clash! between hearing and deaf

CLASH! BETWEEN HEARING AND DEAF

By Leisha Lininger

COMM 2600

November 26, 2013

History of Deaf

“Deaf people can do anything… except hear.”

“Deafness is a disability which is so unique, its very nature causes a culture to emerge from it.” –Mark “Deffman” Drolsbaugh

Marlee Matlin

RIT/NTID and Gallaudet

History of Deaf

Laurent Clerc, 1816

Second International Congress on Education of the Deaf, 1880

Statistics for Deaf

200 distinct sign languages in the world

Depending on severity of deafness, 2-140 people out of every 1,000 in the United States are deaf

“Waiting on the World to Change”

History

Clarke Schools for Hearing and Speech A.G. Bell Association for the Deaf Moog Oral School

CIs were approved in mid-1980s by FDA. Research started in 1950s, though.

“Hearing for the First Time”

Statistics for Cochlear Implants 219,000 (according to Wikipedia) Not easily available due to cost $$$

In Conclusion

There is a big divide between the hearing and the deaf culture

This can lead to issues of unemployment, isolation

People in the deaf culture are very, very close to each other

Cochlear implants are used by many people

Discussion Time

What has been your experience with a Deaf individual?

How was the communication? Based on the facts presented and what

you know, what do you think about the cultural divide?

If you have a child diagnosed with hearing loss, what route do you think you would pursue?

What do you think needs to change in the political climate or in the law for accessibility for the deaf?

My Opinion