The Disability Challenge

Prompts: Hearing

00. Create a character who is deaf, congenitally or not.

01. Write a chapter at a music store.

02. Write a chapter with no dialogue.

03. Write a chapter where a character is almost hit by a car.

04. Write a chapter where a character tries to teach a child how to lipread.

05. Write a chapter where a character gets hit on.

06. Write a chapter where a character listens to music through vibrations.

07. Write a chapter where a character is told they don't 'look deaf'.

08. Write a chapter where a character meets someone with a cochlear implant.

09. Write a chapter where a character has to order at a restaurant.

10. Write a chapter with ASL.

11. Write a chapter in nature.

12. Write a chapter where a character signs angrily.

13. Write a chapter mentioning or including 'Switched at Birth' the show.

14. Write a chapter where a character purposefully ignores someone while talking to them.

15. Write a chapter at a train station.

16. Write a chapter with a cooking mishap.

17. Write a chapter where a character defends another person with a disability.

18. Write a chapter where a character has to deal with someone yells or speaks extra slow.

19. Write a chapter where a character has to make a phone call.

20. Write a chapter at an amusement park.

21. Write a chapter where a character is called names.

22. Write a chapter where a character applies for a job.

23. Write a chapter where a character deals with someone who speaks while covering their mouth or facing away.

24. Write a chapter where a character is in a group conversation.

25. Write a chapter in a theater without subtitles.

26. Write a chapter where a character mispronounces multiple words in public.

27. Write a chapter where a character is caught singing too loudly and embarrassingly.

28. Write a chapter where a character makes someone wear earplugs and sound canceling headphones for a day.

29. Write a chapter where a character sees someone cry.

30. Write a chapter where a character is proud of being deaf.

Replacement Prompts (More added soon)

31. Write a chapter where a character makes a joke about being deaf. How do others react?