Youtube discrimation against Deaf Youtubers
So I had a Youtube channel for 13 years now (2011-present). Up until this fall I had it on private but I wanted to make a long video of my Planet Coaster 1 theme park (back then there was only one Planet Coaster but now there's two) -which had three lands- Waltville (Fantasy/Magic Kingdom) Roys' Claim (Western) and Lillian's land (No theme)- but I couldn't have all of them in one video, due to the fact I only have "Standard Eligibility feature" which limits me to only 15 mins videos.
I'm Deaf in one ear and Hard of Hearing in the other. That's where the problem is If I want to make longer videos aka "Immediate Eligibility " level of videos I need either a)to have a smart phone/cell phone with SMS to get a verification number or b)I can have a phone call.
There's 0 options for email to be an option the excuse most people use is "because of Spam bots". Because there's no option for email it's basically discrimination against Deaf Youtubers who might want to make longer videos. I certainly do NOT want to have to use my parents' home phone number to get this one-time call.
I have tried everything already-I tried "Free" SMS websites and none of them worked for me. Either the number's already been use, or nothing showed up or "Please use an actual number". Google Voice isn't avaible in Canada unless I had a "business account" I tried contacting Youtube but they just told me to tell feedback.
So as a last resort today I tagged on Twitter (I am not calling it X) some disabled Content Creators on Youtube, and in 2 hours after I tagged them on Twitter I got 5 replies for people who could help me. So we will see how that works for me.
@Disneywoman Good luck with this, please let us know how you get on as maybe this will help others.
While the issue may be a legitimate one, spambots do exist...far too many of them. They trawl the Web ceaselessly, picking up as much personal info as they can for their creators' later use (or sale. Contact info is a commodity now). Doubtless your info has been vacuumed up, bought & sold more than once already without your being aware of it.
@slowdecline48 But its discriminates aganist people who are deaf and can't use their cell phones or be able to listen to a phone call. What about a deaf-blind person? They can't recivce a call, OR get a SMS because they can't see or hear. the ADA Article III states "when normal services can't be provided, alternatives must be provide" and emails would be my version of "alterative"
So that because of that there still should be an viable alterative to needing a phone.
@Disneywoman
Do not think discriminate deaf people since send text since most deaf if can afford have phone because lots way communicate with
Like iphone have live captions video call and rtt tty if got hearing aids can connect them have to sound recognition means phone hear alarms doorbells dogs anything set up will give alert so know happens and lot more
sound more discriminate people cant afford because phone very expensive or just not want
@theboymoana I don't have an option for anything but a landline unless I want to bug my older sister to use her smart phone to verfiy MY channel. Since I don't want to rely on my poor hearing or my Mom's hearing for the one surviving cell phone in the house (the other one is screwed up again) or on our land line.
An email would be my acceptable version for a code because I can use that on my own without needing anyone's help or bugging my sister. So its still discrimination to me because I can't verfiy without needing help because email isn't an option for me.
@Disneywoman
still not make discrimination against deaf people
good luck disyney <3
@Disneywoman I hope this gets sorted out soon Disney❤️you deserve to be heard.
