It seemed like Helen Keller's quote in the Ted video stirred up some commotion in class today. I am interested to hear everyone's thoughts about the quote and to see what your reactions are! What was your immediate thought when you heard the quote?
I honestly do not understand what the big deal is. She was asked her opinion about which was more difficult blindness or deafness. She gave *her* opinion on it. Whether you consider deafness a disability or not it is a language barrier. Just like going to a country where the language is not English would create a language barrier for us. Blindness does not have that language barrier. I think that is the point Helen Keller was getting at.
My first initial thought was to not even answer the question if deaf people or blind people lose communication through being deaf or blind. I believe that a loss of COMMUNICATION will hinder relationships not the fact that the individual is deaf or blind. I believe many people who are deaf are independent and the same number of individuals who are blind can or are indenpendent. Good question
I completely agree with you, Rebekah. Although it might not be my own personal opinion, it was Helen Keller's opinion. The narrator or producer of the video asked her opinion and she simply gave it. Who are we to say what is right or wrong? Especially if we have never had the experience of being deaf or blind.
I honestly do not understand what the big deal is. She was asked her opinion about which was more difficult blindness or deafness. She gave *her* opinion on it. Whether you consider deafness a disability or not it is a language barrier. Just like going to a country where the language is not English would create a language barrier for us. Blindness does not have that language barrier. I think that is the point Helen Keller was getting at.
ReplyDeleteMy first initial thought was to not even answer the question if deaf people or blind people lose communication through being deaf or blind. I believe that a loss of COMMUNICATION will hinder relationships not the fact that the individual is deaf or blind. I believe many people who are deaf are independent and the same number of individuals who are blind can or are indenpendent.
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That was an extremely good way to put it and I agree that communication is key.
DeleteI completely agree with you, Rebekah. Although it might not be my own personal opinion, it was Helen Keller's opinion. The narrator or producer of the video asked her opinion and she simply gave it. Who are we to say what is right or wrong? Especially if we have never had the experience of being deaf or blind.
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