'Ready To Be Heard' By Amanda McDonough

Deaf Awareness: “Ready To Be Heard” The story of actress and author, Amanda McDonough as a Deaf person.

“Ready to Be Heard” is a story for all ages written to give you an inside look at what life is like for someone growing up with deteriorating hearing loss and it is a unique look into Deaf culture from the point of view of a late Deafened adult.

For anyone looking for inspiration to help with a challenging life situation or condition, Amanda McDonough's story will provide encouragement and will help you make your voice heard.

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“Ready to Be Heard” is the story of Amanda McDonough, who was diagnosed with hearing loss at the age of 4. As she grew older, her hearing steadily declined as she battled to hide her ongoing hearing loss from her family, friends, teachers, and the world. Despite facing unbelievable challenges, she succeeded in; getting straight A’s in school, having a successful child acting career, and leading a fairly “normal” life. But one day, during the most difficult part of her college career, she awoke to discover that her remaining hearing was completely gone. She had lost 100% of her hearing in both ears. All of a sudden, she was unable to communicate with the people around her. She did not know sign language, could no longer speak well, and could not lip read. She became isolated from the world and had to finally face her hearing loss, accept that she was deaf, and find a way to finish college without being able to hear. She found the strength to teach herself to talk well again, to lip-read, and to use sign language. As she was leaning new communication skills, she also graduated from college and set out on an emotional rollercoaster ride to discover who she was and who she wanted to become. Join her on her journey to find a balance between the hearing world she was raised in and the Deaf culture she now belonged to. This is a story about overcoming obstacles, finding yourself, and making your mark on the world... visit at http://readytobeheard.com.

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'Ready To Be Heard' By Amanda McDonough

What ‘Deaf’ Means To Me - Amanda McDonough

What ‘Deaf’ means to me with Amanda McDonough.

Deaf activist, actress and Youtuber Amanda McDonough discussion and conversation questions about "What "Deaf" Means to Me" she wanted to talk about something she have been thinking a lot about recently and that is the word "DEAF." Now she grew up in hearing culture in the United States.

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I grew up with hearing family, hearing friends, going to a mainstream school and I didn't have access to signing. I didn't have access to Deaf people and... So, growing up for me that word "DEAF" scared me, because for me, before, that meant that I was going to lose my hearing. That meant that I was going to lose access to oral communication. That meant I might lose my family and my friends. That was scary for me. It was really scary. And it wasn't until after I became physically Deaf that I started searching for people like me and I started searching for a better way to communicate. And I found that in Deaf Culture, in sign language, in the Deaf community.

Now that i am a proud Deaf woman that word death means something so different to me. So, I wanted to share with you what word "DEAF" means to me now.

Now the word "DEAF" means strength. It means having the strength to accept yourself for who you really are. It also means support; having the support of the Deaf community. Having people around me that understand what i go through every single day, all of my struggles. They understand me, they really understand. It also means communication, because now I have this beautiful language that I can always understand I don't have have to struggle with and I have access to communication through new technology like VoIP and oh captioned phones. Different things that help me communicate better. It also, lastly, means intelligence. Why? Because deaf people; we have to be able to think creatively. We have to be able to think outside the box so that we can create new solutions to problems that we have, that don't depend on hearing, and that takes intelligence. So, this is what my new meaning of the word "DEAF" is.

What does "DEAF" mean to you?

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DeafNation World Expo - Amanda McDonough

A video of the highlights of Deaf actress Amanda McDonough's recent trip to Las Vegas for the DeafNation World Expo.

LAS VEGAS, NV -- The DeafNation World Expo at Paris Las Vegas, The event bring thousands of people into Las Vegas and is free to those who register.

Deaf actress Amanda McDonough, author of the upcoming book "Ready to Be Heard" and activist for the Deaf community, shares some wonderful tips on how to appropriately communicate with those who are hard of hearing or who have lost their hearing altogether.

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With thousands of Deaf visitors attending the conference in Las Vegas this week, McDonough tackles stigmas and how to avoid uncomfortable situations for both parties.

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7UP & Martin Garrix - A Concert For The Deaf

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7UP and Martin Garrix worked with experiential artists to create a special, once-in-a-lifetime a music venue for an all Deaf audience. Music moves us all. Deaf people just experience it differently.

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Martin Garrix recently teamed up with 7UP to present an event unlike any other. In cooperation with Fake Love, Martin Garrix and 7UP created a concert for the Deaf that utilized a variety of tactile experiments and features to give participants the experience of feeling their music. See more at http://7UP.com/music.

Attendees were treated to walls covered in speaker cones that they could feel and interact with, as well as padded flooring that vibrated throughout the body. Visuals were paired to water experiments that the music itself brought to life, creating a completely seamless and encompassing audio/visual experience. Some attendees were also fitted with Subpac-like backpack systems that conveyed bass throughout the body.

Many who attended had been Deaf since birth, and this was the first kind of experience built around their needs to such an extent. The truly emotional video is available to watch now – just a warning, have some tissues ready.

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The Deaf Talent Project - GoFundMe

WATCH [CC] - GoFundMe - The Deaf Talent Project for the community.

We are a Deaf fimmaking team and there is nothing we are more passionate about than seeing the accurate representation of the Deaf on the media and equal access to jobs for all peoples with disabilities in the entertainment industry.

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This is why we support the #DeafTalent movement and this is why we are working to create a #DeafTalent PSA where Deaf talent in front of and behind a the camera can show the world their skills. Our project will showcase popular Deaf professionals in entertainmnet fields such as: acting, directing, modeling, writing, dancing etc. connecting them and thier work with the public. Now we need your help! Donate to help the project: HERE.

In order to make a high quality product that does justice to the talent of it's 100% Deaf cast and crew we need to fundraise money to rent filming equipment, studios space, food for the cast and crew, flying out some of the name talent signed onto the project, and marketing to make sure this project gets in front of the people who make decisions in the industry.

So, please donate whatever you can to help us achieve our goal! If you can't donate funds but have another way of helping us spread the world about Deaf talent whether it be through food donations, connections to publicity for the project, or simply by sharing this campaign every little bit helps! Donate to help the project: https://www.gofundme.com/deaftalent. We are so grateful for all of your love and support! Read More.

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Dating Tips - How To Date A Deaf Person

WATCH [CC] - Dating Tips and Advice: Deaf women advice to hearing people, how to plan a date with a Deaf and Hard of Hearing person.

There are many challenges to face when trying to date a Deaf and Hard of Hearing person these today. Here's the dating advice from two gorgeous Deaf women, Amanda McDonough and Rikki Poynter gives you some tips on how to plan and go on a DATE with someone who is Deaf.

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A Deaf actress Amanda McDonough just made a video about being in a relationship with a Deaf and Hard of Hearing person. These same rules apply to hanging out with a Deaf or Hard of Hearing person.

Summary:

1. Pick a good place
-Good Lighting
-No Distractions

2. Talk Normally
-Don't Yell
-Don't Over Pronounce

3. Learn a little American Sign Language
-Yes, No, Thank You

4. Don't focus on the Hearing Loss
-Let your date decide if they want to discuss that.
-There is so much more to us than hearing loss.

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5 Deaf Myths Busted With Amanda McDonough

WATCH [CC] - 5 Deaf myths busted with Deaf actress Amanda McDonough.

Actress Amanda McDonough answers some questions from her last video and talks about 5 common Deaf myths in American Sign Language and with subtitles.

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Review:
1. Amount of hearing loss differs between individual Deaf people. Deaf doesn’t mean complete Silence.
2. Some Deaf people can talk. Some can and chose not to and others never learned to Speak.
3. Not all Deaf people know Sign Language.
4. Deaf people can drive and get Drivers Licenses.
5. You can’t tell someone is Deaf just by looking at them.

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