Young and Deaf: Dean's Story
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 25 ก.ค. 2016
- Dean Buckley is a young Deaf man on a mission. Only eighteen years old, Dean's already experienced a great deal of adversity, and now he's determined to become a leader and advocate for other Deaf teenagers. First up, taking on the challenges of Youth Parliament, representing Deaf MP Mojo Mathers.
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"don't judge me, because I already judge myself" wow.......
I honestly don't understand parents who do not fully learn sign language when they get a deaf/hoh child.
It causes a lot of grief for the child, and a lot of isolation and frustration for them when they grow up to not be able to properly communicate with their parents.
Where do parents go to learn to sign. Are there courses. I have got the nzsl app its brilliant. One of my grandsons born with severe hearing loss, hes six months wears his hearing aides & will have cochlear implants when hes older. I was shocked bcoz hes the first one in our family. I want to learn to sign & his mother says he will also learn to sign regardless of the implants. Thanks for sharing ur videos its helped me to understand the deaf community.
I wanted to learn to sign DESPERATELY but my hoh son refused. He won't identify as deaf. I keep telling him his world would be bigger if he could speak that language as well. Very sad.
I believe they know total communication tho, dont they?
EXACTLY. It is the parent's responsibility to speak/communicate with their offspring.
Exactly. I agree, completely.
Dean is a good looking guy, i think Dean will make a huge difference in the lives of the deaf and hard of hearing people,Dean is definitely an inspirational human being
Hope you enjoyed the episode Kevin! Thanks for watching!😀
I enjoyed it a lot, if i lived in New Zealand or even in australia id def be friends witu dean he seems like a cool person
First thought was: What a handsome guy!
Agreed Faby! Thanks for watching!
OMG!! I had the exact same thought 😍
Same! 😍
Ikr
Me too
we had a deaf student in our class in the 1st grade (who is now my best friend- and has been for 15 years) we went to the same school together from 1-12. Throughout middle school and elementary our teachers and students put in time before homeroom to learn sign language so that we could better communicate with him- we thought it was the least we can do to exert common decency along with installing flashing lights and other deaf-friendly things around school. By the time we had finished 4th grade the majority of us were strongly proficient in ASL. In high school, our entire class would share notes with each other via shared document on google drive and not only did it help us to learn better through collaboration but also my best friend wouldn't have to worry about taking pictures of the notes in class like Dean seems to have. It struck me as a bit weird idk.
That is fantastic!!😃 In what state was that?
That’s awesome
You must have had a good teacher or school head. All it takes is one special educator to much such a big difference for everyone. Wonderful!
I am 13 years old and deaf and both of my parents and older brother are hearing, everyone in my family can hear but every one, my cousins, uncle and aunts, and grandparents learned to sign just for me but I go to a deaf school so I can communicate better with my classmates because they are also deaf and the teachers because they can sign and some teachers are deaf but not all
Ava Streeter what deaf school do you go to?
His little brother loves him so much 😊😊
I'm his bro
As a deaf person, I could relate to the multiple problems that he would face in school and at home.
He is a very inspirational young man with a bright future. Keep your motivational spirit Dean, it's very admirable xx
Hope you enjoyed the episode Courtney! Thanks for watching!😀
What a beautiful beautiful boy. He is still more deserving of the air he breaths a thousand times than me.
I thought he was signing ASL and I was so confused. I muted the video so I could focus on the signs, then when I couldn't understand anything I unmuted it and heard the accent its BSL
Adrianna Grace I’m pretty sure they’re in Australia because that’s not a British accent. It might be an Australian version of sign language?
It is a New Zealand video. He is using New Zealand Sign Language (NZSL) which I understand is related to BSL and to Auslan (Australian sign language).
Beautiful inside and out intelligent young man!!! Will share video with my baby who is also deaf in high school.
Thanks for watching Triseagles Klp! Hope you enjoyed 😊
Your an inspiration Dean !
He sure is! Thanks for watching Elizabeth!
Dean, you are an inspiring young man. Thank you for sharing your story.
Hope you enjoyed the episode Kimo! Thanks for watching!😀
Thank you Mr. Dean for sharing. You’re strong, much stronger than a lot of us.
As a gay guy, dude you're hella accepted, you're hecking cool, and I teared up at listening to your story. I wish I could've met you man, bless you and everything you've worked so hard for.
It's nice that New Zealand can represent their youth with youth themselves
He is soooo attractive!!!
Thanks for watching Bailey Barrett, hope you enjoyed!
My daughter has microtia and goldenhar, thank you dean , thank you for speaking /signing out
God gives me healing when I simply pray a prayer of blessings for Benny Hinn's ministry. You both can try praying for it too, it may help you. The website is www.BennyHinn.org
God bless you and God loves you so much.
I can't begin to imagine what it's like to be deaf but be deaf and openly LGBTQ+! He is such an inspiration.
he is so cute 😍😍😍
Thanks for watching Ikram! Hope you stay tuned!
Attitude when are you going to do a video on heterotrophic ossification
yes definitely he very cute
I see the family dynamics at work with dean and his mum, dad and 3 year old brother who i can see adores him. Take what you have and run with it Dean.
I've been doing sign language for 18 years. So expressive. And it helps me understand alot, just wish there was a interpreter when I go to ER but such as life. :)
Thanks for watching Sarah! Hope you enjoyed 😊
Deaf or not, Dean is amazing :)
Thanks for watching Jade! Hope you enjoyed 😊
I have to learn sign language. There are so many deaf people out there who would appreciate if they could communicate with us, people who can speak.
Hats off to you dear dean
Thanks for watching Stories for Kids!Hope you enjoyed our channel!
I use to use a recorder and record everything our college professor was saying and then go home and listen to it, I had trouble reading and understand.
I am learning ASL, and I was trying hard to follow Dean and got a bit disappointed. But then, I realized that it's not in ASL... ;-;
Dean is an absolute inspiration for sure. Loved listening to his story. He is such an authentic person. I love his honesty.
I hope this young man goes far in life. He needs time to socialize and have fun, and not work all the time. He is amazing example for those in the deaf community. However I hope he does not feel he has to take on the world to prove himself.
i love that the cc says ASL when its clearly BSL
It’s neither ASL or BSL…
Well done young man. Inspirational. Best wishes from U.K.
Congratulations new Dean. Thanks to you and your family for sharing your story with us.
Such an inspiration! We need more examples of hard work and constant effort like him in this world
Dean is definitely an upstanding guy cute too!
Feeling different and alone knows no outward appearance. His acceptance of himself, not just what other people see, but his true feelings about who he is and his place in the world, that is what is truly beautiful. I hope Dean helps bring together many communities, he seems like a great guy inside and out.
Wow! What an amazing story! Thank you so much for sharing!
What an amazing person! ☺️
You are amazing!! Keep going forward!! 💙💙💙
I’m so happy for him and how he changed into a more confident and happy handsome young man. This is the reason why I wish to learn sign, so that people who happen to be deaf don’t have to experience the isolation and difficulties he has and many others have faced. 🌈
Beautiful and inspiring story. Thank you for sharing your story with us.
I love to see his progress in this video. Congrats on coming out!
Dean is a great advocate for deaf people.
Growing up is not easy especially for teenagers in today's society, good to talk to your parents.
When you know asl and are trying to follow the signs in this video but you can't because it's not asl....
Adriana P what is it? Bsl?
Esther Gerlitz New Zealand Sign Language - same alphabet as BSL, shares some signs with BSL and ASL from my understanding - I know a little ASL and a little NZSL.
That’s what I realized lol
NZSL which uniquely also has signs for our native language Maori.
It's beautiful.
I’d wonder if it’s able to be understood by someone who knows Auslan given the geographical proximity of Australia and New Zealand. I only know some real basics so I’m not sure.
Gurrrrl - so glad you’re on our team! 😍👍🏼🌈👬
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Captions say he is signing in ASL, which is inaccurate. Dean is using BSL.
Correction, New Zealand Sign Language.
You're lucky than me. I go to the school without interprenter. It's difficult and very sad for me. ( sorry ..bad english)
chanel black Have you contacted your central school or local government about that? it was to my understanding that these services need to provided for equal opportunity of education, jobs, economic growth, etc.
I'm sorry for your struggle, that sounds difficult and I'd love to help remove the obstacle. Are you in new Zealand?
Dien God bless you.
You are an inspirational human being.
Great guy doing amazing things!
The world changes and evolves slowly and we hope for the positive each and everyday.
this guy is awesome!
Sure is Charyn! Thanks for watching!
Good for you to accept who you are and your parents for supporting you..God bless and good luck in your future....
You're getting better, keep at it. 👏
Big congratulations 🎉🙏 to you Dean and your parents, you have a great support system.
Total Communication is the best because allow Deaf individuals to communicate in a way that more people would use. It still is NOT English. But it is necessary to understand that they will learn the language (whatever the other language is) as a second language. He will learn English as a German, Mexican, Japanese person learn. Dean can use a note taker as one of his accommodations (I am surprised they didn't give it to him). He is the living proof that a Deaf individual CAN DO everything that a hearing person can except hear (with their ears).
Thanks for watching Dani and your feedback!
Amazing accomplishments and he looks extremely confident. This was very informative.
I really enjoyed this video. 👏👏
Yeah…. We’re judging you… U r a hero! Thank you
Beautiful documentary 💙
He such a wonderful guy and inspirational :) so proud of you, Dean!! Keep it the good work💪💪did he has any social media?
This is probably a weird question but how do deaf learn to read, if they can't hear the words being said out loud to know how they're supposed to sound?
Reading is a cognitive function that doesn't have to connect to a verbal expression. Deaf people have no need to say the words, so they can just take the visual input and connect it to a definition or context. There isn't any need for them to know how to say it since they never will.
What a fantastic story and person Dean!
I went deaf 5 years ago and totally identify with the isolation. It's hard when you can't get your family to learn to sign.
I have a son with Autism and ADD and despite his high IQ it takes him forever to do homework. So he is basically studying nearly every hour of the week and weekend. People have no idea how hard it is. The HSC is not designed to work for people with disabilities. It is almost impossible to get allowances without taking the Education Department to court. Everything is stacked up against them. I hope more disabled people get into government and make school and education fairer for young people because it should be a fair and level playing field.
This was a great story, so inspiring
What we do here in the states is we use recorders to record teachers, etc. So we can go back and play it to our interpreter and then they can sign what's being said. That way they can pause while we take notes. Maybe this method could help someone who is watching this. ❤
I'm once again amazed from your inspirational video.
Thank you for the hope you are giving me and others with disabilities around the world Thank you from the bottom of my heart..
Thanks for watching Emil!Hope you enjoyed our channel!
This was a great documentary! I hope Dean finds a wonderful husband in the future and gets to change the world a little bit more to make it a better place 😊👍🏻💖
I want to learn asl so that no matter what job I have I will not be a nuisance.
ThatOneTallGirl Liz I know asl/pse and it's very very useful in every day life, I would definitely recommend learning it
ThatOneTallGirl Liz this video is not in ASL
This is not ASL. It’s BSL in UK.
Dean I just want you to know you are loved and such an amazing person
Hope you enjoyed the episode Jesse! Thanks for watching!😀
This is amazing hes an inspiration too all❤
Thanks for watching Mia!Hope you enjoyed our channel!
What an incredible young man! Many thanks all the way from the US (despite being a bit of a Kiwi at heart, my mum & dad say I love rugby too much to be American :D)
I hope Dean continues to hold an interest in politics, he seems so intelligent, and there is always a need for intelligent people in the political world.
Glad to hear from an honorary kiwi! Thanks for watching!
+Attitude aw shucks, thanks!
wow,so so inspiring ....thank you for sharing you're story!Is a motivation for anyone ...congratulations for beeing such a cool person!! :-)
Thanks for watching bacan stefania!Hope you enjoyed our channel!
Wow, Amazing! Keep it up. Stay Strong🙌💪☺
Such an outstanding young man!
He’s gonna go places..handsome young man
I can relate. I was borne hearing, became hard of hearing, and had to have an interpreter in college, before, cus of being hard of hearing in a college where the instructors would refuse to speak up, speak more clearly, or write it down each word they said. Fortunately, most instructors at my current college do speak up so that I can hear them better. I learned ASL for my son who was borne Deaf, but I also learned SEE (Signed Exact English) which is TC because I had started losing my hearing only after I had gained verbal speech because I was already used to the sentence structure of the written and spoken forms of English.
Amazing his story and his good spirit.From divine send love and light
His good looking and smart ❤️😍
Thanks for watching Layla!Hope you enjoyed our channel!
I wouldn’t judge him because his so handsome
His little loves him... So cute
Beautiful story ❤
Thanks for watching Slay Hunty, hope you enjoyed!
watt an amazing young man and amazing story about this young man and very powerful story and very interesting about his life people with any disability can do amazing stuff 😀
First thing I noticed, why isn't this captioned for the hearing impaired? What the heck!? Dean is a smart young man, who do very well at whatever he does because he wants to find solutions for problems
Everyone has something about themselves on their body or personality that's not perfect but it defines who they are as a person.
Be yourself but better than yesterday, I heard that some where before.
I’m deaf too but I can hear and sign because I have one cochlear implant on my left ear and one hearing-aid on my right ear. I in deaf and hearing school. My school have lots of deaf children but mostly of,hearing people in my school. Also my teachers can sign too. But it feel bad for him.
You're awesome 🔥
Dean you’re amazing and you look great. A lovely young man. I am learning AUSLAN and think its so important. It’s a shame that your family doesn’t learn more sign language. You will have an amazing life.
Such a strong boy 💕💕💕
Awesome video
It's like that with a lot of children, they all struggle but I think it's time that they have a class with a deaf professor teaching deaf student instead of putting them in hearing classes to give them more of an advantage in life.
I'd learn New Zealand Sign Language to talk to him :D :D
Thanks for watching Jack Fordon
TC vs _SL seems like writing a letter vs text?
I konw waht it is like to be different it can sometimes be hard but in the end you will be stronger for it
even if it can sometimes suck.
Dean you are amazing person who will change the world for the better 😄
Thanks for watching! Hope you enjoyed 😊
I could only understand Dean. It would have been better for this to have captions or subtitles I come from a deaf family, and I understand about the problems with certain interpreters.
Excellent point. Captions should be on all videos now.
Just double checked and there is an option to turn captions on for this video. 😀
That will come with practice and patience, don't be so hard on yourself Dean.
The American equivalent of TC is PSE or pigeon scratch English. I’m learning PSE at the moment because I haven’t gotten to an American Sign Language class yet to learn ASL grammar and since PSE is basically English but in sign it’s easier to learn. Keep going Dean!
It's new Zealand sign language
It was same reason why I did not want to continue my ear construction surgeries, it was not going to help me in anything.
He Is gorgeous!!!!!! I want that man in my school!!!!!!
Wow he’s handsome and so smart.. lucky boy.
im 25 and live in nelson i were hearing aids sometimes but hearing will get worse can you recomend a way to learn nzsl