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    Cochlear Implant Day On Thursday 27.Oct‚2016 We had an event about "Cochlear Implant.” As a beginning we watched a short documentary about a girl from deaf culture‚ her parents were also deaf and they didn’t use any aids to help them to hear‚ except‚ sign language; they were against any technology to help them. They kept saying to her “this who we are‚” unlike them‚ she couldn’t adapt. Then‚ she heard about cochlear implant‚ and she wanted to do it‚ but her father felt that his heart is broken‚ also he felt

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    Our language has expanded over time‚ no one stood still in life just kept moving along with changes. Today alone we are able to communicate with our mouths‚ hands‚ and even expressions. Three short podcasts help show how the world can communicate not only with words‚ but with expressions and movements of their body. Jill Bolte Taylor had one the scariest things in life happen to her‚ a stroke. She explains her situations in‚ “A World without Words”. She is no longer able to speak or use any form

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    Sarah Bowker Respite North West Ltd Unit 1 Use and develop systems that promote communication In my role as team leader I communicate with many people on a daily basis. I communicate with the people we support‚ (who have learning disabilities)‚ the staff team‚ the families of the people we support and other professionals that have any involvement with the health care or support of the individuals in our care. The way I communicate depends on who I am communicating with. When communicating I

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    case studies of individual languages." 3. Biological Concepts- Species‚ DNA‚ Phylogenies‚ 4. Personal Agenda- Yes‚ the author does have a personal agenda. Linguists method can revive languages from no more than 10‚000 years ago. There are some reasons for the historical study of languages that people appear. Languages distinguish systematically‚ and they change in their nature of over time. We also can trace individual words and how sound develop from other languages. Furthermore‚ we also can

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    events‚ and other social settings. The ability to listen‚ understand‚ and interact with others is crucial in all of these situations. Due to this‚ deaf individuals often require the aid of others to interact effectively with those that do not know sign language. While there has been increase in the awareness of the needs of the deaf population‚ and special services have been offered more frequently‚ it is simply disadvantageous to be deaf in this society. That is not to say that deaf persons cannot achieve

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    Assignment 201

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    answer questions Ai) Describe four different methods of communication. 4 marks Verbal communication Non verbal communication (body language‚ facial expression‚ touch or contact‚ signs‚ symbols and picture) Written communication  Technological aids (human aids e.g. interpreters‚ signers‚ translators) alternative forms (sign language‚ lip reading‚ makaton‚ braille) Aii) Identify five different reasons why people communicate. 5 marks To express themselves To resolve

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    record and analyze speech‚ language‚ and swallowing irregularities by using written and oral tests‚ as well as special instruments. • Develop individualized plans of care for patients. • Select augmentative or alternative communication methods for their patients that could include automated devices and sign language. They also teach them to use these methods. • Teach those with little or no speech capability how to make sounds‚ improve their voices‚ or increase their language skills to communicate more

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    common physical or cultural characteristic such as skin color or language‚ (2) individuals identify themselves as members of the minority and others identify them in that way‚ (3) there is a tendency to marry within the minority‚ and (4) minority members suffer oppression. To a large extent‚ members of the Deaf minority also share a common language (ASL in the U.S.) and‚ because of their common physical characteristic‚ that language will never die out. On the second count‚ Deaf people do indeed identify

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    3.1 communication

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    user uses language the other does not understand‚ for example when a support worker uses technical terms‚ or words a SU doesn’t come across every day for example‚ telling a SU they can’t have a chocolate bar because they have diabetes‚ the SU may still not understand why they cannot have a chocolate bar‚ or what diabetes is. Service users that have sensory deprivation may not be able to communicate as effectively‚ for example deafness is a barrier to talking to that person‚ sign language can be used

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    used‚ so making sure they are comfortable‚ positive and encourage the client. 2.3- Non-verbal communication is a broad term used to describe any method of transferring information without words. Common forms of nonverbal communication include body language and facial cues. Tone of voice-concerns the emotional message being conveyed alongside the

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