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Perspectives on Deafness

Perspectives on Deafness. Medical vs. Cultural perspective. Little “d” deaf (Medical Perspective). Negative or oppressive attitude towards deaf people Deaf people who don’t sign; don’t identify themselves with the deaf community.

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Perspectives on Deafness

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  1. Perspectives on Deafness Medical vs. Cultural perspective

  2. Little “d” deaf(Medical Perspective)

  3. Negative or oppressive attitude towards deaf peopleDeaf people who don’t sign; don’t identify themselves with the deaf community

  4. Want to “fix” the problem of not being able to hear- hearing aids, cochlear implants- focus on speech & lip readingDiscuss deafness as the degree of their hearing loss, not as identityLoss of hearing hinders their involvement from “normal” hearing world

  5. Regard hearing loss in medical termsConsider themselves superior those in Deaf communityHearing loss is a disability

  6. (sign: “think hearing”)

  7. Big “D” deaf(Cultural Perspective)

  8. positive strong identity; pride in deafnessdo not discuss degree of hearing loss- do not compare or associate themselves with hearing worldattend social gatherings to interact with other culturally deaf members

  9. identify themselves as a cultural minority- use a different language, not disabled.Residential Schools for the Deaf- heart of deaf community- culture passed through generations here

  10. Shared sense of identity- shared oppressions, history, experiencesdisABILITY- strong, independent

  11. CULTURE: set of learned behaviors of a group o f people who have their own language, values, rules of behavior, and traditions. (Carol Padden, 98)

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