It seams like the doctors in this situation realy failed to properly explain the potential problems of the implant. The fact that they didn't explain to the parents that electricity is needed to charge the external part is just awful. They also seem to have dierly misrepresented how clearly the boy would be able to hear, particularly to start with. I imagine the implant probably makes interacting with hearing people easier, but the parents clearly didn't understand enough to give truely informed concent.
Money, money. The doctors do not represent the Deaf community or think about the well-being of the people they proffer to help. Naturally, they will omit or skew information so they can profit.
For anyone that comes across this film, please acknowledge this is not a great portrayal of the deaf world, especially those segments with the father who decided to put an implant in his freaking two years old kid. Shame. The only great thing about this documentary is its segments with Juman and those deaf children, making up for all its awful segments with Salim and his son. Around 36:15, the parent is asked if other children have hearing problems and he replied, thank god no. This was embarrassing and disgusting to watch a father speak of such things about his son. And what's even worse is that they promoted oralism; oppressed sign language. They said to ensure a child's ability to speak, later on, he must first hear but this is badly misleading information that is not in any way accurate at all. Sign language is crucial in ensuring a child's ability to communicate, not to speak. Let us be deaf. We can sign, we can do everything but hear. I'm tired of hearing people like this goddamn man deprive deaf children of their language!! In addition to this, on some occasions people go "he go to a regular school", and again, "no we don't go to regular school", etc which implies that deaf schools are not a regular school which in the matter of a fact they are. They are different, yes but not irregular. Looking from a bigger lens, I see the purpose of two framings in this documentary. We see this community thrive using sign language, and now there's a new frame on a father who wants the best for his child without really understanding the problematic actions he is doing that affects not him but his son. This was interesting to watch. Although, watching this made me more tempted to go and meet those wonderful deaf people who I already can see myself being friends with, especially Juma. What a cool guy.
It seams like the doctors in this situation realy failed to properly explain the potential problems of the implant. The fact that they didn't explain to the parents that electricity is needed to charge the external part is just awful. They also seem to have dierly misrepresented how clearly the boy would be able to hear, particularly to start with.
I imagine the implant probably makes interacting with hearing people easier, but the parents clearly didn't understand enough to give truely informed concent.
Money, money. The doctors do not represent the Deaf community or think about the well-being of the people they proffer to help. Naturally, they will omit or skew information so they can profit.
The Deaf aren't broken and they don't need to be "fixed".
Interesting!
absolutely fascinating........a shame that Israeli government has no incentive to improve their lives....
The doctor has no right to destroy their identities!
For anyone that comes across this film, please acknowledge this is not a great portrayal of the deaf world, especially those segments with the father who decided to put an implant in his freaking two years old kid. Shame. The only great thing about this documentary is its segments with Juman and those deaf children, making up for all its awful segments with Salim and his son. Around 36:15, the parent is asked if other children have hearing problems and he replied, thank god no. This was embarrassing and disgusting to watch a father speak of such things about his son. And what's even worse is that they promoted oralism; oppressed sign language. They said to ensure a child's ability to speak, later on, he must first hear but this is badly misleading information that is not in any way accurate at all. Sign language is crucial in ensuring a child's ability to communicate, not to speak. Let us be deaf. We can sign, we can do everything but hear. I'm tired of hearing people like this goddamn man deprive deaf children of their language!! In addition to this, on some occasions people go "he go to a regular school", and again, "no we don't go to regular school", etc which implies that deaf schools are not a regular school which in the matter of a fact they are. They are different, yes but not irregular. Looking from a bigger lens, I see the purpose of two framings in this documentary. We see this community thrive using sign language, and now there's a new frame on a father who wants the best for his child without really understanding the problematic actions he is doing that affects not him but his son. This was interesting to watch. Although, watching this made me more tempted to go and meet those wonderful deaf people who I already can see myself being friends with, especially Juma. What a cool guy.
I agree but some of this is cultural dissonance.....
This makes me wonder why Italians speak with their hands
So, why no comments huh?
(Besides mine)
haha besides ours now