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“A Deaf Person’s Ethical Perspective why forcing Cochlear Implantation is Wrong” Introduction to Interdisciplinary Studies Extra Credit Paper Dr. Mark Packer Eric G. Shuping April 1, 2015 “A Deaf Person’s Ethical Perspective why forcing Cochlear Implantation is Wrong” As a deaf person, I look at our deaf society to be something of value and cherished for such a long time because we are such a small society. Being deaf while growing up in a hearing society, people treat us as if we are…

Educational Challenges for the Deaf Community in 2000 The year 2000 was one of the pivotal years for the deaf community in regards to the education policies that affected them. That year Lawrence Siegel, Director of the National Association of the Deaf (NAD), collaborated with the National Deaf Education Project to publish Needs of Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children: A Statement of Principle Regarding Fundamental Systemic Educational Changes. The focus of the publication asserted that “all deaf…

The deaf culture has come to evolve and change over the years, at first it was oppressed and shunned from society, but now it thrives. The deaf community conquered many obstacles to get to where it is today. This agonizing story is told by a HDTV documentary called “Through Deaf Eyes”. I watched this film in my Introductory to Sign Language course, I learned so much from the video. I was surprised that I hardly knew any of the material covered by the film. I was also surprised by many of the…

How they were perceived in the past and how they are perceived today will undoubtedly help us understand deaf persons better. The unending studies conducted to investigate their cognitive functioning have continued to shed light on the mysterious minds of the deaf. Century after century, we have become more and more literate not only of the Deaf culture but also of their mental ability. In the past, deaf persons were considered to be mentally inferior or retarded, less intelligent compared to…

There are many terms for the levels and different cultures within the deaf community. Two of the main terms used were ‘deaf’ and ‘Deaf.’ There are also other terms for variations on hearing levels and involvedness in communities, for example, hard of hearing or oral. These terms however are not the foundation of this paper. There is a difference between ‘deaf’ and ‘Deaf,’ the main difference being the inclusion or exclusion of culture in the meaning. According to ASL Stew, lowercase deaf refers…

Audiologists have several needed to be completed prior to a patient obtaining a hearing aid (Hearing Loss Communication Strategies for Family and Friends, 2012). The first step is the will be a complete health assessment to best determine whether medications or illness maybe the actual cause of hearing loss in the patient. Nurses know that certain medications such as aspirin in high doses have a side effect on tinnitus. Hearing tests such as the Weber and Rinne help determine the type of…

Aggression is a behaviour that is unpleasant, frightening or intimidating. It takes a variety of forms and can be physical, mental or verbal. It can cause physical pain or emotional harm to those it is directed at. It is caused by a range of factors, such as substance misuse, mental health, a personality problem, fear or an attempt to dominate someone else. People who are aggressive towards other people are often bullies. Aggression is a form of communication ion that it communicates a person’s…

1.-When I think about what being Deaf is like I imagine a quiet life. Like you know that feeling when your ears are all clogged up and you can 't really hear anything, like the world feels congested? That is kind of how I imagine it is like except for you can not hear anything at all. I imagine it is a life of having to be extra cautious when out, and also a life of having to work around certain hurdles. - I imagine that Deaf individuals go through all types of experiences that I cannot even…

The Social Development of Children with Deaf Parents The ability to listen and recognize a mother’s voices plays an intricate role in one’s development. Mehler et al (1976) conducted a study and exposed one-month-old infants to their mother’s voice and the voice of a stranger. There were two conditions applied to each mothers’ voice. The first condition was that the mother focused on communicating with the infant, and the second condition was that the mother spoke without “prosodic and…

Life Lesson The author of the American Idol, Leah LaBelle, once said, “Work hard for what you want because it won 't come to you without a fight. You have to be strong and courageous and know that you can do anything you put your mind to. If somebody puts you down or criticizes you, just keep on believing in yourself and turn it into something positive.” I like this quote because it encourages me as a deaf woman who still struggles and fights with many issues. I was born deaf and grew up having…