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behavior often slows reactions times to complete tasks, and in the case of television viewing, it reduces the speed of visual processing of information (Wehrmeyer, 2014). Jelinek-Lewis & Jackson suggested that the viewer would process images in captioned videos at the same time as they would the text (2001). In contrast, the information included in the Wehrmeyer study showed only 5% of the viewers focused on the text when the interpreter was present. This has changed from the study in 1991…

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-…

In the Representation & Power of part three, explains that groups are engaged in political activity, always. The author stated that “the portrayal of deaf people as socially isolated, intellectually weak, behaviorally impulsive, and emotionally immature makes school psychology and counseling, special education and rehabilitation, appear necessary” (Lane, p.68). The author is explaining how deaf people tend to socially isolate because they don’t know how to interact and communicate with other…

According to the American Counseling Association, “The term vicarious trauma… sometimes also called compassion fatigue, is the latest term that describes the phenomenon associated with the ‘cost of carrying’ for others” (2011). Those most vulnerable to the compassion fatigue phenomenon are those who spend the most time enabling the Deaf to move between the Deaf community and the hearing community. An interpreter’s job is to convey communication from one person to another person. While sign…

When I first heard that I needed to go to a deaf event I was a little nervous. I felt like I was not going to like it and or Feel like everyone was going to talk about me. I heard that some people in the deaf community are rude to hearing people. So I was just hoping to be accepted as a person who is learning ASL. I was very skeptical to what I was about to embark on. This deaf event did change how I viewed the deaf community. At a young age, I witnessed people using sign language. I did not…

1. Where, in your opinion, do interpreters fit into Deaf Culture? Interpreters fit in Deaf culture in countless ways. Interpreters are knowledgeable of Deaf culture because they are a constant in a Deaf persons life. We are advocates and allies for Deaf people. Interpreters bridge the communication gap between the hearing and Deaf world. 2. Does it matter if the interpreter is a CODA? Should it? There are pros and cons to both CODA interpreters and interpreters. I feel that my opinion…

My Senior Project Think about what it takes for the youtube video to be good. For me, it’s the quality and edit of the videos. That is what I am focusing on for my senior project, how to edit videos. I have little to no knowledge on how to video edit. I will be learning the basic skills on how to make good videos,. wWhy Youtube is so popular and my new appreciation for editors. One of the main reasons why Youtube is so popular is because of how the viewers can give feedback. According to my…

The first child I choose was Jonah, who has the severe hearing impairment. The modifications that I would have to make in my environment would maybe to have words hanging around the room so I can point at them with him so he can understand me. The adaptations that I would have to make would be to learn sign language so that he can better understand me since he cannot hear. I would also to speak while I am doing the sign language so that the other students can understand me at the same time. In…

In the movie, “Love is Never Silent”, Margaret Ryder (Maggie), a hearing daughter to two deaf parents, grew up during the Great Depression, where the lives between the hearing and the deaf were very segregated. Her parents did not interact with hearing people and relied on Maggie to interpret all situations necessary, including very difficult situations involving money, health and death. Maggie was very unselfish growing up, making her parents her number one priority, which forced her to set…

Six Flags Last year I decided to go to Mozzeria for my deaf event, and this year I knew that I wanted to do something different. When I heard that Six Flags was devoting a day for the deaf, I marked my calendar because I figured it would be different than the typical restaurant scene. The only problem was that I didn’t want to go alone, and I knew that my mom and sister wouldn’t want to go. I asked Alex if he wanted to go with me and he said he would have to see, he texted me later and said…