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Chapter 10
Education
- After birth, by law every infant is screened for hearing loss.
- Section 504 of Rehabilitation Act of 1973 protects Deaf children and youth as it applies to school systems and public or private educational agencies that receive federal financial assistance.
- ADA requires state and local governments ensure access for Deaf students to programs at school and after school.
- ADA provides auxiliary aids and must provide accommodations.
- Deaf adults entering higher education are protected by ADA and section 504 of rehabilitation act. These Deaf adults may face bias in professional examinations and have lack of accommodations, along with discrimination.
CRJ System
- IDEA, ADA, and Section 504 protect the Deaf youths who find themselves in foster care or in juvenile justice facilities.
- National Association of the Deaf (NAD) is an advocacy organization by and for the Deaf people. Many of the attorneys in the active Law Center are Deaf.
- The 1st, 4th, 5th, 6th, and 14th amendments provide legal rights for Deaf persons.
- Deaf people are often victimized by crime and then the CRJ system.
- Deaf individuals are often targeted in prison and they have no protection as they can't communicate with anyone.
Employment
- The following laws protect Deaf people and employment
- Social Security Act of 1935, 1956 and Vocational Rehabilitation Act of 1973
- Section 504 of Vocational Rehab Act and American with Disabilities Act (ADA)
- Lots of Deaf individuals are finding employment through Lyft and Uber taxi services because of the ease of communication which is all online.
Language Deprivation
- Families often get misinformation or no info at all from doctors and audiologists about the importance of sign language and how there are risks of lack of language exposure which further results in language deprivation.
- Lack of language exposure places a Deaf child at risk for language learning and the development of thinking and social skills and also trauma which impacts psychosocial development.
- To counteract language deprivation Deaf researchers released research studies that have information that clear up misinformation parents typically receive.
- An example of a way to combat language deprivation for Deaf children is having Deaf mentors teaching sign language and about Deaf culture to the Deaf child.