Introduction
[soft piano music]
(Jeremy / Interpreter) It's really hard to see different things and... really hard to communicate. It's really just not a good feeling for me because I can't communicate. 
(Brandon) I can't hear... higher high pitch sounds so I can't differentiate between f, v, like /v/, /f/, /s/ and sounds like that. 
(Ashley) But I was very shy, I mean I was isolated because I didn't know how to talk to anybody I didn't have language or speech or anything like that at all. 
(Victor / Interpreter) It happened in elementary school around 4th grade. Everyone knew that I had Usher syndrome and had difficulty seeing. But other than picking on me and teasing me they didn't want to interact with me, which left me feeling depressed. 
(Danielle) I've had some issues getting accommodations for a geometry class, since I need tactile diagrams. Actually the professor did not accommodate me. 
(Austin) Well... Sometimes as far as communication goes. And sometimes I can't hear a person and they repeat themselves and I still can't hear them, and a lot of people get impatient. 
(Cody) And I want you to write on these boards, I want you to write on these boards. I want you to write down what fear you have. I want you to... your interpreter or you write it down, whatever you fear, what barrier is holding you down. Okay? 
(crowd speaking) 
(Man) I fear other people picking on me. Frustrations, pressure and stress. I fear influences of bad people and bad advice from other people. Ahh! (crowd) Ohh. [applause] Clap, clap. Technology, the dark, being totally blind and not being able to see at all. (Shouting) Ahh! Huu! Ahh! Ahh! Ahh! Ahh! Ahh! Ahh! No more!