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Deafness
Despite being hearing impaired, deaf people are highly capable human beings.
What's fascinating about all minority groups ("minority" not in the strictly racial sense of the word) is that they seek to push forward an agenda of "sameness" while simultaneously embracing the plain fact that they are in some way different than the established majority. They want to be treated like everyone else, but at the same time they expect sensitivity and/or preferential treatment with respect to that particular "otherness" (race, gender, sexual orientation, handicap) that makes them different. One can argue that if deaf people really wanted to be treated like everyone else, they wouldn't take advantage of the many special assistance programs that exist to help them function within a, for lack of a better word, "normal" society. A quick Internet search reveals that there are plenty of special programs for deaf people, at the federal, state, and local levels.
The short, poorly made video entitled "Through Deaf Eyes" skirts around this paradox, irony or -- depending on one's...
Deaf people are different. Yet they want to be treated like everyone else. But (to varying degrees) they expect some level of recognition and/or assistance for their impairment.
After writing the first two paragraphs to this response, it occurred to this humble correspondent how utterly horrible I am to say such things in my reflection section. The notion that those who are disadvantaged in some way (or those in a minority) have an engrained "entitlement mentality" that they fail to acknowledge is offensive. But, I can't help but to feel that way. Especially after watching "Through Deaf Eyes. For some reason, it seems to me that these "awareness videos," that target young adults, actually create the opposite effect of their supposed intentions. Instead of making kids less discriminatory/prejudicial, they make us more discriminatory/prejudicial. These videos function like a sign on someone's back that reads, "Don't kick me," what's the first thing you want to do? Kick that kid as hard as you can. Why is this? Does this make me a bad person to feel…
Deaf Performance I was born with the ability to hear very well in both of my ears. I am able to hear everything. Most people are. Some people lose their hearing as they age, but they do not go deaf. Other people are born without the ability to hear or they get a bad sickness when they are young and they lose their ability to hear. It is a difficult disability
These churches include the Pilgrim Lutheran Church of the Deaf, International Deaf Mission, Los Angeles Deaf Church., Holy Angeles Catholic Church of the Deaf and the Grace Bible Church of the Deaf, to mention a few. There is also a presence of the Jewish deaf community. When it comes to education, the Los Angeles area has a sizable program at the California State University Northridge with a National Center
This turns out not to be entirely true, however, as in one incident Tea Cakes slaps her in public, not to be mean, exactly, but because "being able to whip her reassured him in possession (Hurston, 176). Though I do not like this part of myself, I can absolutely identify with such feelings -- it sometimes seems like anger and even violence are the only effective ways to exert
Deaf Culture In any given country, there is a dominant and prevailing culture that tends to be more pervasive than others. However, there are also cultures that are counter or parallel to the dominant culture. One of those common subcultures is that of deaf people. Even with the fact that deaf and hearing-impaired people live in the same dominant cultures as everyone else, they have to exist and act in a
"Co-enrolled classrooms," they advise, "represent a promising additional possibility for increasing student social access to peers, as well as increasing achievement. A co-enrolled classroom typically consists of an approximately 2:1 ratio of hearing and Deaf or Hard-of-Hearing (DHH) students. A team of two teachers, a general education teacher and a teacher of DHH students, collaborate to provide instruction. In many CE classrooms, the teachers and students frequently use both
Journey into the Deaf-World This book looks at the Deaf-World culture in depth. In the process, the authors consider many practical, legal, educational, medical and social issues facing those in the Deaf-World. While the book covers many technical issues in detail, the underpinning for all of it is that the Deaf-World is its own unique culture with its own unique language, and is every bit as much of a subculture