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Negative attitude towards deaf community (Discrimination ("…
Negative attitude towards deaf community
Discrimination
"normal" to many people is considered how the majority of people are
see a signing deaf person they will see them as different
Because of the many stereotypes it leads to discrimination
Many employers might hesitate on hiring deaf people because they worry about their language or just link stereotypes to it
Resilience
Deaf people show a lot of this
facing risk and seeing the possibility of achieving positive outcomes
genetics, culture and environment all plays a factor in this
A child of a hearing parent their path to the deaf culture might take longer
Health Issues
Have health issues just like hearing people do
Deaf people are less likely to get the health care service they need
Many deaf people have low english literacy which makes it harder for them to understand english health issues
Violence
Partner violence is higher in deaf partners
Deaf and hard of hearing male and females were 1.5 times more likely to be victims of sexual harassment
if they sign ASl really close to the face with a lot of aggression movements it is a sign of intimidations
Crime issues
Handcuffing a deaf person takes away their form of communication
sometimes deaf people have to sign documents and the majority of deaf individuals have low english literacy so they are not sure what can be on the document