1. Deaf Culture
By Vicki Hardy

2. What is Deaf Culture?
Deaf culture describes the social beliefs, behaviors, art, literary traditions, history, values and shared institutions of communities that are affected by deafness and which use sign language as the main means of communication.

3. The DEAF History Martha's Vineyard Only Deaf Community in America
French
Sign Language
Established Charles Michel De L'Eppe
1760
Ancient Greeks Deny
Deaf Education 355 B.C.
1817
First American Deaf School Founded Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet & Laurent Clerc
1500’s
First Attempts at
Educating the Deaf
Pedro Ponce de Leon,
a Benedictine Monk
To communicate necessary information,
they develop their own
form of sign language.
1755
Start of
Oral Education

4. The Deaf History, continued
National
Deaf-Mute College became
Gallaudet College
1894
Gallaudet College
Opens Abraham Lincoln signs
on the only deaf college
1864
Phone for Deaf
Invented
It is called TTY.
Robert Weitbrecht invented.
1964
1968
Legislation at Work
Bilingual Education Act (P.L )
is passed. American Sign Language
is not included because it is not
recognized as a language
1880’s
The Conference of Milan
Endorses Oral Education
"Golden Age of
Deaf Education"
American Sign Language flourishes.
Approximately 40% of all
teachers are Deaf
1927
Rise of Oralism

5. The Deaf History, continued
Public Law is passed
1975
Program Captioning Introduced
1972
Deaf President Now
Consider as the Revolution of the Deaf
1988
Cochlear Implants Approved
1985
1987
Deaf Actress, Marlee Matlin, Wins Oscar for her role in the movie, “Children of a Lesser God”
1973
The Rehabilitation Act of 1973
1978
Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 is passed.

6. Literacy Traditions ASL – American Sign Language ASL Storytelling
tres/Movies
Books
“Go to the Hill” by Stevie Platt, deaf author
Arts
Chuck Baird, deaf artist
Granville Redmond, deaf impressionism artist

7. Values and Beliefs Values Deaf schools over mainstreamed schools
ASL over Signed Exact English/Oralism
Deaf Clubs/Organizations/Sports
Bilingual education over English only education
Deaf marriages over Deaf/Hearing marriages

8. Norms ~ Social Behaviors
Eye contact
Expression
Time means nothing to us (prolonged Goodbyes)
Conversations
Blunt – “You gained, what happened?”
Detailed – “I go store to buy pad for my period. I forgot to buy some so I use toilet paper. Then saw a friend there, she said….blah, blah, blah!.”
Code switching with hearing people

9. Members of Deaf Community
Deaf people
Family of Deaf person
Parents/Grandparents
Siblings
Spouses
Interpreters
Teachers of Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing
CODA (Children of Deaf Adults)

10. Technology Closed Captions Hearing Aids (Analog and Digital)
Videophone
Vibrating/Flashing Alarm Clocks
Signaler for Doorbell/Phone/Fire/Baby Crying
Phone (texting)

11. Interesting Facts Thomas Alva Edison, a hearing loss inventor.
National Association of the Deaf did census of Deaf Americans; counted 13.4 million hearing and 1.8 million deaf Americans.
Comparatives of cultures -

12. Resources/Links Clubs/Organizations ASL – American Sign Language
Children of Deaf Adults
CODA Brothers -
Children of Deaf Adults, Inc. -
National Association for the Deaf -
World Federation of the Deaf -
ASL – American Sign Language
Technology

13. Work Cited
Lane, H., Hoffmeister, R., & Bahan, B., (1996). A Journey into the Deaf World. San Diego, CA. Dawn Sign Press.
Correll, J., (2005). Inside deaf culture. Deafness & Educational International. 7(4),
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