Oh, yes. There were students that were a bit radical and “anti-hearing”. They would make me take a piece of paper and write out what I wanted to say to them, and then they would write back their answer. Even those who could partially hear me and lip read would try this if they were radical in their beliefs.
MOST of the students that I lived with in the dorms were friendly and accepting of the hearing. We got along well and there was no animosity.
I do remember learning the etiquette of using a TTY machine. That was interesting.
And I remember going on a long weekend trip with one deaf male student who just wanted the attention of the girls... we could all hear. He could partially hear, and lip-read everything we said. We got harassed at the Canadian border because the customs agent had never met a deaf person before. They thought he was drunk.
I don’t know if Madonna University is a “good” school or not anymore. But I do know that for the majority of the Canadian deaf students, it was their only chance to get a good education. There wasn’t a better option in Ontario.
Thanks for sharing your experiences, interesting stuff. The deaf community is one those of us who hear don’t often learn much about. Years ago it surprised me to learn many of them want it that way.