses the metric system like the majority of the world. Kilometers is correct. It would still be correct if they used miles because both statements are true.
@@subbermail2887 Only Canada Australia And New Zealand The 3 Kilometer Countries
@@subbermail2887 Kilometers Is Fake Miles Is Real Because The Metric Is A Fake Fucked Up System
@@byronchavarria4954 I don’t know where you’re getting that information but it’s very wrong. The US and UK are in the minority using miles which is clearly stated in all the top results if you search it.
hello gaby i have a disability too my name is leeanne prince
There was no need for this girl to go away to boarding school. She did not need to learn sign language; she needed better support in her own school. It's not like Braille which is a vital means of independent communication for blind people; it is a separate language used almost entirely by deaf people. It's very damaging to romanticise boarding schools because they are notorious centres of abuse -- I was sent to one at age 12, the violence was unbelievable and by the way, my mother's desire for a career was a factor in keeping me there as well. When these places were the norm for children with any disability, sexual abuse was common.
Matthew Smith I was born hearing and became deaf in my right ear overnight at age 17. Then as an adult I lost hearing in my left ear. So even though I'm considered hearing by many standards, I don't. Sign language is important for me and I've taught my kids in their teen years so we can communicate much better.