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One of the particularly impressive things about Hearing Happiness is the way in which it is peopled. There is the story of Jaipreet Virdi”s own life and experiences of deafness, the story of numerous deaf and hard-of-hearing people negotiating the hearing worlds of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, and the story of those inventors and medics, often hearing, who, in claiming to “cure” deafness, articulated deafness as a “problem” to be treated and contributed to a culture where deafness is seen as a “deficit.” From ear trumpets to chili peppers to aural surgery to electricity, the multifarious “cures” to deafness have had ramifications both in terms of the lived experience of deaf and hard-of-hearing people who came into contact with them, and in terms of the cultural construction of what it means to be “normal.” The skillful way Virdi brings these narratives to life for the reader, and weaves between them, is testament to the power of an extraordinary writer. Hearing Happiness is a spell-binding book of research and stories. Reviewed by Esme Cleall (University of Sheffield)Ĭommissioned by Iain C. Hearing Happiness: Deafness Cures in History (Chicago Visions and Revisions).Ĭhicago: University of Chicago Press, 2020.

He complained the city is not actually punishing parents beyond sending them to an administrative hearing if their child is repeatedly caught past curfew.Jaipreet Virdi. Anthony Napolitano, 41st, also hedged his support. While voting in favor of the ordinance, Ald. “I think there should be deeper conversation as to what we’re really doing here and not just putting a Band-Aid on the wound,” Mitts said. She still voted for the ordinance but not before noting Chicago teens have gathered outside for years and deserve more neighborhood investment. Emma Mitts, 37th, noted it seemed unrealistic for police to take large crowds of children into custody should they disobey the ordinance. Children also are exempted if they’re exercising their First Amendment rights, such as attending a protest.Īld.

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The mayor’s executive order - and the ordinance set to be voted on by the full council - grants a new exception for youths attending “ticketed or sponsored events” as long as they can prove their attendance with a ticket stub or wristband.Įxisting carveouts for minors being out after curfew remain, including if they’re accompanied by a parent or guardian or doing an errand for them. “We don’t enforce the ordinance in a punitive manner to the minor.” “We don’t enforce the ordinance other than returning them home and taking custody,” Kapustianyk said. Children found in violation of the curfew do not get arrested but are held in custody until a parent, guardian or a “responsible adult” can pick them up, he said - though Lightfoot said later Friday that police have “the right to take the action to arrest” if they think it is necessary. Kapustianyk stressed the Police Department tries to use the curfew to “engage” minors rather than penalize them. In 2019, the number was 1,804, and in 2018 the number of curfew violations issued was 2,453. “Having a tool and using a tool are two different things.”Īs of this week, there have been 98 curfew violations documented by Chicago police in 2022, Lt. “When we talk about having a tool in the toolbox … we don’t use this tool do we?” Lopez said. Lopez, a frequent Lightfoot critic, said he worried the policy is already toothless because he found Chicago police’s 364 recorded curfew violations last year to be scant. Raymond Lopez at a City Council meeting on Oct 27, 2021.