{"id":9941,"date":"2010-04-05T03:59:11","date_gmt":"2010-04-05T08:59:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/?p=9941"},"modified":"2010-04-05T06:16:27","modified_gmt":"2010-04-05T11:16:27","slug":"darrel-mccoulough-interview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/blog\/2010\/04\/05\/darrel-mccoulough-interview\/","title":{"rendered":"Darrel McCoulough Interview"},"content":{"rendered":"

Darrel McCoulough<\/strong><\/p>\n

March 31, 2010<\/p>\n

A while back, there was news about a deaf gentleman who saved a woman from a
\nfire at apartment. Thanks to Kelly Reagan who managed to get a hold of him
\nand made this interview possible. Darrel McCoulough is the guy who didn\u2019t
\neven think twice about saving another human being. It was a privilege of
\nmeeting and getting to know who he really is. Darrel is truly a kind and
\ngentle man I\u2019ve ever known, and I\u2019m glad to call him a friend among
\nHoustonians. Without further ado, here is the interview with Darrel
\nMcCoulough.<\/p>\n

Thank you for participating our Q & A, please give us a brief description of
\nyour background.<\/strong>
\nI was born in the east of Louisiana. I then moved here in Houston when I was
\n2 years old. I grew up here in Houston. I went to Montessori school, and
\nthen I went to Texas School for the Deaf (TSD) in 1967. At the age of 16,
\nI\u2019ve decided to leave TSD and moved to California. While I was there, I
\nworked for a print company for about 10 years where I used to be in union in
\nCA. Later, the earthquake had occurred twice sometime during the1990s. It
\nall happened somewhere between Oakland & SF. I then decided to move back to
\nHouston in 1994 and settled here in Houston ever since. I truly love living
\nhere.<\/p>\n

Were you born deaf or hearing? What was the cause?<\/strong>
\nI was born deaf, but never knew what the cause of it.<\/p>\n

What do you currently do for living?<\/strong>
\nCurrently, I am working for a newspaper company as a pressman for 13 years.<\/p>\n

Any of your family deaf? How did your parents approach when they found out
\nabout your deafness?<\/strong>
\nMy parents are hearing. Out of 8 siblings, I have 3 that are deaf. I\u2019m the
\n4th child in the family. My parents communicated with us through gestures,
\nhome signs and writing. My mom passed away in California just before the
\nearthquake occurred, and my dad is still alive. I have a daughter, and
\nshe\u2019s hearing. We communicate through ASL.<\/p>\n

Tell us your experience when you saved a woman from a fire.<\/strong>
\nThis lady was from New Orleans. She knocked on my door and asked for some
\nmoney. I didn\u2019t know who she was, so I declined to give money and told her
\nto go find a job. Later on, at 5:30 in the morning, something bothered me. I
\nwent to the bathroom and saw my truck parked where the fire was. I moved my
\ntruck, and my truck was fine. About 15 minutes later, I saw this lady, and
\nshe was on balcony on the 2nd floor. She was stuck, and there was no escape.
\nI moved my car closer to where she was and tried to get her to jump over the
\nbalcony. Of course, it was very HOT. Then, the lady finally jumped on my
\ncar, and she was fine. She was grateful for my help.<\/p>\n

What are your common challenges you face with hearing community?<\/strong>
\nI didn\u2019t face much of challenges. I always work hard, and I don\u2019t pay
\nattention to negativity or any problems. I try to avoid problems and focus
\non the job at hands. That works best for me, no discrimination or
\noppressions. If there are any problems, I do my best to avoid them.<\/p>\n

Any advice to deaf\/hoh community?<\/strong>
\nIf you see anybody that needs help, please help them. Your reward will be
\ngreater. Deaf CAN do anything. Also, just be sure to protect yourself. I
\ndidn\u2019t have any fire alarms\/lights at my old apt in Pasadena. After the
\nincident I went through, I moved to Houston, and I now have alarms\/lights
\nfor fire, etc.<\/p>\n

Thank you, Darrel for taking the time to share your experience with us. We
\nare certainly grateful to have you helping others. We definitely need more
\npeople like you to spread such positive attitude and support one another.<\/p>\n

Source:
\nhttp:\/\/www.houstondeafnetwork.com\/articles\/spotlight\/darrel-mccoulough\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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