“For a Deaf Son” My four year old son’s name is Tommy and he is deaf. My husband and I both have normal hearing therefore‚ we knew raising a deaf son would be a demanding and difficult learning experience. Tommy is currently enrolled in an all speaking school. His speech is intelligible so he has the potential at successfully communicating with only oral language‚ if this is the option we wish for Tommy to take. He often becomes frustrated when he struggles with his oral speech and hearing. As Tommy’s
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Carina Elston ASL 122 A Project #1 3. “Why Can’t Deaf Experts Hear Us?” a. What are the present Deaf issues? Some of the Deaf issues mentioned in the article are that that “Deaf experts” don’t like the thought of Deaf children learning to sign without voicing. They think that each Deaf child should be learning Total Communication‚ but there is no evidence showing that Total Communication is the best way to educate Deaf kids. Another issue is that the people at Gallaudet feel as if they
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THE DISCOVERY OF THE ZEBAPHANT By Rochelle Welch My special thanks to Judi Burnside for all her help and many readings of this book . Chapter 1 Let me tell you what I discovered in the jungle on an island far out in the ocean . I don’t think people have bothered to investigate this island before even though it is fairly large . I had never been on this island and did not know if there was life of any kind there The jungle was thick with trees ‚ vines ‚ bushes and beautiful flowering
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serious: being born blind or deaf? What is Sacks’ reasoning and what do YOU think? The decision between what is more serious‚ being born blind or deaf‚ is not an easy one. Personally I have a biased opinion to some extent since I am hard of hearing‚ without my hearing aids. Sacks’ wrote that he believes being born deaf is potentially more serious than being born blind and I agree. There are numerous reasons and recent experiences that lead me to feel that being born deaf is more serious than the
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innovations that have enabled the Deaf or hard of hearing to be able to hear. Specifically‚ cochlear implants is the leading option that provides people who are entirely Deaf with the ability to hear. However‚ not everyone who is deaf wants the ability to hear. Most people who are associated with the Deaf community and culture are adamantly against cochlear implants. The reason is that some are afraid of the prospect that this implantation will eradicate the Deaf culture. Deaf people are proud of their culture
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Deaf Blindness Most people assume that a deaf blind child is someone who is not able to hear or see. “Our country’s special educational law defines deaf-blindness as the combination of the visual and hearing impairment” (“Deaf Blindness”). These two impairments make the person lose his or her communication skills‚ developmental and educational needs. The National Consortium on Deaf-Blindness observes that the key feature of deaf-blindness is that the "combination of losses limits access to
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201 Professor Opfer 9/13/13 Deaf Culture in Schools Deaf culture has always been fascinating but I never thought about how it would affect a student in class. The fact that diversity of ethnicity is very slim was something I never even thought about teacher diversity with special education students would be just as important overall. This article really sparked my interest in how culture helps to define the classroom as well as society. Only 14% of teachers of deaf students represent the minority
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Description of Event: Deaf Chat Further your American Sign Language experience in a friendly social surrounding enjoying food court goodies and making new friends. Sponsored By: Sorry‚ I don’t know. When and Where the Event Took Place: March 8‚ 2012 at Oakridge Mall‚ San Jose. What it was about: Meet deaf‚ hard of hearing and other ASL students‚ communicate with people. This was the first deaf event that I attended this quarter. I was even more excited about it than I was before. I always
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Education is the most important treatment in helping the deaf and blind. Children who are deaf and blind require special teaching methods. These methods are taught in special education classrooms‚ separate schools‚ or residential facilities. Each state has federally funded technical assistance programs that provide training and support to families and educators with the assessment and education of infants‚ children‚ and youth who are deaf and blind. Technology has the capacity to help and
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Anna Arce Ms.Ricciardi March 21‚ 2013 ASL‚ Period 7 Deaf For A Day Living from day to day as a Deaf person‚ you may encounter many unpleasant situations. Little kids staring‚ adults staring‚ employees giving you an attitude for them not understanding‚ and some people who are just plain ignorant to Deaf people because they’re different. Last Saturday I used ear plugs that gave me a mild hearing loss for a day while going through my normal activities; even
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