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Deaf Community: Past and Present - Coggle Diagram
Deaf Community: Past and Present
Numbers & statistics
17% of the US population (36 million adults) have some extent of hearing loss
there are approximately 360,000 to 517,000 deaf people who communicate using ASL (of course, this does not include hearing people who use ASL)
approximately 2 to 3 of every 1,000 deaf children in the US are born deaf or hard of hearing
Why is Deaf culture important to understand?
Deaf people do not feel bad for themselves as see themselves as isolated, but rather focus on the benefits of being deaf
Deaf people are mostly NOT interested in how well someone is able to hear or speak; they do not feel "less than" just because they cannot hear
Deaf people do not desire to "be fixed"
Difference between deaf and Deaf
Deaf: use sign language, share beliefs, values, customs, and experiences to help form strong bonds amongst each other as well as group identity
people who identify as "deaf" prefer to speak and socialize with hearing people, while still often relying auditory assistance/devices
"Deaf" represents what is recognized as the culture of Deaf people
deaf: people whose hearing loss makes it difficult or impossible to understand spoken language through only hearing with or without hearings aids, cochlear implants, etc.
History
schools for the deaf were segregated until the 1954 Brown v. Board of Education, deciding that the separating of schools created unequal opportunities
sign language was viewed as a way to closely access doctrines in regards to religion
many centuries ago, deaf people were not allowed to get married
deaf people were believed to have no reason and were incapable of learning
in the 1700's, parents in America sent their deaf children to Europe to study at deaf schools, if the family was able to afford it