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Life
1800's to present
Population had independent people
Depended on farming to make a living
Deaf children and adults were more isolated than hearing peers
People were more isolated in the country
Some deaf children never had schooling
2 world wars presented opportunities for deaf people
Employers found deaf people very capable
Deaf people could not purchase life or disability insurance
Were looked at high risk
Forced to pay high premiums
Today
Most deaf children are born deaf
Most children
Born deaf or lose their hearing in infancy before acquiring language and speech
Current accepted phrases
"deaf" or "hard of hearing"
Large deaf populations in certain towns
18th and 19th century
Children lost hearing to common childhood diseases
Scarlet fever, whooping cough
"Semi-mute" a term used to describe deaf people
Medication was non existent
Community and the deaf community
Community
created when a group of people with common interests are drawn together
Most states only had one school for deaf
Most children lived at schools for 9 months
Clubs
Deaf people called them deaf clubs
Deaf and hard of hearing people
Prefer the term "deaf" or "hard of hearing"
Don't like the term "impaired"
National Fraternal Society of Deaf (NFSD)
Ran organizations that provided social opportunities for deaf people
Goal was to ensure deaf persons were given insurance coverage
Deaf? Hard of hearing? Hearing Impaired?
Let's learn about Deafness
Book designed for parents of deaf children not familiar with hearing loss
Book for non-deaf children in schools
Made to help understand and become familiar with deaf children who were mainstreamed
Book listed different attributes of each category
Deaf
Deaf people cannot hear many sounds
Hard of hearing
Hard of hearing people can hear many sounds, but not all sounds
Hearing impaired
"hearing impaired" was politically correct term during 1970's
Used to describe anyone with hearing loss
Medications
May cause hearing loss
World Wars
Before the wars, many factory jobs were not available to dead people
Companies did not want the risk of them not being able to hear
World Wars