Assessment Task 2: Early educators of the Deaf in Australia. Sister Mary Gabriel Hogan (Ellen Hogan): Unfortunately because of poor records kept at the time there are a few different dates of Ellen Hogan’s actual birth‚ but it was in August 1842‚ 1843 or 1844 in Dublin and died November 25th 1915‚ then put in her final resting place at Sandgate Cemetery‚ Newcastle. Her parents were John Hogan and Mary McMahon. When Ellen was either 7 or 8 years old she caught Scarletina (also known as Scarlet
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between deaf and hard of hearing. Deaf means not being able to hear sound or above certain intensity (sound) level. Hard of hearing means being able to hear Hearing sensitivity is measured in a decibel which means the units of relative loudness of sounds. Zero decibels (0 db)- average person with normal hearing can detect the faintest sound. Each succeeding number of decibels that a person cannot detect indicates a certain degree of hearing impairment. Professionals: Congenitally deaf (born
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higher chance of getting an abortion and terminating the pregnancy. Furthermore‚ if people have this kind of attitude‚ members of society are molded into thinking and saying that perhaps people who are Deaf or have a hearing disability actually have something wrong with them‚ whereas people in the Deaf community embrace their culture and just see it as a part of who they are. The article brings up 3 main points about the controversy over cochlear implants. First‚ Sparrow points out that one of the
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first Deaf president‚ Irving King Jordan. However‚ it was not an easy journey for this milestone accomplishment to be achieved. In the days before King Jordan was elected‚ there were protests from students‚ faculty‚ alumni‚ and many other members of the Deaf community. They‚ the people of Gallaudet‚ had just found out that Elisabeth Zinser‚ a hearing woman‚ had just been elected as the seventh president of Gallaudet. Nobody could believe this. This led to several days of protests called‚ Deaf President
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Kaite is one of the non-profit social organisations founded by Dominikus Collenberg as a Director of Kaite Team. He has more than 20 years’ experience in development of social issues. KAITE aims to contribute to the comprehensive development of the individual‚ society and environment. KAITE Team’s including: Zane Sivertsen‚ Production Manager‚ Shamiso Mungwashu‚ Community Programmes‚ Katinka Musavaya‚ Financial Director‚ Jackie Cahi‚ Change Manager Issue: Kambuzuma is a poor neighborhood on the
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Midterm What surprised you most about Deaf culture so far? Why do you think there are myths (misunderstandings) about Deaf culture? What do you think you should do to continue finding out myths and truths about Deaf culture? What surprised me most about Deaf culture was the belief of how deafness isn’t something that needs to be fixed. Being a person of hearing‚ I relay on my hearing for many things such as: school‚ getting up in the morning‚ cooking‚ walking across the street
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information to the brain where it is interpreted as meaningful sound. It improves the communication ability in adults and children who are profoundly deaf (“nerve deafness”) in one or both ears‚ helping them understand conversations. It does not restore hearing. It is the first major advance in research and technology since Sign Language was developed at the Paris deaf school. Individuals with profound hearing loss are limited because even the most powerful hearing aid can provide little to no benefit. Why
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book A Loss for Words by Lou Ann Walker is a biography about Lou Ann. Her parents are deaf and she and her sister are hearing. The book describes the troubles and embarrassment she felt and had while growing up. She loved her parents dearly but often felt embarrassed‚ or infuriated about comments people would make to her about her parents. Lou Ann exclaims that “their world is deaf‚ their deaf culture‚ their deaf friends‚ and their own sign language it is something separate‚ something I can never
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Mrs. Bates English 112 5 March 2013 Cochlear Implants When most are born‚ they have five senses. Touching‚ tasting‚ feeling‚ smelling‚ and hearing. For whatever reason‚ sometimes in their lifetime some people may lose one of more of these senses. Imagine not being able to hear. How would that affect a person’s daily routine? Also‚ what if the said person could somehow get their hearing back‚ would they jump at the chance? That’s where cochlear implants come into play. Until the late
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A Loss for Words is narrated by Lou Ann Walker. From the time she was a toddler‚ Lou Ann Walker was the ears and voice for her deaf parents. Through the narration of this book‚ she recounts the stories about her growing up with two deaf parents. "To the hearing world the deaf community must seem like a secret society. Indeed‚ deafness is a culture every bit as distinctive as any an anthropologist might study." (pg.22). The journey of this secret society for her and her parents begins as her parents
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