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difficult to distinguish between her suit and her hands and to read her signs. In addition, this video is a shade blurry, and watching it caused me to have a slight headache. To interpret this video comfortably, I would have liked to change the focus of the camera. In…

Radiolab they talked about a twenty-seven year old man who was deaf, but was never taught sign language. Susan Schaller was a deaf interpreter and was placed in a reading skill class to help teach, which is where she met this man. She introduced herself to him by signing her name to him, but his response was exactly what she signed. With a bit of confusion she repeated herself, yet he continued to reply with the same signs she would use. She then realized he was mimicking her, which is when it…

This was different then the previous one that I attended, which was the Huntington Beach event. On my way, to this event I was nervous because my signing skills are still at a novice level. I was prepping myself in case I needed help remembering signs. Thankfully I was going with a group from class and we would be able to help each other if needed. Even though this was the case I was still nervous because there would be less people at this event then the at the Huntington Beach event. Although,…

angry or out of blue in the control. Three of the hashtag were succeed • #WhyISign A deaf woman person, who was created the name “WhyISign”, named, is Stacy Abrams. She created the name it for hearing famiies based on then journey when they learned sign language. In often…

getting down to his or her level of height. This can be encouraged throughout the day, for example, during meal times, nappy-changing, dressing or story time. You can also teach your six month old the concept of imitation – when he or she babbles, repeat the same sounds back! Closer to a year of age, your youngster should be very interested in games that are suitable for teaching rhyming, turn taking and for reinforcing skills learned earlier. Try games with songs and actions, like Peek-a-Boo…

Being deaf is something difficult to deal with. Deaf face many challenges during their lifetime. However, the real challenge is to fit in. It’s hard to be different from everyone else. Sadly, many deaf don’t have friends in their life, leaving them alone to face their own battles. This is a list of thirteen tips of being friends with someone deaf. Tip 1: When someone tells you, “I’m deaf” they do not mean: Please leave me alone. You can only talk to me through an interpreter. I have no…

There are multiple versions of Sign Language, although the standard form that is widely accepted in the United States is American Sign Language (ASL). One version that derived from ASL is Black Sign Language (BSL) in which it is a dialect of ASL. BSL is primarily used among deaf African-Americans and has a commonality to ASL but there is a distinct difference in social attitudes, lexicon/semantics, phonology, morphology, and syntax (Brockway, 2011). The reason for this difference was the…

Introduction L.S. is a 67 year-old female born on March 24, 1947. The student nurse assessed L.S.’s vital signs prior her interview the results were as follows: Blood Pressure: 124/72, temperature: 97.8 degrees Fahrenheit, pulse: 75 beats per minute, and respirations: 22 breaths per minute. L.S. is a young- old retired home health aide whose previous employment has negatively affected the way that she is able to enjoy her retired older years. Comorbidities, economic circumstances, and…

was for someone who might not have known any ASL (American Sign Language). Due to this thought, I became hesitant to the idea of actually going to this event. After explaining the whole week to one of my close friends she asked if I would go with her. Of course, I did and I could not be happier with the results. I was able to take away a few lessons for the course. I had an experience with getting to the class, I was able to learn many signs from said class, and I got the opportunity to talk…

There is a tendency in museums to see the audio guide as an old fashion, or outdated technology. In September 2013, the Metropolitan Museum of Art responded to these preconceived notions and launched a new audio guide. Museum’s have traditionally thought of audio guides as a product that visitors can carry with them to enhance their visit, rather than a important role in visitor experience. As advertised on their website, the audio guides serve as away to enhance the visitor experience; “Get…