United States Population with Hearing Loss- 32 million People
MHMR Presentation
Carolyn Colley
Alma Bebee
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HLRS
DRS
Project funded by: DARS - Office for Deaf and Hard of Heraing Services
Twenty-two regionally-based specialists assist consumers in getting the services they need from state and local government, service organizations, employers and private entities while advocating within the communities to remove communication barriers to render more access to the targeted groups.
Resource Specialists Located At:
5151 McArdle Road
Corpus Christi, TX
78411-3911
Phone: 361-993-1154
VP: 361-288-8774
www.deaf-hh.org
Deaf
note the capital “D,” persons who are involved mainly within the Deaf community/Deaf Culture and are native ASL users
deaf
persons who have little useable residual hearing and depend on visual communication as their main mode for communication
Hard of Hearing
persons with useable residual hearing which may be assisted with amplification
Late Deafened
persons, who as an adult, has lost most of their hearing as a result of an injury, illness or as part of the aging process
Culture Differences
Communication Tips
Attention Grabbers
Deaf
Hearing
Stomping
Waving
Say Name
Yell
Hit Table
Language
Other Auditory
signals
Shoulder Tap
Talk to the person, not about them.
Be patient, positive and relaxed.
When in doubt, ask the person for suggestions to improve communication.
It is okay to write notes.
Use an interpreter when necessary, or even assistive listening devices, depending on the situation.
Flashing Lights
Common
MYTHS
-All people who are deaf can benefit from using hearing aids.
-Most profoundly deaf people can speak and articulate with the appropriate training.
-Deaf people can’t drive.
-All hearing loss is the same.
-Deaf people are unemployed.
-You can’t diagnose hearing loss until 3 years old.
-A Deaf person is best described as a “deaf-mute”.
Introductions
Goodbyes
Long
Drawn Out
Long
Name
Age
Birth Date
Birth Place
School
Work
Family
Free Time
Exchange Contact
Information
Create a Picture
ASL
Check the Picture is correct
American Sign Language
NOT Universal
Most Preferred By Deaf
Grammar, Spelling, and Syntax
The Deaf Community and YOU
Used by Approx. 4 million
in U.S
Do All Deaf/ Hard of Hearing People Use ASL?
The only difference between a deaf person and hearing person is the ability to hear. “You go I go”
Deaf people do not experience mental illness at a higher rate than hearing people as well as emotional and behavioral problems.
The main barrier for deaf receiving mental health services is the communication barrier.
Deaf Culture is made
up of shared experiences
Lip Reading
Questions?
Comments?
Thank you for your time
Highly Inaccurate
TECHNOLOGY
Training is available
Speak Naturally
Video Phones
SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL ISSUES RELATED TO HEARING LOSS
Gestures
Easy and Common
Provide Enhanced Understanding
Can you give some examples of Gestures?
FRUSTRATION FEAR
ANXIETY DISCOMFORT
IMPATIENCE SADNESS
ANGER DENIAL
PITY GRIEF
GUILT WITHDRAWAL
PARANOID EMBARRASSMENT
Why is English so HARD?
Cochlear Implant
Do Deaf people experience emotions the same as hearing people?
Loop Systems
-The bandage was wound around the wound.
-The farm was used to produce produce.
-We must polish the Polish furniture.
-After a number of injections my jaw finally got number.
-I had to subject the subject to a series of tests.
-The soldier decided to desert his dessert in the desert.
Comfort Contego FM System
Alarms