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Some deaf and hard-of-hearing people are bilingual. This means that they communicate and use two different languages, ASL and English (most commonly). They use English either verbally, or through writing, and use ASL for signing.
"The term "hearing-impaired", though considered by hearing people to be politically correct, is actually offensive to the deaf or hard of hearing individual. Why? According to the National Association of the Deaf , "the label focuses on what they can't do. With this label, a standard has been set: the 'hearing' standard. To be anything other than 'hearing' is not acceptable to the mainstream society, and deaf and hard of hearing people have failed to meet the 'standard' . . . Deaf and hard of hearing people believe that there is nothing wrong with them and that their culture, language, and community are just as fulfilling as those experienced by the mainstream society." -National Association of the Deaf (NAD)
"I'm proud of being a Deaf person."
www.nad.org (a great resource!))
are surgically implanted electronic devices that provides a sense of sound to a person who is profoundly deaf or severely hard of hearing. It is a just a technological aid and will still not allow deaf or hard of hearing people to hear the same way or same things hearing people do.
Deaf: partially or totally unable to hear.
Hard of Hearing: Somewhat deaf, still have access to sound, including words
Defined: a person who generally became deaf before acquiring spoken language, or shortly thereafter, and uses American Sign Language as his or her primary language.
(Old Definion)
(not always)
In the U.S., some 41,500 adults and 25,500 children and youth have been implanted.
There are 36 million Deaf and hard of hearing people in the U.S.
Hearing assistance technology
Many Deaf people choose to not wear either. It's not a natural sound and silence IS blissful.
Do's and Don'ts for Hearing People
Do:
Don't:
The Deaf World often thinks parents should wait until the child is old enough to make that decision for themselves.
Hearing Parents think it is the best or only option if their child is or becomes deaf. (Doctors are involved in decision)
Only 30% of all spoken sounds are visible on the lips. (lip reading is hard!!)
In general- Cochlear implants is a personal choice of either the parents or the deaf person himself/herself.
Open to audience!
1.2% of School-aged children in the nation are deaf
92% of deaf/hoh students
go to mainstream schools.
Video- https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=2786624307399
Definition of culture: Sharing of language, norms, foods, art, music, religion, clothes
Language- American Sign Language
Norms- Straightforward talk, descriptive terms, eye contact in conversations, facial expressions/body language, hugging on greeting
Music- internal rhythm, example 2-3 beat