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Title: Deaf Culture


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Deaf Culture
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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.

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Quiz
  • Deaf and Dumb is an appropriate term
  • False, but it wasnt 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.

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

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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

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

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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

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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

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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.

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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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