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Deaf Culture

Deaf Culture. Quiz. Sign Language is a universal language? No Sign Language is used by all deaf people. False Deaf people only drive in emergencies False. It is not nice to touch Deaf people False. Go for it. Quiz. Deaf and Dumb is an appropriate term

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Deaf Culture

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  1. Deaf Culture

  2. Quiz • Sign Language is a universal language? • No • Sign Language is used by all deaf people. • False • Deaf people only drive in emergencies • False. • It is not nice to touch Deaf people • False. Go for it.

  3. Quiz • Deaf and Dumb is an appropriate term • False, but it wasn’t always this way. • Many deaf people are color TV repairmen because of their superior visual aquity. • False. No difference • It is impolite to walk between two people who are signing. • Depends.

  4. Overview • Timeline • Models • American Sign Language • Deaf Community

  5. Timeline • 1816 Thomas Gallaudet • 1817 1st American School for the Deaf • 1852 Wisconsin School for the Deaf • 1864 Gallaudet University • 1881 Milan Conference • 1882 Dummy Hoy

  6. Timeline • 1920 Football huddle • 1964 TTY developed • 1973-75 Section 504 and PL 94-142 • 1980 Closed Captioning • 1984 First Cochlear Implants

  7. Models of Deafness • Pathological (Medical) Model • Hearing loss as a disease or disorder • Hearing loss interferes with communication • Deafness is viewed as a profound hearing loss

  8. Models of Deafness • Cultural Model • Deafness viewed as a distinct culture • Own language, values, traditions, and rule of behavior • ASL is a distinct language separate from English

  9. American Sign Language (ASL) • Adapted from sign language introduced by Thomas Gallaudet. • Distinct grammar. • E.g., “I store go I” instead of “I am going to the store” • Highly adaptable. • Many regional dialects. • Communication tends to be very direct.

  10. Deaf Community • Tight knit community • A few attributes • Very direct • Lighting is essential • Dependence on TTY • Changing attitude towards cochlear implants

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