Okay you deafies, you’re wondering why it matters that you actually file a formal compliant with the state. This is why.
My fellow deafies of the area who has been going to Burrell, when I told them that they are mistreating me along with the other deafies of the area, you know what they said?
What other deaf clients? We haven’t heard anything from them.
That’s right. They don’t care you’re angry as long as you don’t file.
WITHOUT your testimonies, my allegation of them not treating the deaf population is not of substantial value! Without you behind me, I made myself look like I’m just out to try to stir up things. It looked like what it is- me taking on Goliath alone! Where are you all?
Without your voices, this will NOT change. You can’t just sit on your butts and whine you aren’t treated right when you do not back it up. I told them they treated other deaf people as badly, even going as far to separate a set of deaf twins. They acknowledged that incident, but she said they were fine with it. Not a single one of them filed against Burrell. Just me. I was like a pesky ant they stepped on.
And do not tell me to keep fighting. I can’t fight this avenue anymore, once they close an investigation, they CANNOT be investigated for the same thing again. This is done. This is over for me. But it is only beginning for all of you. If you file your own formal complaints, they will take notice that several others are making the same complaint of not being able to provide services EQUAL to what they had been providing before the loss of a certain staff member there. Burrell feels that an interpreter/counselor duo is granting the deaf population equal service as a counselor that signs. Your silence is your approval. I am disgusted with the ones of you who told me you filed too. You lied to my face. How did they blow your family all to hell when it was just you all along?! So what is it going to be? Your own fault? Or theirs?
I already fought my fight. It is over. I have been defeated. Now it is your turn… are you going to take the torch?
