In order to understand more about deafness and how it affects people, TV presenter Tim Vincent went Deaf for the Day to support Hearing Dogs for Deaf People. This video is extremely inspiring. As able hearing viewers, we have a chance to briefly experience what it is really like to live with deafness and the daily struggles faced. Stepping into the shoes of someone who suffers from hearing loss will hopefully make people more understanding and sympathetic towards the hard of hearing. I found this concept very interesting and so, decided to try and portray something similar to this for my 30 second film.
As Linda from this video states, “You have to be more alert with your eyes, all the time”. “Deafness can be very isolating, it affects your confidence”.