the word “deaf” is capitalized‚ and other times it is not. Why is this? It is because with the capitalization of the word “deaf” the meaning changes greatly. The definition of the term “deaf”‚ when written with a lowercase d‚ “refers to a physical condition characterized by a relative lack of auditory sensitivity to sound” (Flaskerud 317). To put it plainly‚ it is a way to describe an individual’s acute lack of hearing abilities. Capital “D” Deaf‚ on the other hand‚ is associated with deaf individuals
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Deaf Community - Nigeria In terms of an established deaf community‚ one of the brightest spots on the African continent is West Africa Nigeria’s deaf community is well-established and even has something that we lack in the United States. Demographics of Deafness in Nigeria One web source said that in 1975 there were at least four million deaf and hard of hearing people in Nigeria. According to the 2004 Nigeria census (Statistics Nigeria‚ approximately 30 percent of all disabled people in
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The Town for the Deaf Before I had a deaf son‚ I had never met another deaf person. I know how that could be. There are about a million people that are Deaf or hard of hearing in America alone. When my son was born‚ the doctors gave him to me and informed me your son is deaf. You would think after that you get a ton of information about what to do‚ you do not you are thrown into the wilderness and trying to find your way out with a dim flashlight. With each passing day‚ you losing hope that you will
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Takia Clayton 4/15/ 2010 ASL Research Paper Deaf Like Me By Thomas S. Spradley James P. Spradly Epilogue By Lynn Spradley Deaf Like Me is a story compiled together by Thomas and James Spradley. It is a compelling story about two hearing+ parents struggling to cope with their daughters overwhelming deafness. This powerful story expresses with simplicity the love‚ hope‚ and anxieties of all hearing parents of deaf children. In the epilogue‚ Lynn Spradley‚ herself‚ now a teenager thinks back
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TTYs (also called Telecommunication Devices for the Deaf (TDD) and text telephones) are used for two-way text conversation over a telephone line. They are the primary tool used by deaf people (and some hard of hearing people) for telephone conversation. Other visual telecommunications technologies and services‚ such as Internet chat and messaging‚ email‚ e-paging‚ and fax and e-mail are also used in telecommunications by people who are deaf or hard of hearing. -TRS Telecommunications relay
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looking at a grand scheme issue I would like to solve the lack of education for language available to deaf citizens of third world countries. To begin‚ according to World Federalization of the Deaf‚ “Most of the Deaf people do not get any education in developing countries and approximately 80 % of the world’s 70 million Deaf people do not have any access to education. Only about 1-2 % of the Deaf get education in sign language.” (“Human Rights”). So the problem is that in many cases hundreds and
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Deaf history presentation (1950-2000) multiple choice questions Hana’s questions: 1. The first commercial implant was called the what? (A)nerve (B)nub (C)cochlear (D)nucleus 2. VRS stands for what? (A) Video Relay Scan (B) Video Recive Service (C) Video Relay Service (D) Video Relay Set Laura’s questions: 3. I King Jordan was (A) The first deaf president of Gallaudet University (B) The first Black deaf person to earn a bachelor’s degree from Gallaudet College
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of 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
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The rally for a deaf president at Gallaudet University is pretty intriguing. I think I may have heard about it briefly before this assignment‚ but not enough to be able to explain it‚ let alone have an opinion on the matter. I never realized how crazy and intense the situation became. The students completely shutting down the school wasn’t as much of a surprise‚ I suppose. But the clips of people making dummies with name tags that read‚ “Spillman”‚ and “Zinser”‚ and hanging them on lampposts seemed
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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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