Saturday, July 31, 2010

I have problems. Please advice for me. I'm hearing impaired with my right ear.?

I'm from Philippines. I'm 21 years old. I'm female. I have hearing loss 100% in my right ear and other one in half. I also have speechless. I don't know what i choose my college courses.





Please help me. I hope that there's someone who advice me.





Thank you.I have problems. Please advice for me. I'm hearing impaired with my right ear.?
I know you're from the Philippines, so I'm not sure how possible this is for you, but in the US there are two universities that are primarily for the Deaf and hard of hearing. Gallaudet University, in Washington, DC, is a very good liberal arts college, and is a Deaf/HH school. The National Technical Institute for the Deaf, which is part of the Rochester Institute of Technology in NY State, is another option. Both schools accept international students, and as I understand it, both can provide some level of financial aid to international students with financial need. Gallaudet is *extremely* prestigious, but not horribly hard to get into. If you're interested, you should apply.





Whether you stay in the Philippines or not, you need to think about what you may want to do for a career, and that will help you in terms of picking courses, because the reality is, the only thing you can't do that a hearing/speaking person can do is hear and speak. You could therefore become a software engineer, a social worker (perhaps who works with the Deaf?), a psychologist, a doctor, an accountant, a teacher (perhaps of the Deaf?), and etc. Yes, your being unable to hear well, and unable to speak, should influence what you choose... but your options may be broader than you think.





For example, one of my Deaf friends, who does not speak English (only speaks ASL), went to Gallaudet and now works as a software programmer. Another works as a teacher of the Deaf. Another works for a not-for-profit (charity). Another is a full-time professional actor - yes, an actor, who works both in productions for the Deaf and in those for people who can hear. Another is actually a professional figure skating coach.





You can do a lot. What are you interested in, personally?I have problems. Please advice for me. I'm hearing impaired with my right ear.?
In the US all colleges, even community colleges, have college advisers. they help you choose your classes and arrange your schedule.

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