I work at the airport helping those with disabilities. When someone has a disability, they put that in the system from the city they're flying from.
So when they reach my city, I'm waiting in the jet bridge with a wheelchair.
Except they ALSO add deaf people. Here's the thing, deaf people don't need wheelchairs. So I'm just waiting in that jet bridge for 20 minutes as people get off the plane.
No part of being deaf would make a deaf person think "I need a wheelchair", so they walk right past me, not even knowing that's their wheelchair. So they don't communicate in any way that they don't need it, because they're sane and wouldn't assosiate being deaf with having a wheelchair reserved for you that you don't need.
I once flew alone from Spain as a child and got registered as requiring assistance (due to being a child) There was an old blind lady on the flight with me. Somehow, they mistakenly thought that I was blind, and that the old lady I guess was just old. So they were dragging me around and saying all sorts of confusing things to me in Spanish, putting my hands on things etc. it was a weird experience for me, but probably worse for the poor lady. Eventually the confusion was resolved at the gate with some staff member saying to me in English "you can see me, yes?" While right in front of me. I was very confused, wondering if it was a trick question, but eventually we stumbled into understanding what had happened.
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Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world · 75 pts · 94d
I work at the airport helping those with disabilities. When someone has a disability, they put that in the system from the city they're flying from.
So when they reach my city, I'm waiting in the jet bridge with a wheelchair.
Except they ALSO add deaf people. Here's the thing, deaf people don't need wheelchairs. So I'm just waiting in that jet bridge for 20 minutes as people get off the plane.
No part of being deaf would make a deaf person think "I need a wheelchair", so they walk right past me, not even knowing that's their wheelchair. So they don't communicate in any way that they don't need it, because they're sane and wouldn't assosiate being deaf with having a wheelchair reserved for you that you don't need.
Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 16 pts · 94d
The wonders of inflexible bureaucracy! 😄
Rugnjr@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 2 pts · 93d
I once flew alone from Spain as a child and got registered as requiring assistance (due to being a child) There was an old blind lady on the flight with me. Somehow, they mistakenly thought that I was blind, and that the old lady I guess was just old. So they were dragging me around and saying all sorts of confusing things to me in Spanish, putting my hands on things etc. it was a weird experience for me, but probably worse for the poor lady. Eventually the confusion was resolved at the gate with some staff member saying to me in English "you can see me, yes?" While right in front of me. I was very confused, wondering if it was a trick question, but eventually we stumbled into understanding what had happened.
icelimit@lemmy.ml · 2 pts · 93d
"you're handicapped? Sit yo ass in this, then we can work it out"
FreshLight@sh.itjust.works · 29 pts · 93d
trxxruraxvr@lemmy.world · 22 pts · 94d
Deaf people see bad crops?
Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 7 pts · 94d
Sometimes 🤷🏻
Slovene85@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 94d
Sounds like a band name. Like Nick Cave and the bad seeds.
Noodle07@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 94d
Bad crops bad crops what you gonna do
Slovene85@sh.itjust.works · 4 pts · 94d
What you gonna do when they come reap you
Hazel@piefed.blahaj.zone · 1 pts · 94d
Entertainmeonly@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 16 pts · 94d
Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 2 pts · 94d
Such a great movie ❤️
smuuthbrane@sh.itjust.works · 15 pts · 94d
I'm DEAF?!?!
SethTaylor@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 93d
YES, YOU HAVE BEEN DEAF ALL ALONG!
YOU SHOULD PROBABLY SEE A DOCTOR ABOUT IT
I SAID... YOU SHOULD PROBABLY SEE A DOCTOR ABOUT IT
icelimit@lemmy.ml · 3 pts · 93d
mad Italian chatter "I DON'T HAVE A DAUGHTER"
smuuthbrane@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 93d
Huh??
Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 1 pts · 94d
Probably not? 🤷🏻
smuuthbrane@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 93d
Is this a "causation vs correlation" thing again?
Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 1 pts · 93d
Probably
vane@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 94d
I see deaf people.
Ariselas@piefed.ca · 8 pts · 94d
Jokes on you, I'm blind
HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 93d
YOU'RE WHAT?
thagoat@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 8 pts · 94d
WHAT???
Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 8 pts · 94d
whispers meme in sign language
kamenlady@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 94d
👐🫲🤘🫰🤟
HeHoXa@lemmy.zip · 2 pts · 94d
All I wanted was just one
gigastasio@sh.itjust.works · 8 pts · 94d
If you’re cold, they’re cold.
banazir@lemmy.ml · 6 pts · 94d
Come one, that's really cheesy.
stupidcasey@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 93d
Why's it so different for the deaf people?
Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 4 pts · 93d
Because they can't hear
stupidcasey@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 93d
What????
Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 4 pts · 93d
The pictures are 100% identical, so I assumed you meant life in general 🤷🏻
Oh, you're pretending to be deaf yourself? Carry on, then
stupidcasey@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 93d
What????
altphoto@lemmy.today · 6 pts · 94d
So, can they see red too?
mech@feddit.org · 7 pts · 94d
Yes. They just can't discern between red and green by sound.
Presently42@lemmy.ca · 3 pts · 93d
Bravo
HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 93d
I feel see signed
Klear@piefed.world · 5 pts · 94d
Fascinating.
Brainsploosh@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 94d
And I think that's beautiful
gtownjim@piefed.ca · 4 pts · 93d
I see Beech wood smoked cheese.
Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 8 pts · 93d
I see a little silhouetto of a man!
bampop@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 93d
I see trees of green, red roses too
Jerb322@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 93d
I see a bad moon rising
PrimeMinisterKeyes@leminal.space · 1 pts · 93d
We have all the time in the world...
UnrepententProcrastinator@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 93d
Scaramouche! Scaramouche!
Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 1 pts · 93d
Will you do the fandango?
JennaR8r@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 2 pts · 93d
Thunderbolt of lightning
MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip · 2 pts · 93d
More orange?