DEAF CULTURE

“Deaf people can do anything hearing people can do except hear.” Aristotle 355 B.C. “Born deaf become senseless and incapable of reason.” I. King Jordan 1988 “Deaf people can do anything hearing people can do except hear.”

True or False 1) All deaf people use sign language? 2) Sign language is universal? 3) Deaf people live in silent world? 4) Having a deaf child is a tragedy? 5) All deaf people would like to be cured?

FALSE

DEAF EDUCATION COMES TO AMERICA Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet meets Alice Cogswell, a young deaf girl. Alice’s father asks Gallaudet to go to Europe and find the secret to teaching deaf children.

Gallaudet goes to France and meets Laurent Clerc, a deaf teacher. On August 16, 1816 Gallaudet and Clerc sail back to America. 1817 – They open the first school for the deaf in America – Connecticut Asylum for the Education and Instruction of Deaf and Dumb Persons

1817-1880 During this time, schools for the deaf open up all of the country. American Sign Language is taking shape and developing into its own language. Deaf teachers become excellent role models for their students…UNTIL…

The Milan Conference of 1880 International Conference on Education of the Deaf meets in Milan, Italy, and passes resolution against the use of sign language to teach deaf children. Two views of deafness – Medical and Cultural

The Ear

Causes of Deafness Premature Birth Rubella Meningitis Usher’s Syndrome Waardenburg’s Sydrome Ototoxic drugs Meniere’s disease

Stats 10 % of Deaf Parents have Deaf babies 90% of Deaf Children have Hearing parents ____ of Hearing parents sign to their Deaf Children

THE SPEECH BANANA

SWISS CHEESE LEARNING How a sentence is “HEARD” by a student with a hearing loss: Spoken – “Find the sentence that shows how Carla felt.” Heard by student – “ind e en en show how arla el.” Lipread by student – “F th s th show how arl f .” The student must then combine what was heard and what was lipread to come up with something that makes sense.