Language Level 2 31 October 2012 Deaf in America Book Report In this book‚ Deaf in America‚ by Carol Padden and Tom Humphries‚ the two authors wrote stories‚ jokes‚ performances‚ and experiences of Deaf people. They also wrote Deaf culture and Deaf people’s lives from various angles. This book is great navigator of Deaf world for hearing people and even Deaf people as me. There are several factors attracting reader. To begin with‚ I could learn about backgrounds of deaf people and hearing people. Authors
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see‚ even more so for children who are Deaf. All people alike should be getting the same opportunities‚ but that is not always the case for the Deaf community‚ children especially. The American Society for Deaf Children (ASDC) is an association founded to help provide information for hearing parents of Deaf children. They were founded in 1967 and act as a network to help parents help other parents. The company helps raise families with children who are Deaf or hard of hearing. ASDC gives support
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Deaf education is a relatively new educational resource when you look back on history. The first American School for deaf education was founded in 1817‚ a mere 200 years ago. Even Greek philosophers‚ such as Aristotle claimed that “"Deaf people could not be educated without hearing‚ people could not learn." (“ASL Timeline”) He even proclaimed that the deaf were “deaf and dumb‚” because he felt that deaf people were incapable of being taught‚ lacked the ability to to learn‚ and that procured a lack
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Students who are deaf or hard of hearing have diverse opinions about general education (inclusion/mainstream) and deaf school (residential) placements based on their personal experiences. Typically‚ their positive exposures to these placements are what dictate their preferences. Wilson (1997) interviewed 23 deaf students‚ who had prior experiences in general education classes except one‚ about their perspectives on general education setting and deaf school. In general‚ deaf students preferred the
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Who Speaks for the Deaf Community? A Reflective paper This chapter made me consider an aspect of Deaf culture I had never really thought of before‚ political and social influence in America. Before reading this chapter I thought that was a ridiculous question to ask‚ “who speaks for the Deaf.” I had naturally assumed that the Deaf would be the main ones who speak for the needs and influence of the Deaf community. However‚ after reading this chapter I realized that sadly that is not really how it
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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 touched
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The film Through Deaf Eyes demonstrated a great understanding of the death community. I found this short film extremely educational as well as informative of the Deaf culture and its people. This film opened my eyes and broaden my education in the Deaf culture. Growing up I never came into the situation of interacting with someone who was Deaf‚ before my ASL class I had absolutely no idea that there was such a rich and interesting history in the Deaf community. I found this movie to be extremely
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"Through Deaf Eyes‚" a two-hour HDTV documentary for PBS‚ explores nearly 200 years of Deaf life in America. The film presents the shared experiences of American history - family life‚ education‚ work‚ and community connections - from the perspective of deaf citizens. Narrated by actor Stockard Channing‚ the film includes interviews with former Gallaudet University president‚ Dr. I. King Jordan‚ and actors Marlee Matlin and Bernard Bragg‚ as well as historians and deaf Americans with diverse views
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possible for an individual to be Deaf and still be successful. It is also possible for an individual who is Deaf to have the ability of speech. It is possible for a Deaf individual to be treated equally in this world. Often times‚ the world categorizes a deaf person as someone who will never amount to the same abilities as a normal hearing person. In reality‚ a Deaf person could amount up to and even surpass some hearing person abilities. In the BBC documentary‚ Deaf Teens: Hearing World‚ we witness
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from birth” Wendy McElroy‚ ifeminists.com‚ is about Sharon Duchesneau and her deaf son named Gauvin. Duchesneau‚ being a lesbian‚ selected a sperm donor(along with her partner Candace McCullough). Duchesneau and McCullough are also deaf. The donor they selected was based on his family history of deafness to insure their son Gauvin would also be deaf. Duchesneau goes on to say that Gauvin “is not profoundly deaf… but deaf enough” (McElroy 1). Gauvin was born with slight ability hear to. Gauvin would
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