Thursday, May 30, 2013

Deaf Culture: Learning About Chuck Baird

By Rey Vetangelo


There are those people in the world who have lost their hearing one way or another. These people are referred to as the Deaf.

Deaf people are generally proud of being Deaf, and they do not view their condition as a disability. Many of them do not like wearing hearing aids of cochlear implants because they believe that these devices send the message that it is undesirable to be Deaf, and if they could fix it they would. Most Deaf people like being Deaf, because although it sets them apart from others, it gives them a sense of identity. They feel like they have a community to belong to.

After earning a Bachelor of Fine Arts at the Rochester Institute of Technology, Baird was hired on as a set painter at the National Theatre of the Deaf. After finishing at the National Theatre, he moved to Texas and worked with Spectrum: Focus on Deaf Artists, a deaf artist colony.

Throughout this time, Baird was working on his art and becoming more established as a deaf painter. His art began to become widely recognized and appreciated through the Deaf community. Baird's first exhibition was in 1975 in Washington D.C. One of his most famous works is entitled "The Five Panels: Deaf Experiences."

Make sure that if you have a captioned phone, pager, or any other communication equipment that you keep it in a safe and secured area in the event of an emergency. These could be lifesaving devices that will help you communicate with your loved one.

Rumor has it that Hoy was integral in helping baseball hand signals come into play for regular use. There is no concrete evidence for this notion, however, so the issues remains debated today. There are groups of people who want to induct Hoy in the Baseball Hall of Fame in New York, but the jury is still out on whether or not he will get to enter the Hall of Fame. After Hoy retired from baseball, he and his wife Anna Maria settled onto a dairy form in Mount Healthy Ohio, right outside Cincinnati.

Another crucial item is pen and paper. These are very useful in case the Deaf person needs to communicate with someone who does not sign. The person who does not sign can communicate back and forth with the Deaf person using the pen and paper. It may take a long time, but at least they can both still communicate with each other.

Make sure to also include the phone numbers of the hearing aid and cochlear implant companies in case one of these devices needs to be repaired. Also include the phone number for your local communication center for the Deaf and hard of hearing in case you require the help of an interpreter.

Many deaf individuals seek help from the company Caption Call in order to find ways to use a telephone more efficiently. Caption Call offers many devices and opportunities for deaf people to better be able to communicate with both signers and non-signers.




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