What is Language Deprivation?

[@gisellesilvasampaio5079]

Thanks for sharing this video. My sister had language deprivation growing up, she is now 35 years old and we only became aware couple years ago. In our home country they believed that deaf should learn to speak first :( Great initiative, use your public figure to help bring awareness for the families of deaf children.

[@locojazz5770]

I got really emotional watching this. This is my life. For so long I never could keep up because there’s always new vocabulary and syllables to speak language that I don’t often ASL sign because everyone expect to speak to me. I appreciate you making this video, very informative for those who know anyone who is language deprived.

[@janaenoelle2487]

This has inspired me to start learning sign language so that I can communicate with people

[@Julia-zm2wz]

Only Deaf in my family. I knew baby ASL then hearing aids and learned how to talk. Hardly use ASL while growing up. I never knew about this but, I knew there was something wrong when I have poor communication, reading and writing skills, until I read about Language Deprivation. Now I'm learning and practicing ASL again.

[@jasperlee888]

This is amazing!! Thanks Nyle!! We learnt so much about the deaf community from you!!

[@filmcraft_]

Beautiful! Gets the message across in a straightforward clear way that anyone can understand. Love it!

[@kirstycollins4850]

This video rocks me to my core. Deaf kids need sign language, but we must make learning sign language easy and accessible for hearing parents. It needs to be available at all early childhood centres and preschools. Language deprivation also occurs for late deaf HOH adults because families don't learn to sign to their deaf family members. They become so severely isolated and lonely that, over time, without intervention, it can lead to dementia.

[@deependradutt1190]

The work you're doing is great Mr.Dimarco! Hats off to you!!👍🙏

[@thenyledimarcofoundation344]

Full text transcript and visual description: ONSCREEN TEXT: Do You Know What Language Deprivation Is? Do you know what language deprivation is? Let’s start with two babies. Two images of babies appear. The one on the left is gray, and above it the text reads: ‘Hearing Baby.’ The one on the left is blue, and above it the text reads: ‘Deaf Baby.’ The camera pans to the left, focusing on the gray baby alone. An image of an adult, colored gray, appears. The adult is kneeling and facing the hearing baby. The baby is crying. A speech bubble appears next to the adult’s mouth: “Milk.” An exclamation point appears above the baby, and a smaller speech bubble appears next to the baby’s mouth: “Milk.” The adult hands the baby a bottle. The camera pans to the right, focusing on the blue baby alone. Another image of an adult, colored gray, appears. The adult is also kneeling and facing the deaf baby. The baby is crying. A speech bubble appears next to the adult’s mouth: “Milk.” The baby continues to cry. A second and then a third speech bubble appear: “Milk, Milk.” The baby continues to cry. The adult hands the baby a bottle. The hearing baby and deaf baby are on all fours, facing each other. A red ball bounces between them. A speech bubble appears above the hearing baby: “Ball.” A speech bubble appears above the deaf baby, with the image of the ball inside it. The hearing baby and deaf baby are side by side, each held by a gray-colored adult. The adults speak simultaneously, a single speech bubble: “I love you.” The hearing baby smiles. A speech bubble appears above the hearing baby: “I love you too.” The camera zooms into the deaf baby’s head. A white outline image shaped like a brain appears. ONSCREEN TEXT: Did you know that A white outline image of a speedometer appears on the corner of the screen. A needle sweeps across, picking up speed. ONSCREEN TEXT: the brain forms 700 new neural connections every second from age 0 to 5. A white outline image of a brain appears. It is filing up with gray. The camera zooms in on it. The hearing and deaf babies are side by side, each facing a gray adult. Between them are two bars, one gray and one blue. The gray bar is rising faster than the blue one. A speech bubble appears next to both gray adults: “Book.” A speech bubble appears next to the hearing baby: “Book.” More speech bubbles appear next to the gray adults: “Food.” “Car.” More speech bubbles appear next to the hearing baby: “Food.” “Car.” The gray bar continues to rise faster than the blue bar. The hearing and deaf babies grow into children. They are seated at desks. A speech bubble appears next to the gray adults: “10 - 2 = “ A speech bubble appears next to the hearing child: “8.” The gray bar continues to rise faster than the blue bar. It is close to the top of the screen, while the blue bar has risen only a little above the bottom of the screen. The hearing and deaf children grow into adults. They each stand in a crowd of gray adults. Speech bubbles appear above the gray adults. A speech bubble appears above the hearing adult. The deaf adult’s head sinks into its shoulders. The hearing and deaf adults each stand in front of a mirror. The hearing adult’s hands are on hips, and a smile spreads on the face. The deaf adult’s head sinks into its shoulders. The hearing adult disappears, leaving only the deaf adult. ONSCREEN TEXT: This is language deprivation. The camera zooms out. The image of one blue child appears. The camera zooms out, and next to the blue child are gray children. The camera continues to zoom out, to hundreds and then thousands of gray children. Occasionally, a blue child appears amongst the rows of gray children. ONSCREEN TEXT: 3 out of 1,000 children are born deaf and hard of hearing. The camera zooms out, on countless gray babies outlined in the shape of the United States. ONSCREEN TEXT: Imagine how many children are deprived. The camera zooms back in on a single blue child. ONSCREEN TEXT: Fact Against a full blue background, a white image outline of a brain appears. ONSCREEN TEXT: The brain has no preference for language input as long as it has a strong language foundation. The blue background fades into white. A blue baby appears onscreen, facing a kneeling gray adult. The gray adult extends a hand and squeezes it: “Milk.” The deaf baby extends a hand and squeezes it: “Milk.” The deaf baby smiles. The gray adult hands the baby a bottle. The adult smiles too. ONSCREEN TEXT: This is language acquisition. This is sign language. To learn more: nyledimarcofoundation.com Created by Convo Two logos appear, side by side: “LEAD-K: Language Equality and Acquisition (hand holding up 4 fingers) Deaf Kids.” “Nyle DiMarco Foundation” (two hands grasp each other, the sign for ‘partnership.’

[@cs-et4sh]

Thank for sharing. I am so touched. Could I translate into Chinese to share in Chinese social media? Thanks!

[@mylink.orb17]

You are amazing! 🙌 Thank you for being so thorough.

[@PrettyPinkPeacock]

This video is gorgeous, simple and so underrated! I'd love to know thoughts on whether this can apply to non-deaf nonverbal children and adults too? For example, nonspeaking autistic children and adults are often language deprived due to sensory or processing problems, and this prevents their development, leading to a stigma against "severe" autism. I hope more people get aware of the negative effects of language deprivation, and the difference finding a language can make to a person's world.

[@josephmilio9493]

This was so sad i almost cried

[@JuanMartinez-kr6qt]

Cued Speech is avoid language deprivation

[@Dartagnan010]

Beautiful video & great initiative!!

[@pierinacotrinaespinoza5417]

Hola Nyle, espero que sepas hablar español y entiendas esto, me emocioné tanto como tú cuando ganaste, de hecho desde el inicio, todas tus actitudes, tu personalidad, eres único Nylee de verdad te admiro demasiado eres mi ejemplo a seguir. Nunca cambies, siempre mantén tu esencia y ese enorme corazón! Ojalá pudieras responderme, sería inmensamente feliz ♥♥ Soy de Perú. Muchas bendiciones en todo Nyle

[@aspenwillow9648]

This provoked emotions I didn't know I had

[@marshmallowskye]

Wow that hit me in the feels big time.

[@davidpaul5884]

Hi, what software have you used to create this? I would like to make my own and this is great!

[@benalcazarheidy6223]

Hola hablo español no se si lo entiendas pero espero que si...bueno sólo quería decirte que me as inspirado mucho tu historia tu progreso y todo de ti.. sabes se que no puedo entenderte como es debido ya que yo no padezco las misma condiciones que tu pero creo extender un poco de porque como extranjera en un país en donde no hablan mi idioma si a sido un poco difícil ver a la gente que habla a tu alrededor y ti no saber no que dice piensas..'' acaso estan hablando de mi'' ''que les pasa porque no intentan comprenderme'' supongo que exagero un poco ya que mi problema puede ser cambiado tan sólo quería que lo sepas...que sepas que me pareces extraordinario...muy buena suerte en tu vida,sigue así y nunca cambies

[@IntenseFoolishness]

really good video!!!

[@johnhancock8463]

Wow. Thank you

[@anouckechterbille]

Vidéo très émouvante

[@JuanMartinez-kr6qt]

What about cued speech?

[@josuefairy]

So well, manies american some a few deaf. I must leanred Sign Languages. Even borned 12 to 24 months borned babies deaf cannot hearing survived.

[@maximcohen]

hi dear nyle this me maxim cohen from israel Why no subtitles An accessible Transcription no subtitle languages same English and Hebrew? I would be happy if Tngis subtitles Thanks maxim

[@katherinesibun9738]

There is not voice in the video, only music.

[@cristianortegalgbtq458]

Hola nyle dimarco amigo love si love Miss you kiss 💋💖💋💖🤗🤘😁👋🙋hello!🌟

[@liamjansen9036]

Hello my name is Liam Jansen building a website for Auslan Ballarat a business focused on improving local understanding of deaf culture and Auslan. We are aiming our focus at early years education. We fell in love with your touching videos and would love to put a link to them on our website. I would love to hear back from you ASAP Kindest regards Liam Jansen on behalf on Auslan Ballarat (Australia)

[@SC_jamesbond007jua]

Lou Ferrigno “Hulk” speaks English and no sign language because he got a hearing aid when he was 4 in 1955. I was so surprised by him. Elon Musk said “What’s the point of sign language in a video if you have substitutes? Am I missing something?” He is right because most deaf people couldn’t understand that closed captioning “illiteracy”. ASL is not great to teach deaf children or a bad education because they struggle how to read sentences. I am still unhappy if ASL exists in some public schools except deaf schools. Hopefully, cued speech will teach them instead in the future. Sigh poor deaf children 😢 STOP TEACHING SIGN LANGUAGE. CUED SPEECH IS THE BEST CHOICE INSTEAD! Sign language is risky because I remember a doctor gave me her note-taking and she wrote “Are you upset”. I didn’t know what a word was but I was 11. That’s a HUGE disappointment. My public school had a bad education, sign language is not English, and DELAY speech. I tried to encourage them to cued speech instead. There are new technologies such as cochlear implants and hearing aids, so sign language is not necessary for deaf children right now. By the way, today is 2024 not the 1800s. ASL should NOT be taught to deaf children early unless teenagers or adults because they will be illiterate if they can't read or have difficulty writing English. I need to fix that timeline. Thanks for understanding.

[@thrivinginamber2642]

Firsthand

[@Sbusanic81]

How this video and nyle fit? He already complain about interpreter work at White House. Make no sense

[@JuanMartinez-kr6qt]

Sign language is not English and Cued Speech is English