Switched at birth T.V. shows has two characters by the name Bay and Daphne who were switched at birth as babies and raised in different environments. Bay Kennish ,lives with her mom Kathryn ( Lea Thompson). Daphne was deaf while living with single mother Regina Vasquez( Constance Marie). Switched at birth in the sequence with its use of sign language for Daphne and the show’s main characters is not deaf in real life. Daphne use sign language and got disease at age 20 with her loss of hearing. On switched at birth she communicates voice and sign language at same time with deaf or hard of hearing and people. Lea Thompson said ‘’there a lot of deaf people those who have thoughts in the deaf community.’’
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deaf when I was four. My parents tried to call my name couple times and no response back. They think I am deaf that how they found out. When I was fours year old being deaf; my parents don’t know how to communicate with me. I thought it is easy to communicate with me but it is complicated for them. Do you know why it is complicated to my parents? Because they didn’t know how to learn sign language or communicate with me some resources. One time my parents and I went to visit VCU/MCV hospital to check what’s going on. The audiologist Sean said” Hana‘s right ear is zero percent so that means she lost her hearing in the right ear. My parents were like shocked didn’t know how I was deaf. My audiologists Sean from MCV said” I may suggest you and your parents about a cochlear implant, however; what best for your parents and Hana. My parents said” we will think about a options what’s best for our child. One parent said” its not going to be easy once she going through getting a surgery for getting a cochlear implant. My parent is curious about cochlear implant and asks the audiologist Sean; what is cochlear implant. According to audiologist Sean from MCV “a cochlear implants device that helps overcome the problems in the cochlea. “I like switched at birth the most of the time.
It is good drama show and all of the actors; character is amazing according to the reviews from cite review sanazhalz( Switched at birth).” I remember watching one scene from Switched at birth when Mingo told Daphne at the party that her friends Travis and Natalie got hit by a car. Ask Daphne did you hear anything about what happen to your friends and she said’’ I got to go. Daphne rushed to the hospital to see Travis and Natalie. She ask Travis what happened to you, as a result; Travis said” me and Natalie were walking across the street and then drunk driver got hit by us”.
Daphne went to check on her friend name Natalie to ask if she was okay. Daphne ask Natalie ‘’ are you okay?”, have they called your family? and responds back from Natalie said’’ no one tell me anything. The nurse said you not supposed to be here in the back. Daphne said “ she confused what’s going on and she is deaf. The nurse ask Daphne can you interpret for your friend Natalie and Daphne said’’ sure’’.
Daphne got mad at the nurse about there is no interpreter at the hospital. Switched at birth is the first American shows characters with multiple deaf actors. The switched at birth from reviews said ‘’each episode put as much as possible into family situations, but its past in the
end’’. The reviews from switched at birth name starlitelet said” the deaf actors developed pretty well and their personality don’t change like lot relates to teenage shows. Switched at birth relates to me because I was profound deaf as Daphne when little. When I was deaf at age four, however; my parents try to talk to me but I would not understand them what he/she say. I felt there is no communications going around with each other. They try to use hands gestures if I am understand it, as result; it’s didn’t work out with me. So when I was pre-k or kingeteran, I learn sign language to communicate with deaf people or deaf friends. I have speech therapist since elementary school till high school. The world can understanding on deaf culture and everyone in the country has its own spoken different language and each of you has its own sign language. I would say not all deaf people can read lips, because they would not understand then. If someone talking too fast, I know there are ways to talk the Deaf or hard of hearing to communicate with texting or write on piece of paper. Deaf culture is use to communicates with in ASL. In conclusion, Switched at birth is a sweet, warm and entertaining shows. It is good shows and the each character acting pretty well. The shows are fantastic, but it is admire for people to watch it to know the deaf culture what is like. It shows interactions with deaf or hard of hearing. Two characters who were switched at birth and live on different lives with different families.
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