clash! between hearing and deaf
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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
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.
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