a controversial procedure among the deaf and hard of hearing people in the United States. One of the reasons why so many parents choosing a cochlear implant for their child is because hearing parents view the cochlear implant as a "cure" for deafness. On the other hand‚ deaf advocates view the cochlear implant as a destruction of the Deaf culture and are in opposition of the implant because of ethical reasons as well as the dangers the surgery presents. The surgery itself is a dangerous procedure
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Implant (or CI for short) myself‚ making it a major part of my popular culture experience. The Cochlear implant is recognised as a “cure” for deafness; however there is commotion from the “Deaf” culture that the CI is a threat to their culture and their form of communication‚ sign language. I disagree and believe that the CI is an optional cure for deafness not a threat to their culture. The CI reflects back onto three main theories; Progress and Globalization‚ Roots and routes of identity and Deaf
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and value system that serves a vital role in the lives of its members. Professionals‚ such as doctors and audiologists describe Deaf people according to their pathological condition‚ which is hearing loss. According to Gregory’s book Constructing Deafness‚ the term "deaf community" has demographic‚ linguistic‚ political and social implications (40). A national "community" of Deaf people who share the same characteristics are present in this group. Furthermore‚ in 1968‚ this term can be described
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Susan Robertson Professor Ristow English 151-DL 4 03/17/2013 Cochlear Implant: Listening with Deaf Ears A cochlear implant is a prosthetic device that gives a deaf person access to sound. However‚ not every deaf person is eligible for the implant. There is a system of checks and balances before a person is considered to be a candidate. There is a lot of work that goes into learning how to use the device but the reward is life changing. Virginia University states‚ “A cochlear implant
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and Image Art is known as De’VIA. De’VIA was an art movement inspired by deaf artists to “come out of the closet” during the early 1980s and late 1990s (Miller 303). To come out of the closet is to show pride in being deaf‚ instead of hiding their deafness or trying to imitate the hearing. Deaf people have a history comprise of discrimination‚ being ignored and oppressed by the hearing world. Thus‚ through their art they are able to represent their experience‚ culture and struggles; all of which offers
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In my first paper‚ I had mentioned that I would be accepting if I had a deaf child. I also brought up my consideration in adopting a deaf child. If other parents do not want to raise the child‚ I would be willing to step in and love them as my own. I stand by both of those statements I made and I still feel strongly about them‚ but the more I learned in this class‚ the more I realized it would not be as easy as I thought. Originally‚ I wanted to send my child to a mainstream school or live close
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incoming sound in electrical signals that stimulate the auditory nerve fibers to send 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
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Fury I will be doing my presentation on a movie that I watched called: “Sound and Fury.” It’s a documentary that was filmed back in 2000 by director Josh Aronson. The movie focuses in on two brothers and their nuclear families that are affected by deafness in different ways. The two brothers names are Peter and Chris Artinian. The brothers were raised by their parents Peter & Marianne who are both hearing. Peter is the older brother and was born deaf. This was difficult for him because his parents
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According to Mellon et al. (2015)‚ 10‚000 deaf children are born in the United States each year. Of these infants‚ more than 95 percent are born to hearing parents (p. 781). Often times hearing parents view their deaf children as disabled and try to “fix” them by giving them a cochlear implant (a device that is surgically implanted into a person’s cochlea to help them perceive sounds)‚ or by mainstreaming their child in the public school systems‚ forcing them to learn to lip-read and speak. I don’t
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restore normal hearing. Instead‚ it can give a deaf person a useful representation of sounds in the environment and help him or her to understand speech. Many members of the deaf community are content with their unique culture and do not regard deafness as a disorder or something that needs to be cured. Within the deaf community‚ particular scorn is reserved for the practice of placing cochlear implants in young children. The National Association of the Deaf‚ maintains that there is no evidence
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