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Keith Nolan is a deaf trainer who has a passion of joining military. He grew up with this burning passion and has followed on military history since he was young. He even recalls his grandparents fought the World War 2 and he wants to follow them, however it is not possible since he is deaf. After he graduates high school, he goes to the navel recruiting center hoping to become a military. He is disqualified for bad hearing, however he does not give up until one of his friends who travel to Israel tells him, and there is hope for his dreams. In this video, Keith’s core values represent his highest priorities and his deeply held beliefs as well as the fundamental forces that are driving his actions. Keith has a belief in joining and working as a military. Being a Military is his first choice/priority and he works really hard to see if he could get a chance in military. When he can’t get the chance to be in military, he feels oppressed and this makes him wonder if he is in the right path. So, he chooses another course to become a deaf teacher.
Keith evaluates and liberates himself from the oppression he is facing historically from the hearing society. He applies for a chance and for the first time he gets a positive answer to his desire. He proceeds and gives his best and gets promoted to a cadet. Majority of Deaf individuals faces Audism which means they are discriminated due to their inability to hear. Deaf people previously were not considered capable of conceptual thinking, since they did not have speech and grammar to express thoughts. In this case 80% of military work is non combat meaning Keith can fit in these positions. There are many jobs that the deaf community can do. In military, he can do intelligence job, finance, mechanic and medicine. Being deaf does not mean one cannot work since he does not have grammar to expression. There is a language ASL that helps people understand the deaf and also the deaf to understand the people. Those with disabilities and have not been given the chance to do what they desire in life due to their disabilities. This is oppressing their core values and shuttering their dreams. A person with strong desires like those of Keith to being devoted to work is what many organizations need in order to prosper. Most organizations do not outlook on what a disabled person can do. Instead they see him as an abnormal person who is not suit for working there. Organizations should look on the performance and dedication to work in order to promote or employ
Reference
http://youtu.be/gtKTcPq7XBs
J, C., & H, P. (2005). Conflict resolution program for the culturally deaf. Proceedings of the
1995 conflict resolution symposium at Carlton University. (3nd ed.). Ottawa: ON: Carlton University Press.
