For instance, in the painting, “Mechanical Ear,” by Chuck Baird (Source C) gestures the Deaf cultures aversion to hearing aids and cochlear implants. It shows a commentary on how the hearing are trying to bring about this “magical ear” for the Deaf. Chuck Baird was expressing the many complications that could possibly happen by inserting this complex “Mechanical Ear” into a Deaf person. Bairds workboxes in the ear to visualize and record the impact of this over-emphasis of what Deaf people cannot do. The culture of the Deaf community with all these technologic devices are in a way destroying the true culture of the Deaf. As Deaf people are getting cochlear implants and hearing aids the culture slowly vanishes. The resistance of De’VIA is becoming more common and now instead of acculturation, they are using cochlear implants (Source
For instance, in the painting, “Mechanical Ear,” by Chuck Baird (Source C) gestures the Deaf cultures aversion to hearing aids and cochlear implants. It shows a commentary on how the hearing are trying to bring about this “magical ear” for the Deaf. Chuck Baird was expressing the many complications that could possibly happen by inserting this complex “Mechanical Ear” into a Deaf person. Bairds workboxes in the ear to visualize and record the impact of this over-emphasis of what Deaf people cannot do. The culture of the Deaf community with all these technologic devices are in a way destroying the true culture of the Deaf. As Deaf people are getting cochlear implants and hearing aids the culture slowly vanishes. The resistance of De’VIA is becoming more common and now instead of acculturation, they are using cochlear implants (Source