Switched at Birth: Daphne and Regina talk (2x03)

[@sophialeclerq3041]

i love Daphne sometimes...

[@sweetlife031]

How did she understand what her mom was telling her if Regina couldn't sign? At a couple points, Regina wasn't looking directly at Daphne.

[@ecgg25]

@@sweetlife031 she can read lips.

[@christinalisk9104]

@@sweetlife031 The actress who played Daphne was hard of hearing, not d/Deaf. If they had Daphne being portrayed as half deaf, rather than completely deaf, it would've been far more believable in the series overall. Plenty of hard of hearing people integrate into d/Deaf culture, and lots of us encounter the same difficulties Daphne faced (albeit to a lesser degree). Lip reading helps a lot when compensating with speech, but it isn't the magical power it's made out to be in Switched at Birth. Some representation is better than none at all, but there is a lot about d/Deaf portrayal in Switched at Birth that's inaccurate.

[@laeti2366]

Cette scene est vraiment touchante j'en avais les larmes aux yeux, j'adore Daphne

[@rebeccasanny1317]

laeti2366 Moi aussi je l'adore vraiment !

[@katymvt]

I honestly don't see how being a phlebotomist would be easier on her hands.

[@ECW5320]

Damn Daphne? No apology????

[@JMR72301]

Why can't Regina sign?

[@beccaflynn6261]

Because something went wrong with her hands, and that's why she can't be a hairdresser again either.

[@sweetlife031]

And I think Constance Marie was suffering from tendinitis at the time also ...so it was kind of written in to give both her and Regina a break :-)

[@williammoore2832]

@@sweetlife031031 of course but, Constance Marie said she wanted to learn more sign language.

[@Aripoma]

@@sweetlife031does Regina ever sign again in the show

[@KC-rl5qc]

@@Aripomashe only ever signs “I love you” once and never signs again after season 2

[@RAINBOWNATE]

Watch the show you will find out what’s going on.