Deaf Education and my experience | Deaf Awareness Month

[@MikasaYukiTodoroki]

I saw your video and added deaf awareness to my calendar. Thank you for sharing ❤🤟🏻

[@genevievewalsh2007]

This is so cool to find out how special and important RIT is. I wouldn't have even learned about it's significance in the Deaf community if I hadn't taken up an ASL class

[@ii_is_jin]

Ohlone Community in Fremont has a high population of Deaf students. Some classes (math/English) have Deaf professors. The school has a good grasp of Deaf education. The department is celebrating 50 years this year.

[@NovasYouTubeName]

Fantastic video. I love that you kept restating that you know how lucky you have been for different experiences - your gratitude really shows. Way to focus on positive things because I know with a Deaf education topic you could have made a very different video! Thanks!

[@RoganShannon13]

Yes! Thank you! I certainly do have *thoughts* about Deaf ed, but that's for a different video!

[@NovasYouTubeName]

@@RoganShannon13 I’m sure! You could make several other videos from the “side track” things from this video - and I hope you do! Thanks for replying too!! 😁🤩

[@greytrier2054]

Such an impactful video! I'm glad to know that you were able to advocate for yourself to be able to learn Spanish, but it's so disheartening that it took so much effort to receive the accommodation. Our education system is so keen on letting people slip through the cracks if they need support outside of what is already provided, I can't imagine what that looks like from a Deaf perspective. A question (unrelated to this video) that I wanted to ask was if you had any thoughts on the Deaf culture value around bluntness, and how it differs from the broader hearing society. The differences in Deaf etiquette vs hearing is very fascinating to me and a person w autism :). Ty for your time and I hope you're having a lovely day!

[@lenaslife]

A 2 HOUR COMMUTE TO SCHOOL?? Aghh! I'm glad you got an "out" from that!!

[@RKA_Signs]

What do you think about that modality the school in Seattle uses for teaching Deaf children? Using SEE and encouraging simcom. I know you were young, so you likely don't remember very well. I notice many people in the Deaf community have strong opinions about signed english and oralism. Thank you for sharing your experience! I enjoyed your video. You're very right that everyone knows about Gallaudet and doesn't even consider other Deaf colleges.

[@rnbsteenstar]

I am also learning to sign.

[@neurodivergentpunk]

My community college in Sacramento, American River College, has a ASL/Deaf Studies major as well as interpreting. I’m technically a triple major because I’m doing my core focus of human services + chemical dependency WITH ASL/Deaf Studies, since I’m hard of hearing and want to work with the Deaf community and be part of it. Also Sac State, or Sacramento State University (where Bill Vicars works!!!) is my dream university and I’m hoping to transfer there to do ASL/Deaf Studies since it’s near where I live. I hope he’s still there to learn from in the next few years!! I don’t know what I’ll do other than ASL/Deaf Studies after human services but I’m thinking of social services (maybe social work) somehow with ASL? Idk. I have too many options!!

[@darasuumkote19]

My aunt works at RIT and i didn't know about its importance to the Deaf community

[@jordanbrown6208]

Thanks for sharing your experience! I’m curious how standard it is for Deaf kids to “expect” to go to Gallaudet and not find out about other school options. My college (Columbia College Chicago) has a Deaf Studies major that is ending due to lack of enrollment. There are a couple Deaf students in other departments, and they have an army of interpreters on demand anytime because of our interpreting program. From my knowledge, they were only aware of Columbia because they grew up near Chicago.

[@RoganShannon13]

Probably pretty common, unfortunately. Deaf students often have a huge lack of resources when it comes to looking for/applying to colleges. School counselors will tend to know about Gallaudet (if that), and may not bother seeking out other options for their students.

[@nicholasmiller8441]

I appreciate this video a lot! What language(s) did people usually use during your time in the Frontrunners program? Did participants learn some of each others’ languages, and were there interpreters?

[@RoganShannon13]

We used International Sign! No interpreters, everyone there was deaf or signed. We definitely did learn bits and pieces of each other's languages, and incorporated that into our "Frontrunners 11" sign language. The teachers told us that each group of Frontrunners will develop their unique flavor of International Sign, because every group has a different mix of people from different countries. International Sign is not a formal language, it has no standardized form. It will shift some depending on the region it's used in, and most International Sign videos out there are using the European version.

[@cchambersglenn]

Are you full time in KZbin? I am curious about your job experiences.

[@thebluetrinity]

If you had to do college all over again, what would you study?

[@RoganShannon13]

Hmm that's a good question. I would love to do a deep dive in linguistics, particularly around sign languages. Though if I went back and did that differently, who knows where I would be today?

[@thebluetrinity]

@@RoganShannon13 nobody I know took the short way through college. But they also wouldn't change what they did.