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because crying is the only way they know how to get their point across. However, there is another option: sign language. Today, we’ll go through some different benefits for teaching your baby sign - even if they’re hearing. Two decades of scientific research show the proven benefits. Dr. Linda Acredolo and Dr. Susan Goodwyn have conducted over two decades of academic research on the use of signs with hearing babies. Dr. Acredolo has a Ph.D. and is a Professor of Psychology at the…

The Equal Rights Amendment "Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of sex." In 1923, this statement was admitted to Congress under the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA). The ERA was a proposed amendment to the United States Constitution granting equality between men and women under the law. If the Era was passed, it would have made unconstitutional any laws that grant one sex different rights than the other.…

A Deaf Event I took an American Sign Language class last semester, Fall2014 at San Bernardino Valley College. The teacher had us choose an event to attend for a quiz grade. She had given us many events to choose from. The one I chose was Barnes and Noble “ASL story signing.” I had chosen this event because it was the only one that worked with my schedule and also because the story signing was being told by deaf/hearing impaired children. I ended up going with my sister in-law and my 1-year-…

During the 1920s, the image of the American woman evolved from one of submission, to one of independence. The laws were changing in the United States; women’s groups, such as the National Women’s Party, were working to gain equal rights for women and they began achieving these rights piece by piece in this era. In 1920, the 19th Amendment was ratified thereby allowing women the right to vote. During this decade, there were astronomical changes to laws, education, and the job market for women…

provision of equal rights to women in social, work and family life. Notably, the Liberation Movement provided with equal pay. In other words, demonstrations closed the pay gap. In fact, according to the U.S. Women 's Bureau and NCPE (National Committee on Pay Equity - The National Committee for a fair wage), a record level, the gap reached in 1973, when women earned on average 56.6% of the earnings of men doing the same job. It was the year of the decade in 1963 adopted a law on equal pay (Equal…

Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing “Phonological Activation during Visual Word Recognition in Deaf and Hearing Children” will be looked at and compared to “Bilingual Deaf Students’ Phonological Awareness in ASL and Reading Skills in English” from Sign Language Studies. Both articles are looking at phonological abilities of deaf students. However, this is being done in two completely different ways. The hearing journal’s article wants to research the phonological activation in deaf children…

George W. Veditz became a smooth signer because he was one of the first to film American Sign Language. George W. Veditz had strong opinions about preserving sign language. During the years he was president, he worked with Oscar Regensburg, who was the first chairman of NAD’s motion picture fund committee to produce some of the earliest films that recorded sign language. George W. Veditz and Oscar Regensburg captured a variety of people on film, including the director of Gallaudet…

Around 1760, the first public school for the deaf was launched by the Abbé Charles Michel de l’Épée in Paris (Eastman 300).” After this amazing advancement in the history of sign language, progress was very stagnant for about the next 150-200 years. From 1850 to 1990, medicinal and technological studies advanced greatly, especially concerning special education and handicap accessibility. Businesses have installed handicap services that were not available before. Job discrimination laws have been…

deaf. As human beings, the unknown is a scary thing. However, there’re many pros and cons for both manual and oral philosophies for educating the deaf. Personally, I feel if a child is deaf themselves and the parents should learn American Sign Language. American Sign Language is their native language; why take the language away from them. How is that fair? That’s just like someone taking away English from us and forcing us to learn and speak another language. I understand that parents want…

After American sign language was first brought to the United States they were finally able to communicate with the deaf. Before 1816, no one knew how to communicate with people who were deaf. Thomas Gallaudet tried helping a little deaf girl learn when her father decided to have Gallaudet go to Europe to learn techniques. Through his efforts of teaching deaf children, Thomas Gallaudet brought American sign language in the United States as well as creating a deaf college. Thomas Gallaudet went…