Graduations: Deaf style

The last two days we were blessed to attend 2 graduations of friends in our church.

Such a blessed time!!

But how is graduation different for parents who are Deaf or students who are Deaf/Hard of hearing?  Well for one there's definitely perks!

Interpreters: 

The best of the best

If you live in a town where you're lucky enough to get interpreters for graduation (ADA requires "effective communication" which is tough to define sometimes), then you are BLESSED!

Interpreters ROCK!

And if you are a Hard of Hearing person who doesn't sign- there's always CART (Communication Access Realtime Translation) which basically is like a court transcriber keying everything being said for you to read- NICE!

Front row seating:

 Since Deaf have to use an interpreter to understand what's being said and interpreters usually are near the stage so THEY can hear- well lets say we're right in the front and LOVIN' it!

Technology:

Seriously! What would we do without technology today? 

 Lucky Deaf everywhere have an advantage that our forefathers never even dreamed of- Video Phones, instant- messaging, and more. So while we're in graduation, Big Brother in Indiana gets to watch the whole ceremony via Skype AND watch the interpreters! It was soooo cool!


I love seeing others' life achievements! Blessed!