realize their child could have any complications. When the doctor comes back and tells the mother and father their child is deaf‚ they have a lot to think about: Should we get an implant for them? Or should we just live on with it and have the child sign? Most of the time‚ the parents choose living with it and having their child sign. Not only do parents teach their deaf children to sign‚ but also children that have full hearing capabilities too. Teaching children sign language has gotten very
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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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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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with deaf parents are as varied as children in the general population. Some excel academically‚ others are athletically endowed. Children with deaf parents can be avid readers‚ budding musicians or creative artists. Some feel at ease in almost any situation while other children may feel more comfortable in the familiar surroundings of their family and community. “Mother father deaf” is a phrase commonly used in the deaf community to identify a hearing child of deaf parents
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theme that appears in Deaf literature that shows the hardships that deaf individuals have to face everyday in society. Although many deaf individuals are being oppressed or discriminated by hearing individuals they try not to let it stop them from achieving their goals and living a normal life. The first piece of literature I want to introduce is a PBS documentary called “Through Deaf Eyes” (2007). The documentary talked about how in the past when schools were starting to help deaf children‚ they were
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For my research paper‚ I read Deaf Like Me by Thomas S. Spradley. This is the story of Lynn and her parents learning to accept her deafness. This is set in the 1960s. During this time‚ there were fewer medical advancements compared to today‚ such as the rubella shot. There was also not much of an understanding disabilities and people who faced issues with deafness. Tom and Louise Spradley were a couple that had one child‚ Bruce. Bruce gets diagnosed with rubella just as Louise finds out she was pregnant
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enabled the Deaf or hard of hearing to be able to hear. Specifically‚ cochlear implants is the leading option that provides people who are entirely Deaf with the ability to hear. However‚ not everyone who is deaf wants the ability to hear. Most people who are associated with the Deaf community and culture are adamantly against cochlear implants. The reason is that some are afraid of the prospect that this implantation will eradicate the Deaf culture. Deaf people are proud of their culture and want to
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really brave and pushed myself a bit in order to achieve something. One of those brave moments that is still stuck in my head till today is when I did a deaf cultural experience. I wanted to put myself in other people’s shoes and see what they’re going through‚ and how they cope with life. I was thinking about a place where I should do my cultural deaf experience‚ and one of my best friends Danica invited me to her aunt’s engagement party. It was a huge party‚ I would have mistaken it for a wedding.
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working with the deaf population either as an interpreter or a social worker. I have a strong connection to this community and feel it is an underserved population. I plan to become a Licensed Clinical Social Worker or a Senior Interpreter and I would like to work with clients and obtain a career at the county working for the Department of Mental Health. I want to make a difference in the community through my knowledge of the humans services profession‚ my knowledge of the deaf community and my
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important figure in Deaf History due to the significant impact he had of deaf culture. By establishing dozens of schools for the deaf‚ he was able to provide many people the opportunity to learn and have an education. He was able to succeed his mission with lifelong commitment and determination along with the ability to overcome conflicts that interfered. Although Mr. Foster was born in 1925 on June 27th with the ability to hear‚ he developed Spinal Meningitis and became deaf at age eleven. Later
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