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    Deaf President Now Essay

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    February 2013 “Deaf President Now” Essay The Deaf President Now movement in 1988 has been characterized as one of the most significant moments in the history of Deaf people. From March 7-13‚ 1988‚ Gallaudet University in Washington‚ D.C. was the site of a historic protest against the appointment of yet another hearing university president. It was early in 1983 when the 4th university president‚ Dr. Edward C. Merrill‚ Jr‚ was stepping down that he himself promoted the idea of a deaf president. The

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    Deaf Adolescence DESCRIPTION‚ IMPORTANCE‚ AND BACKGORUND INFORMATION As a kid we look forward to high school. We could not wait for the fun of making new friends‚ having more freedom‚ and discovering things we had no idea even existed or that would ever be relevant to us. What we did not expect was all the confusion and difficulties that came with adolescence. Now try to imagine how even more difficult adolescence is for a child who cannot hear. Although deafness can affect all ages‚ the

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    is important that teachers are already qualified as teachers of the deaf before they start working in the field of education of deaf children” (p. 82). This is because many factors in the educational system‚ like students ages‚ communication/ language styles and their school setting‚ can cause a teacher to play many roles (Easterbrooks‚ 2008). Some different areas a teacher can be knowledgeable about are the student’s family‚ Deaf culture‚ their language/communication‚ and learning styles/tools. Easterbrooks

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    Helping Children Who Are Deaf Dena G. Bryant 22608581 Liberty University November 07‚ 2012 Helping Children Who are Deaf by Sandy Niemann‚ Devorah Greenstein‚ and Darlena David. Helping children who are deaf is an intriguing book that covers the issues of deaf children and how they can be helped. It is written well and informs it readers of the many problems and issues that a deaf child has to face in everyday life‚ as well as the many way they can be helped. The author

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    Edmund Booth: Deaf Pioneer

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    Edmund Booth: Deaf Pioneer Edmund Booth was born on a farm near Springfield‚ Massachusetts in 1810. Some of the "hats" he wore during his lifetime were farmer‚ teacher‚ activist for the deaf‚ pioneer settler‚ 49er‚ journalist‚ and politician. The consistent theme in Booth’s life‚ one to which he always returned‚ was his commitment to the deaf: working for the rights of all deaf people in this country‚ including education of deaf children. Booth’s interest in deaf issues was

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    Book Report Deaf Again

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    Book Report: Deaf Again by Mark Drolsbaugh Deaf Again is the story of Mark Drolsbaugh‚ and was written to show the world a deaf perspective‚ of how they live‚ struggle on a daily basis. Deaf Again is about Mark Drolsbaugh journey from being born hearing‚ to becoming hard of hearing during the first grade‚ and the difficulties of being forced into the mainstream and not knowing of the joys of the deaf community and deaf culture until he is in his twenties. Mark starts his story by talking about

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    complications like nutrition‚ though less has been done to challenge the minorities and the disabled. Thanks to the works of Humphries and Padden‚ they stressed out to emphasize the cultural uniqueness of the deaf subculture in the American system. Humphries and Padden drew on their individual experiences as being deaf to illuminate the culture and life of deaf Americans‚ myths‚ and their everyday life (Armstrong‚ 2005). The essay centers on the authors’ articulation in the book "the deaf in American

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    in the sphere of deaf education. For hundreds of years‚ people treat deafness as a kind of disease and disability. As a result‚ deaf people with a low self-identity are arranged in a vocational education system and are not heard by the mainstream society. However‚ there should and must be a different kind of view to give deaf people the right status in the society‚ to value their culture and to give them a better education. There should be a transformation of views to treat deaf people differently

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    to think of advantages of being deaf and blind when you have had sight and sound your whole life. However‚ when you stop and think‚ you realize that there are actually quite a few. If you are deaf and blind you will have a heightened sense of your other senses‚ such as smell‚ taste and touch. That part of your brain has to work harder and is therefore stronger than other people with all of the senses. Telemarketers tend not to call if they know the person is deaf or hard of hearing. One way to get

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    behaviors‚ and beliefs that make Deaf culture unique? First what exactly is culture and how does culture impact your life and the

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