Hello all,
I thought I would mix it up a bit and connect with the deaf community online so that I could share this with followers. I created a poll along with a post where people could write comments and vote. I was able to hear from a few members of the deaf community and get a new insight on the cochlear implant. I wanted to hear from deaf people to see if they truly cared about receiving the cochlear implant as I was taught in class and read online. With this post and poll I was able to have a new insight on the deaf community; I enjoyed learning from these people that were not in my zip code.
The question I posted for people to poll was:
“Does receiving the CI make a person less part of the deaf community?”
I received a response from 17 people. Out of this group of people 13 of them ( 75%) said that they strongly agree that a person is still part of the deaf community despite receiving the cochlear implant. 4 out of the 17 (25%) said they agree, while 1 person (6.25%) said they strongly disagree. To make it more interesting I kept the polls public, so that I could research each person’s account to see if they are deaf (deafie), hard of hearing (HOH), or able to hear (hearie). After reviewing the accounts out of the strongly agree section, 5 people have not listed rather or not they are deaf, 7 people say they have some sort of hearing problem, and one person is hearing. For the agree section only one person states they are deaf, while three people do not say rather or not they have hearing problems. For the strongly disagree section the person does have a hearing problem. This information seems to contradict everything that I have read on website and learned in class. I am going to keep the poll up and see if more people answer the question.
This information tells me there are different views on receiving the cochlear implant as there is with any other issue. To some people receiving the implant is a problem, but compared with this poll the majority is not bothered by it. I do realize the problem with this poll is that only 17 people answered and in addition I am unsure who is deaf. The poll may change if more people responded or if they were all verified as deaf/ HOH. Being that my post has had 270 views I am going to assume that those who did not answer probably did not care about the cochlear implant and therefore refused to participate, or they thought I was ignorant. I guess opinions can go either way. :)
For now I will wrap this up, but I just wanted to share this with my readers. Next week I will touch on what some of the people posted as comments after they voted, but if anticipation is eating at you here is the website.
Cochlear Implant Poll
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I think it is interesting that you took a poll. It would definitely be more informative if you knew what their hearing situation was. I was kind of surprised that the person who strongly disagreed has a hearing problem. I personally think a person who has a hearing problem and then gets a cochlear implant would still be considered a part of the deaf community. I think the poll was a great idea, even if it didnt get as many responses as you would have liked.
ReplyDeleteI think this is interesting, I know that I don't know much about this community but I do feel that if you receive the Implant it does not take away from being apart of the community. I think that this is sad though because this makes me think that deaf people may get discouraged to get the implant for the fear that they may be looked at differently form their deaf peers. I do find this is really fascinating and keep up the good work.
ReplyDeleteI think this was a great idea. Taking a poll on your center issue is an interesting way of reaching the community. Even though you didn't get as many responses as you wanted i feel that you did gain a little insight into the opinions of the community. I was surprised as well to see that most people supported those with the implant.
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