REACTION PAPER #3 OPTION A There have been very strong feelings throughout the Deaf Community about speech as a primary means of communication. Those who feel speech should be the primary method of communication for Deaf individuals usually consist of but are not limited to Hearing teachers‚ doctors‚ therapists‚ and Hearing parents. It is common for the medical model of deafness to encourage Deaf individuals and their families to use speech as the primary communication mode in order to function
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Deaf students should choose their career more carefully than normal students. Normal students can choose one from all careers‚ but Deaf students can’t due to an unfair prejudice. Deaf people are able to specialize on all of careers‚ but they can’t work in some dangerous working areas. Sometimes it makes a barrier to choose a career for Deaf students. From this‚ Deaf students should do more research on careers than normal people. If deaf students have chose wrong careers‚ it is hard to get a good
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Deaf Again by Mark Drolsbaugh: Book Report In Deaf Again‚ Mark Drolsbaugh‚ talks about his “fascinating journey” into the Deaf community. The best quote from the book to explain his hearing (liquid) world goes something like this by asking the reader to swim a mile in “his scuba gear”. "Imagine that you were born ... (in a) glass bubble underwater. You could watch all the fish swim and play‚ but you weren’t really a participant in that life ... With the help of technology‚ though‚ you could
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Description of Event: Deaf Chat Further your American Sign Language experience in a friendly social surrounding enjoying food court goodies and making new friends. Sponsored By: Sorry‚ I don’t know. When and Where the Event Took Place: March 8‚ 2012 at Oakridge Mall‚ San Jose. What it was about: Meet deaf‚ hard of hearing and other ASL students‚ communicate with people. This was the first deaf event that I attended this quarter. I was even more excited about it than I was before. I always
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“A person who is considered deaf-blind is someone who is deaf or hard-of-hearing in combination with a visual impairment or blindness. The range of capabilities and support needs of individuals with deaf-blindness varies substantially from person to person because of differences in the extent of partial vision or hearing‚ if any‚ or the presence of additional conditions such as intellectual or physical disabilities. In all cases‚ however‚ deaf-blindness results in difficulties detecting‚ gathering
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some sort of hearing loss. Despite the continuous adversity that the Deaf culture has faced‚ there is one thing that only continues to improve and that is access. Since the ADA’s laws have become stricter in regard to access‚ technology‚ communication‚ and resources continue to expand. Unfortunately‚ awareness is still gaining its reputation. One of the issues on behalf of awareness is the availability of understanding between a Deaf person and an officer. Since they are standing for the law‚ it is
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“For a Deaf Son” My four year old son’s name is Tommy and he is deaf. My husband and I both have normal hearing therefore‚ we knew raising a deaf son would be a demanding and difficult learning experience. Tommy is currently enrolled in an all speaking school. His speech is intelligible so he has the potential at successfully communicating with only oral language‚ if this is the option we wish for Tommy to take. He often becomes frustrated when he struggles with his oral speech and hearing. As Tommy’s
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Education is the most important treatment in helping the deaf and blind. Children who are deaf and blind require special teaching methods. These methods are taught in special education classrooms‚ separate schools‚ or residential facilities. Each state has federally funded technical assistance programs that provide training and support to families and educators with the assessment and education of infants‚ children‚ and youth who are deaf and blind. Technology has the capacity to help and
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The video Through my Eyes-Rosie’s Story demonstrates characteristics of Autism Spectrum disorder mentioned in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders Fifth Edition (DSM-5)‚ describes aspects of Kabuki syndrome‚ highlights the difference in severity between Asperger’s syndrome and classic Autism and provides an example of strengths families may exhibit in treating the child and not just the disorder. Rosie and Lenny both demonstrate characteristics of Autism-Spectrum disorder mentioned
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Determination is a characteristic very few people have. But‚ in this case the main character has this uncommon attribute. In the book Through my Eyes (Tebow)‚ Tim‚ a determined football player‚ shows a plethora of events of him never giving up. Tim Tebow never gave up on anything‚ including his education‚ football career‚ and farming. School work was especially challenging for Tim considering that he was diagnosed with dyslexia as a child. Isn’t it hard to imagine getting a good education with
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