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From YouTube: APRIL 28 2021 Statements Karin Kirkpatrick
Description
The Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
2nd Session
42nd Parliament
A
Member
for
west
vancouver
capilano.
Thank
you,
mr
speaker,
I'm
honored
to
speak
in
the
house
today.
Friday
begins
speech
and
hearing
month
in
canada.
This
pandemic
has
been
particularly
difficult
for
those
who
rely
on
reading
someone's
face
to
communicate.
I
was
raised
by
a
mom
with
significant
hearing
loss.
There's
things
we
take
for
granted
every
day
like
using
the
telephone
ordering
at
a
restaurant
or
asking
a
sales
clerk.
A
question
hearing
impairment
is
not
visible
to
others,
it's
interpreted
by
others
as
being
something
of
not
paying
attention
or
not
caring.
A
What
someone
is
saying
I've
been
out
with
my
mom
when
someone
speaks
to
her
and
she
may
not
notice
or
she's
just
too
embarrassed
to
try
and
answer,
because
she
doesn't
understand
what
they've
said
to
her.
Can
you
imagine
being
in
an
airport
or
for
that
matter
being
on
bc
fairies
when
even
those
without
hearing
impairment
have
a
hard
time
just
to
have
a
struggle
to
understand
what
the
announcements
are?
Not
understanding
is
very
stressful.
Have
you
missed
something
important?
Have
they
changed
your
gait?
Did
they
cancel
your
flight?
A
Is
the
fire
alarm
going
off
so
with
the
assistance
of
great
audiologists
and
organizations
like
wavefront
center
for
communication
accessibility?
There
are
many
tools
to
keep
our
deaf
and
hard
of
hearing
community
safe.
In
my
mom's
home
ringing,
the
doorbell
sets
off
flashing
lights.
A
phone
call
sets
on
a
machine
that
she
can
read
what
the
caller
is
saying
and
her
morning
alarm
is
under
her
pillow
and
shakes
her
awake.
The
pandemic
has
impacted
us
all
differently.
Most
deaf
and
hard
of
hearing
people
are
exceptionally
good
at
lip
reading
or
speech
reading.
A
They
rely
heavily
on
facial
expressions
to
understand
context
masts,
which
are
a
very
important
health
measure,
have
added
a
significant
burden
and
frustration
to
those
relying
on
those
physical
cues.
So
if
you
ever
wonder
why
I
over
enunciate
my
words,
sometimes
or
speak
a
little
too
loudly
now,
you
know,
and
if
I
could
ask
one
favor
of
bc,
fairies
for
all
of
us
is
please
install
reader
boards.
Thank
you,
mr
speaker.