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Running head: INTERVIEW 2 I did the following interview with Mrs. Nickie Brady who works as a vocational rehabilitation counselor in the state of Virginia at the Field Rehabilitation Services Division assisting the deaf and hard of hearing to make informed choices that will maximize their employment through coordinating services. Mrs. Brady shared with me that the deaf and hard of hearing…

For the purpose of the assignment I wear the ear plugs in two situations the first, in my family gathering for an hour while the second, in the restaurant with my cousins for 20 minutes. My first feeling while I wore the ear plugs is the quiet which i like. After couple of minute i complained that people don't talk clearly and I often need to have things repeated to me. While the facial expression helped me understand what the person is saying. The most difficult thing for me is follow…

Assistive hearing devices and the deaf community is a germane theme for a culminating project because this conflict has more than one side, the theme connects to science, religion, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the U.S.’s Bill of Rights, and this theme/conflict is interesting. There are many sides to the assistive hearing aid and deaf community conflict and cochlear implants, hearing loss and the deaf community relates very well to science, religion, the Universal Declaration of…

Imagine living in a world of complete silence. Not being able to listen to music, hear the television, or even hold a conversation with friends sounds terrifying, right? Now, what if there was a way to change all of that, a way where you could get most of your hearing back. Would you take it? Well some of the hearing parents who have deaf children are wondering the same thing. They are debating on whether or not they want to have their son or daughter get the miraculous solution best known as…

In everyday life we interpret the world around us using our five senses: touch, smell, taste, sight, and hearing. What if you were born without one of those senses, or maybe multiple of them? How do people adapt to the world if they are born blind, and is it the same way people that have an accident or disease that caused their blindness later on in life adapt? We know that people have overcome their disabilities to do great things for instance Hellen Keller who was born a deaf/blind/mute went…

Learning about the deaf culture and digging deep into the controversial sides of it is a significant topic that the majority of the society do not put effort to know about. I was surprised to realize that, according to Gina Shaw, most deaf parents try to guarantee to have deaf children rather than hearing children (2012). However, I think it is reasonable for deaf parents to rely on technology to have a child born deaf so that the child can be part of the deaf community and relate to the deaf…

I would like to teach at a school for the deaf, possibly Michigan School for the Deaf. I'd like to be teaching a group of deaf and hard of hearing students. The deaf-blind students would be a possibility as well, it would be a fun and enlightening challenge for myself. The reason I've developed this commitment to teaching those specific groups is because I am deaf myself. I grew up dealing with education that wasn't designed properly for a deaf student like myself. I want to make sure that this…

Children of Deaf Adults Growing up can have its own challenges and struggles for anyone. Can you image if you were completely different and couldn’t ever relate to those around you. All kids go through many different challenges while growing up. Within the Deaf community 90 % of Deaf Adults have hearing children. These kids are called CODA. There isn’t a lot of information regarding studies about hearing children with Deaf parents. So I’ll begin by explaining the roles and relationships the…

I am very grateful to be given the opportunity to express my views on this little boy “Marcus” who is 5 years old and deaf. Marcus contracted meningitis when he was 2 and a half years old,and as a result lost his hearing. He was beginning to use simple words and sentences before his sickness, but since then his mainly communication has been signs and gestures (Total communication). He is also attending speech and hearing impaired kindergarten for six month, and was a very attentive and eager…

The title that I chose to write my paper on "Social Participation of Children and Adolescents With Cochlear Implants: A Qualitative Analysis of Parent, Teacher, and Child Interviews". Today, living with profound deafness to most would seem unheard of. With cochlear implants being so readily available, some would wonder why anyone would choose to NOT have cochlear implants. The issue is that these devices need to be implanted very young and the Deaf culture frowns on those who choose to go the…