Watch: American Deaf people don’t complain enough. Are British Deaf people reluctant to complain too?

Posted on June 14, 2013 by


Check out this video from The Matter at Hand’s YouTube account which looks into why it seems deaf people aren’t making formal complaints or using the legal system to demand their rights when people with differing physical disabilities do.

Does the apparent reluctance to complain or take legal action spread across the Atlantic to British deaf people and is that the reason why deaf people feel as if their rights are overlooked and nothing ever changes? Please share your experience in the comments.

Check out the video – it is in ASL and has subtitles. Leave your view in the comments below.

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