Summary Of Hearing People Only

The chapters I chose in the book for “Hearing People Only” is chapter 65 “Can deaf people appreciate music at all”, chapter 71 “What difficulties do deaf people have when driving an automobile”, and chapter 73 “Aren’t deaf people more prone to accidents”. I chose these chapters because I think hearing people are generally curious about whether deaf people can listen to music, if they can drive, and if they are accident prone. I think these topics are most common among hearing people about the deaf. I also find these topics very interesting and I’m looking forward to reading about them. I once thought that deaf people can’t listen to music at all. However, I once saw a movie when I was younger were there was a deaf boy who actually played an instrument and could listen to other people play their instruments. In the movie (I don’t remember the name) we see someone playing a piano and the deaf boy is listening to the music by placing his hands onto the piano and feeling the vibrations. He also did this when music would be playing on a speaker. I’m not sure if this is actually true but I’d like to think it is true instead of deaf people not being able to hear music at all. When it comes to deaf people
In chapter 71 I learned that deaf drivers can drive just like hearing people. This chapter made a good point that you drive with your eyes not your ears. Hearing drivers tend to roll up their windows when the air is on and also blast music which masks out auditory clues. Deaf drivers may also have an advantage when driving because they are skilled in compensating for hearing loss at all times by an increase in visual alertness. The lack of auditory interruptions allows deaf drivers to concentrate better. This results in less car accidents and tickets. According to a study done in 1968 it proved that deaf drivers have less than one-third as many accidents and only one-half as many traffic tickets as hearing