“Communication Strategies for Nurses Interacting with Deaf Patients” by Christine Chong-hee Lieu et.al‚ explains how communicating with deaf patients can be challenging for nurses. The language barrier often makes explaining a deaf patients medical situation difficult for the nurse‚ which leads to little or no understanding by the patient of what is happening. Providers need to understand‚ while paper and pen may be ok for some hearing impaired patients‚ it is not always an option for others. “Despite
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The film “Through Deaf Eyes” changed the way I view the deaf community and deaf culture. Before watching the film I didn’t know much about deaf culture at all. I knew that deaf people had a strong community and were closely connected to one another‚ but watching the film allowed me to see that much more clearly. When the deaf people talked‚ many of them mentioned the experience of meeting and being with other deaf people. The way they spoke about all deaf schools and churches opened my eyes to the
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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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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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Sign Language is a very complex method of language that is used by the deaf community to replace spoken words. It is an extraordinary language when considering all that encompasses this replacement of words‚ such as gestures‚ vision‚ body language‚ tone‚ rhythm syntax‚ facial expressions‚ industrialization‚ and culture (Sign Language). The hand‚ body and facial gestures can represent objects‚ emotions‚ actions‚ numbers‚ letters‚ and can even ask questions. This visual mode of communication is
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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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The Deaf President Now Movement at Gallaudet University was very interesting to watch. I never knew much about the movement until this ASL class‚ and I find this information to be important in learning history in the 1980’s. Now after researching information‚ the significance of the protest was definitely necessary for the deaf community/culture. In reading this article‚ I had never thought much about the deaf culture‚ even though I had seen deaf people in my work place. Looking back in time‚ I could
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Journey into the Deaf-World Chapter 1 1. Which of the authors are deaf? a. Of the three authors Ben Bahan is a deaf man. Both of his parents are deaf as well. 2. How does each of the authors look at the deaf-world? a. Ben Bahan grew up in the Deaf-world‚ he was very active in Deaf clubs and associations. He attended the Marie Katzenbach School for the Deaf as well as Gallaudet University. b. Harlan Lane states "we are a language minority." He does not want anyone to forget the hardships
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Still Be Deaf shocked me because it was a VHS. I have not watched one of these since I was a kid. Kelsey even showed up as I was watching the video and we were reminiscing on our childhood. That was neat because I was able to compare my upbringing to Bonnie Kraft’s. She is a hearing woman who was born to Deaf parents‚ but feels as though she has a “Deaf heart.” This is a unique perspective and that is why I enjoyed it so much. While learning ASL‚ you are constantly exposed to this culture. This is
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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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