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Voices of Deafness Transcript
Juan Guzman, 30, Civil Engineer
"I feel intrigued by sign language. Sign language is beautiful. For example, sometimes when you go out to a club to go dancing, I notice the hearing people have problems communicating. But deaf people, they can sign to each other. I think deaf people can eat at the same time they communicate. They can chew food in their mouths and sign, while hearing people can't do that. That's an advantage ... I wouldn't mind going back to becoming hearing because, really, I miss the old sounds. You have to understand, I grew up hearing. For some people who grew up deaf, they may not care, but with me, it's different. For 13 years, I could hear, and then, all of a sudden, I'm deaf. And I ... I do miss sound. If there is a magic pill, I would be the first person in line ... I would not consider an implant because that would not make me hearing 100 percent. But also, it doesn't always work for everyone. There is a risk involved, and it's very expensive. And I have to go through therapy and I don't like the way it looks. I don't like it. And, you know, it could be very confusing because I don't know where I may belong. I know there's so many deaf people who have the implants, but they're still confused because some deaf people don't accept them, and the hearing people don't accept them either. And they don't belong anywhere. Where do they stand? It's complicated."
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