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Deaf Cultures Future (medical advancement (the number of deaf children and…
Deaf Cultures Future
medical advancement
the number of deaf children and adults with cochlear implants continue to increase
research has indicated that these individuals have the potential to significantly improve their ability to understand spoken language and speak the language
medical advances have resulted in more deaf children surviving illness and trauma, but with additional disabilities that may make it difficult for them to be part of Deaf Culture
there is ongoing genetic research to separate deaf genes and in this way minimize the possibility of deaf children being born
"take-away"
Deaf culture is more than signing, separate schools, and a past history and heritage
deaf culture reflects a diverse group of people who may have different perspectives, but have in common the understanding of what it means to be deaf and visual ways of connecting with their enviroment
Being deaf to them includes the use of ASL and English in a visual sense and the ability to enjoy productive lives and connect with others who are Deaf
Modern Deaf Culture
many things going on in the Internet, the arts, and the development of ASL courses as well as bilingual programs in various schools for the deaf, plus research on the linguistics of ASL
Technology, in particular videophones, texting, FaceTime and Skype, YouTube, FM systems, and so on, has greatly improved access to information and provide more connections amoung deaf people themselves.
Every year deaf individuals have gatherings like, the deaflympics, deaf festivals, deaf expos, etc
Deaf gain
many benefits to being deaf when you consider the visual aspects of ASL and the use of eyes to connect with the world
Deaf space is another example. It focuses on architecture or areas with open vistas, open rooms, eye contact, visual attention and creativity
some deaf children are born to deaf parents and therefore are born into the culture of deaf people. Most deaf children born to hearing parents are not exposed to historical and social aspects of deaf culture from birth onward, but still they experience their world as deaf people through their senses
ASL
there has been a surprising development in recent times of enrollment in ASL classes that has grown by leaps and bounds
ASL signs taught to hearing babies to jumpstart early communication. Deaf mentors are now trained to teach babies who are recently implanted to use signs first, so deaf children can "piggyback" their speech onto the signs that they use
research of ASL as a language has expanded form investigators of the structure and form of ASL into brain studies that teach us how sign languages as well as visual-spatial stimuli are processed in the brain
Opportunities
culturally deaf people are succeeding in careers related to the worlds of education, business, medicine, law, social services, education, and many other employment opportunities
There has been an increase of Deaf people with MDs, PhD/EdD, psychology, counseling, social work, administration, education, the sciences, and so one