It is a common misconception among people that white cats are deaf. But this is not entirely true. If it is true that most puppies that show signs of deafness are really white, not all white puppies are deaf. Hence it is necessary to understand what causes deafness in cats, regardless of color. What Causes […]
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Deaf Against Violence Everywhere (DWAVE) Keep hats, caps, scarves, and any hats you might be wearing. It is an order that must be “heard” by all of us, hearing and deaf alike. Deaf women are now allowed their own seats, so to speak, which enable them to “hear” how they fight against repressive and generational […]
Grade Level 3 Subject Language Arts I. TOPIC Hearing Impaired Students II. (a) CONTENT OBJECTIVES Students will understand what deafness is. Students will know how deaf students communicate in their own language. Students will understand and appreciate differences among students. (b) LANGUAGE OBJECTIVES Students will understand difference between deaf and death, a common misconception. Students […]
From the time cochlear implants were first invented in 1969 by William F. House until now, they have been very controversial, especially in the deaf community. Some in the deaf community consider cochlear implants to lose the right to deaf culture, while others in the deaf community consider it. The spoon implants are only a […]
There are a lot of interesting things that people should know about people who are deaf. In fact, some of the techniques they used to communicate with one another are used by normal people as well. Let’s start by saying that there are approximately 22 million people in the US who are deaf or who […]
It seems that it can be done, and it is important that those with deaf friends or co-workers want to observe. Many people who are born Deaf do not think of themselves as disabled, but as part of a cultural/linguistic group, the same way they think of themselves as people, White or Italian or Native […]
This is an incomplete list of facts about Deaf culture. A complete article on Deaf culture would take up numerous pages (or a few college classes). If you want to learn more about Deaf culture, see the links at the end. This article focuses on the interesting facts about Deaf people and what I’ve learned […]