#deaf world

On June 1, 2019 the new president of El Salvador was inaugurated. This event might not seem important for the Deaf community. However, in the speech of President Nayib Bukele, he made a point to include the Deaf community. He is the first president in the history of El Salvador to use Salvadorian Sign Language. According to EnSenas which is a Deaf organization of the country stated that the president signed that El Salvador needs to work together for the betterment of the country, and it is in the hands of the farmers, fishermen, teachers, students, housewives, basically of the people. President Bukele wants to provide the same opportunities for all people of the society. The interpreter smiled as he watched his new president include the community. This small act of inclusion of the Deaf community was a huge moment for them. 

The journal explains that in Iquitos, Peru when children are born, they do not go through screening tests for hearing. Neither is there any information on any hospital pamphlets explaining that deafness could affect newborns. A child’s deafness in Peru is recorded to be discovered when the child is between the ages of one and five. In Iquitos, there is no audiologist for families with deaf children to visit. Many families of which have low incomes are told that they need to travel to Lima in order for their child to be properly diagnosed. However, due to their economic situation many are not able to travel to Lima.

No one wants to know my story No one wants to hear it No one wants the contagion spreading Best thing is to clear it

Away Silence it Wipe it out Tangled wounds enscar me Screaming, shouting out

To a deaf world devoid of compassion To a deaf world that has no idea Scars of this kind rarely considered Tragic silence all we’ve come to hear

I and the other scars like me

I am one But we are many We will not receive justice We know there isn’t any

That’s one reason why the scars fester The rotting poison does continuing damage And on the surface I will do my best to smile for you And to lighten your burden I will appear to manage

But we are broken beyond compare Full of wounds we can not bear

Our words fall silenced The final act of violence

I pull out my tongue And I cut it off There is no one listening And I have had enough

[Since I can’t seem to locate this 4-year-old video anywhere on Tumblr, I thought I’d share it by myself.]