As children we were taught that the United States of America is a great melting pot of a myriad of cultures, ethnicities, and religions. Two ingredients left out of that melting pot were the different physical and mental states of the human being. We excluded the deaf/hard of hearing community, the autistic community, the blind community, and so on.
I don’t know about you guys but when I think about learning a new language, one of the first thoughts I have is “man, that sounds like a lot of work” or “It would be so great to learn but everyone I know speaks English anyway, what’s the point?” or some of us want to learn a new language but we just don’t have the time. Well, I am here to tell you that sign language is the way to go and the best part is that it's not even that hard to learn.
Check out our FIRST segment of "Hearin' Me". We chat with Sidra Khan, who became Hard of Hearing at an early age of 3 and is now a graphic designer! We talk about challenges growing up, life during Covid-19, and adherence to her Deaf Culture!
