Answer in Unit 4222-258 Introductory awareness of sensory loss Outcome 1 1. Describe how a range of factors have a negative and positive impact on individuals with sensory loss In sensory loss (touch/ mobility‚ vision‚ hearing) can have a big impact to an individual like for example in mobility‚ the person can not feed or dress himself‚ or can not participate in an activity and worst if he can not attend to his personal daily living. Another is eyesight or vision‚ the person who suffers from
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Allissa Lane Deaf Culture Dana Schlang November 16‚ 2014 Audism Audism is a term typically used to describe discrimination against deaf or hard of hearing people‚ although it could also be expanded to include anyone with a difference in hearing ability. This discrimination can occur in a number of forms in a range that includes physical‚ cultural‚ and linguistic variants. Further complicating the issue is the existence of intra-group discrimination‚ which can either mimic the pathways of inter-group
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You are approached by a Grandparent who is hearing impaired how do you facilitate the best environment and through your body language and how you speak with him to ensure you communicate with him in a way which meets his needs and is respectful of his impairment I was approached by a child’s Grandparent with an hearing impairment who wanted to speak to me I instructing the Grandparent to follow me to somewhere quite‚ has this allowed us to speak and there to be no interruptions or other notices
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In individuals with profound sensorineural hearing loss‚ the hearing mechanism‚ specifically the cochlea‚ does not function properly and is incapable of transmitting sound signals to be processed in the brain. However‚ a relatively recent medical innovation involving cochlear implants allows these individuals‚ who would otherwise be deaf‚ to perceive sound. Cochlear implantation is a safe procedure performed on individuals with profound sensorineural hearing loss in which an electric device is surgically
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Occasionally in writing‚ the word “deaf” is capitalized‚ and other times it is not. Why is this? It is because with the capitalization of the word “deaf” the meaning changes greatly. The definition of the term “deaf”‚ when written with a lowercase d‚ “refers to a physical condition characterized by a relative lack of auditory sensitivity to sound” (Flaskerud 317). To put it plainly‚ it is a way to describe an individual’s acute lack of hearing abilities. Capital “D” Deaf‚ on the other hand‚ is associated
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Deaf History 10/11/2011 Pathological Views of Deafness This article examined the two major conflicting views of deafness‚ the medical view and the social view. The article also goes in depth about the causes of deafness and the implications of the different impacts on deaf individuals depending on when they became deaf. Blindness and muscular ailments are also addressed. According to the author those who see deafness from the medical view see it as an affliction‚ as if deaf people are broken
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On Friday‚ July 2 2010‚ I traveled to the Menlo Mall in Edison‚ NJ to observe and participate in a Deaf culture event meeting at the Starbucks. This event takes place on the first Friday of every month‚ and I was lucky enough to be able to hear about and attend to this one right before the paper was actually due. All the other events I attempted to plan on going to interfered with my work and class schedule‚ so I was fortunate to have gotten an e-mail from a fellow class mate‚ Allison White. This
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The publication of Through Deaf Eyes: A Photographic History of an American Community is a result of the landmark photographic exhibition of archival documents presented by the Smithsonian Institution in 2001 and the recent broadcast of a documentary film by the Public Broadcasting Service in March of this year. In addition to the viewing of the touring exhibition by more than 400‚000 people and the broadcasting of the documentary film on the national network‚ the story of the Deaf community has
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+6Alice Godfrey Hendren-ENG102 January 17‚ 2011 Kentucky School for the Deaf Changes No one is sure exactly what will become of Kentucky School for the Deaf campus. The school is rich in history of Danville and even houses its own museum in one of the buildings. Kentucky School for the Deaf was first established in 1823 and although it is not the first school for the deaf in the United States it is the first state funded school for the deaf. Several
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I. Imagine watching your favorite movie with no sound‚ or attending your favorite bands concert and hearing nothing. A. 1 out of Every 1‚000 people in the United States become deaf before age 18 B. 9-22 people out of every 1‚000 suffer from a hearing Impairment and are included in the Deaf spectrum II. My name is Carolyn Hernandez and I’m here to talk about Deaf Culture. A. There is an entirely separate culture associated with the Deaf community. B
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