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5 ways to connect with deaf people –
- -learn sign language
- -go to deaf events
- -learn about deaf culture
- -volunteer in schools
- -become friends with deaf people
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What is the typical viewpoint on deaf people?
mostly a medial viewpoint; they have to meet hearing standards
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Medial viewpoint on deaf people –
- -culturally deprived
- -lower expectations
- -good speech = success
- -focus on audiograms
- -English is first language
- -mainstreaming is best
- -live in a hearing world
- -negative labels
- -the “cannot” syndrome
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Cultural viewpoint on deaf people –
- -have own culture
- -higher expectations
- -speech not needed for success
- -focus on the whole person
- -ASL is first language
- -mainstreaming may be most restrictive
- -live in both worlds
- -positive labels
- -the “can” syndrome
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Why preserve deaf culture?
- -strengthens the identity of deaf people
- -creates a sense of belonging
- -fosters a positive self-image or self-worth
- -creates a sense of pride
- -develops respect for and recognition of the sign language of each country as a legitimate language
- -celebrates the abilities of deaf people, departing from the pathological perspective on deaf people
- -shows that deaf people have role models and heritage
- -supports deaf people's contributions to society
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How to preserve deaf culture –
- -give items related to deaf people to the archives
- -establish American or International preservation societies for deaf culture
- -train deaf people to become historians or archivists
- -establish deaf studies programs in colleges/universities and/or lower schools
- -incorporate deaf studies in the K-12 curriculum for deaf children
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Items related to deaf people for archives –
- •prints and photos
- •old films (16mm and 8mm)
- •videotapes
- •manuscripts
- •museum materials
- •rare books and materials
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What year was LACD closed?
1984
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What was LACD?
club for deaf people BY deaf people
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Why did LACD die out?
more accomodations for deaf people and less need to gather at one place
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Why was the LACD building closed?
- building needed to be reinforced for earthquakes
- less people coming to club
- area became more dangerous
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Why do deaf people walk against traffic?
so they can see what's coming
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Where do deaf people sit in a doctor's office?
somewhere so they can see the nurse's face to try to lipread for their name
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Why do deaf people put their hands on some things (machines)?
to feel vibrations to see it the maching is actually working
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What is Musign?
3 boys (maybe a girl) who would sign songs from the group Shanana; they sign the real meaning of the lyrics, not word for word
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What is Musign called now?
Beethovan's Nightmare
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heafy:
deaf person with hearing mentality/attitude
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How to tell someone's deaf:
- they use their eyes A LOT
- they use a lot of facial expression
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What do deaf people ask, % hearing loss or dB hearing loss?
% hearing loss
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What do some deaf people judge you by?
what school you went to
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Older names for ASL:
- -signs
- -deaf signs
- -old signs
- -real signs
- -before ASL, called Ameslan
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When introducing yourself to a deaf person, what do you tell them?
- 1) first and last name
- 2) location of residence
- 3) your schooling
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When introducing yourself, what do you tell a deaf person if you're hearing?
IMMEDIATELY tell them you're hearing
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If you're hearing, what will a deaf person often ask you?
- if you have deafness in your family
- where you learned sign
- why you learned sign
- how long you've been signing
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Why do deaf people ask so much about hearing people?
they want to know if you can be trusted and if/how you fit in the deaf world
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What is most important with introductions?
eye contact
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Ways to get deaf people's attention –
- tapping upper body or knee
- waving (size of wave based on distance of the perso)
- flashing lights (depends on person and people you are alerting)
- foot stomp (usually for something urgent and for deaf only)
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Why is the good-bye process long?
THEY KEEP SIGNING; comes from the days when communication was really restricted
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Do deaf people say "TTY" or "TDD"?
They like TTY because they feel like TDD is given to them by hearing people
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