Magical moment a young deaf girl's dreams come true when Tinkerbell talks to her with sign language during a trip to Disney World
神奇时刻:耳聋小女孩梦想成真,迪斯尼世界之旅小仙女手语语气交谈
James Gordon For Dailymail.com
Up North
Sadly American sign language is totally different from British sign language so she wouldn't be able to communicate with British children!MyLifeIsGreat
I have been to all the Disney Lands and also Disney World and their staff have been doing this for decades. So this is nothing new, special or even deemed "newsworthy". Their staff are fully trained in the entertainment hospitality sector and try their best to appease all their visitors needs regardless!MyLifeIsGreatReply toMyLifeIsGreat
Perhaps you've never been to any of the Disney's. But when you queue up to wait your turn to see the "princesses" and the various characters over the years I've seen/witnessed their staff communicate with the children who need it in sign on many occasions, even to one of my children's friends. This is not new for reputable hospitality sectors....especially ones as large and far reaching as Disney. Even kids from "make a wish foundation" have been signed to, and that's been running and visiting this attraction site for years!!vegangal
Wonderful. I wonder though if she has a hearing implant. I hope so. I've seen that some adults are reluctant to have their children fitted with them when it can completely change the life of the deaf person. I don't know if that's the case here, but I feel it's very selfish when parents don't allow their children to get them. It's like they want their children to be deaf like them.AliReply tovegangal
An implant takes any hearing that is left so maybe she has some residual hearing that they don't want to take away. Hearing loss is complex, implants do not restore 'hearing', they allow for noise to get through and it is sometimes very difficult for the patient to adapt. Stem Cell is the golden hope for deaf people but that is a very very long road and may not happen in this girls lifetime.paingainrob
A more realistic visit to Disney is shelling out big bucks at every turn and all day hours on end standing on line in the sweltering heat.skull023
They should learn to lip read as well for the deaf amputee guests. That would be nice.