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Deaf Community Chapter 4 - Coggle Diagram
Deaf Community Chapter 4
Deaf Statuses
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Hard of Hearing
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Hearing aids are often helpful, but that doesn't mean they can hear everything
Some who use hearing aids understand many words, some cannot understand many words; some have good speech, some have speak that is unclear
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America's 3 major eras
Agriculture
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Most of them stayed on the farm their whole lives and never kept in touch with any deaf or school friends
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Manufacturing
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World Wars - deaf were able to make big contributions to the war effort and were found to be "very capable" (75)
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Deaf Culture
First account of realizing Deaf culture William Stokoe 1965 - The Dictionary of American Sign Language described the socials and cultural characteristics of Deaf people
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Deaf Identity
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"...if ASL is taken away from a person, her/his personal identity as a member of Deaf culture is lost" (92)
Values and Beliefs
Respects for ASL, hands, and eyes
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Traditions
Clubs, private gathering, sports and games
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Name signs
Given by Deaf peers, family, or school personnel
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Deaf Community
"deaf world" - place where they can enjoy themselves socially with peers they feel most comfortable with, not in the hearing community/world/people
"Deaf community" - "more inclusive and encompasses a wider range of membership, such as parents of deaf children, hearing children of deaf parents, and professionals working with Deaf people" (89)
"Padden explained that a deaf community may include persons who are not themselves deaf but actively support the goals of the community and work with deaf people to achieve them" (90)