Sign 180 11.16.11 Deaf Event I attended my first deaf event at the local Starbucks in Sea Cliff Village in Huntington Beach on November 16th. My experience was defiantly worth remembering and was quite enjoyable. Just approaching the door and seeing through the windows the hearing and the deaf practice and communicate with each other was inspiring. I was a bit apprehensive and nervous to strike up a conversation but next thing I knew I was being welcomed with warm hugs and loving smiles
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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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innovations that have 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
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Deaf Event Paper For my Deaf Event I decided to attend the Silent Dinner at Valley Ranch Barbeque this past Tuesday April 27th‚ 2010 with my fellow classmate a best friend‚ Amber Cullens. A few days leading up to the event I was completely nervous I didn’t know what to expect. With only being a beginning sign language one student I was afraid that I would freeze up or sign something that would be offensive or make me look stupid. When we got to Valley Ranch the dinner had already started so we
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The first event that I attended was a Starbucks Coffee Night in Pasadena. It was on April first on a Saturday. I arrived at 7:30pm and left at 8pm. There were a lot of people that attended but not all of them were there for the event I believe that there were around twenty five people that attended the event. Overall the event was as described a coffee night‚ many of the people had been there before and would get in groups. Some would sit down but others would chat while standing up. I thought that
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“A cultural community arises when a group of people‚ communicating through a common language‚ develops a set of beliefs‚ social behaviors‚ and norms” (Slobodzian‚ 2009). Deaf people who use American Sign Language (ASL) or another form of sign language such as British Sign Language (BSL) form a cultural community. Culturally‚ Deaf people carry the view that deafness is a social wonder‚ instead of a disability. The Deaf community takes pride in their Deaf identity. Deaf people are often classified
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Abstract The Black Deaf Community seems silly to believe the existence of itself‚ but in reality based on surveys and observations‚ it seems rather smart. Going through the supplemental reading‚ I have noticed the Black Deaf community consists of strong and proud members of both‚ overcoming many issues thrown at them. This paper will discuss the issues and show how amazing the community really is. To be a part of two different cultures at the same time seems almost
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bullying in the deaf community. How bullying directly affects our special need children. It is tough being a teenager and being harassed by your peers and within the deaf community this type of behavior often goes unnoticed or mention in some cases. At the end of this discussion we can learn what we can do to change people attitude about bullying and prevention of this harmful practice. This discussion will bring to light the issues bullying and victimization bring to the deaf community. A child who
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What is “Normalcy?” Everyone desires to feel apart of a community. As humans‚ we aspire to be accepted by our family and peers trying to fit in. The term “fitting in” describes the action of changing oneself to fit the standards of others. This standard is referred to as “normalcy” or being “normal”‚ implying that it is ordinary‚ accepted‚ or typical. Who gets to decide what is accepted? We are all human and share the same needs but often made to feel ashamed for being true to ourselves. Society
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September 16th‚ at 4:45 pm I attended my very first Deaf event of my life. The Deaf event that I attended was held at the Hawk’s Hangout with a few of my fellow students‚ and two Deaf people‚ my teacher Paul Kiel and Rodger. During the event many things were going through my head‚ but I was still able to learn a few new signs‚ and even learn more about the cultural differences between English and American Sign Language. While attending my first Deaf event many different thoughts and feelings crossed my
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