Shame & Silence: Lessons on Listening and Love from a Child of Deaf Adults with Maria Gallucci
About this episode
Maria Gallucci shares her experiences as a Child of Deaf Adults and discusses the importance of inclusion and accessibility in various systems.
In this episode, I sit down with Maria Gallucci, a multi-award-winning real estate agent, author, and a proud Child of Deaf Adults (CODA), to uncover the hidden realities of navigating a world built for the hearing. Maria reveals to me the heavy emotional burden of acting as a childhood interpreter, the massive accessibility gaps in the housing and medical systems, and how she turned a life of feeling "othered" into a nationwide mission for radical inclusion. Key Takeaways The unspoken trauma of children forced to interpret complex, life-altering adult situations. Why treating everyone "equally" is actually a massive mistake when trying to foster true inclusion. The hidden accessibility crisis in the real estate market, and the exact steps needed to fix it. How growing up as a CODA shaped her 30-year mission to protect Deaf, Hard of Hearing, and LGBTQ+ homebuyers. The simple, everyday habits that accidentally isolate marginalized groups (and how we can correct them immediately). Chapters 00:00 The Heavy Burden of Being a Child Interpreter 03:54 How We Accidentally Exclude The Deaf Community 08:02 Turning Childhood Isolation Into a Fight for Inclusion 13:02 Why True Empathy &…
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