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**Title:** Why I Choose Not to Speak in Vlogs
**Author:** A Deaf individual (part of "Sign Duo")
**Key Reasons for Not Speaking in Vlogs:**
1. **Comfort and Familiarity**: Leaned into the Deaf community in middle school and high school, preferring sign language over speech.
2. **Disuse of Speech**: Stopped practicing speech, leading to memory loss of how to form words and sentences.
3. **Channel's Purpose**: The YouTube channel focuses on overcoming communication barriers without speech or hearing.
4. **Sports Experience**: Playing sports with verbal commands made him realize speech isn't always necessary for effective communication.
5. **Avoiding Misconceptions**: Speaking can lead people to assume he can hear, discouraging them from learning alternative communication methods.
**Additional Context:**
* The author has undergone extensive speech therapy but still struggles with regulating pitch.
* He prefers gestures, signs, or writing for communication in daily life.
* The video aims to promote understanding and inclusion of Deaf culture.
Here are the extracted key facts in short sentences, numbered for reference:
1. **Middle School Experience**: The author attended a middle school with approximately 90-100 deaf students.
2. **Mainstream Education**: The author was mainstreamed (in a hearing classroom with an interpreter) 100% of the time.
3.. **Speech Therapy**: The author still undergoes speech therapy once every week.
4. **High School Culture Shock**: The author experienced culture shock in high school due to its proximity to college and interactions with fully Deaf college students.
5. **Influence of Deaf Peers**: In high school, the author leaned more into the Deaf community, making many Deaf friends.
6. **Relationship Influence**: The author's girlfriend learned sign language, reducing the need for the author to speak.
7. **Job Communication**: At work, the author often gestures instead of speaking, finding it sufficient for communication.
8. **Sports Participation**: The author played multiple sports (lacrosse, football, wrestling, attempted swimming, and soccer) without needing verbal communication.
9. **Team Adaptation**: The author's lacrosse team, led by a coach, adapted communication methods to include signs for plays, making the team more accessible.
10. **Coach's Transformation**: The coach, initially closed-minded, changed his approach after recognizing the author's skills despite being Deaf.
11. **AVA App Usage**: The author uses the AVA app for communication when necessary.
12. **Channel's Focus**: The author's channel focuses on overcoming barriers in communicating with Deaf individuals without speech or hearing.
13. **Public Interaction**: The author speaks when necessary (e.g., when pulled over) but otherwise prefers not to, opting for writing, texting, or apps.
14. **Assumptions About Hearing**: People often assume the author can hear because they can speak, leading to misunderstandings.
15. **Extensive Speech Therapy**: The author underwent extensive speech therapy, a fact not widely understood by the public.
16. **Limitations of Speech Therapy for the Deaf**: Even with therapy, Deaf individuals may have limited control over pitch and tone due to not being able to hear their own voice.