final Flashcards
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Alexander G. Bell wanted to eliminate deafness by
not allowing deaf men and women to marry each other
Historically, many professionals in the field of deafness were not respected by Deaf people because
Hearing professionals thought they knew what was best for the Deaf
Deaf culture is expressed through (3)
communication, social norms, and education
the perception of ASL has changed over time. Now it is…
recognized as a legitimate language
3 terms a person who is not culturally Deaf might use to identify themselves are (3)
HH, hearing impaired, late deafened
an example of a support service in an educational environment might be
sign language interpreter
one factor in identity development is
hearing loss level
how are Deaf sports different than sports played by hearing individuals?
more for socialization and participation
RID (IEP) is a professional organization for
interpreters
a person with a sensori-neural hearing loss has…
problems in the inner ear
hearing cannot be restored if you have a
sensori-neural hearing loss
an example of a conductive hearing loss would be
an ear infection
the purpose of an ARD is to
provide an individualized program for students with disabilities so that it levels the playing field
Rehabilitation Act of 1973 is important because
it was the first civil rights act for the Deaf
NCLB differs from IDEA in that it
has accountability measures built in for schools
it is important that qualified interpreters are hired for signing psychological test questions to deaf clients because
interpreters understand a range of Deaf communication levels
a specific philosophy of signing that incorporates voicing, contact signing, ASL, gestures, acting out, writing, speech, and listening is called
total communication
one of the drawbacks of speechreading is
30% of what a person says is visible on the lips
St. Augustine (345-55 AD) was the earliest developer of Catholic Doctrine. According to him, the reason hearing parents had a Deaf child was because
the parents had sinned
In the Dark Ages, Deaf people were put in asylums for their speech and behavior issues. What did people of that time think the reason was for the unusual speech and behavior?
possessed by demons
later, in the middle ages, deaf people held 2 popular jobs
what were they?
mercenaries and jokers
what time period or era began to show some deaf empowerment starting to develop?
renaissance
why was it important for deaf children of nobility or royal birth be educated?
so they could inherit land and property
who wrote the first book of manual alphabetic signs for the Deaf in 1620?
Juan Pablo Bonet