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FOR HEARING PEOPLE ONLY WORKSHEET 4
WEEK 4: CHAPTERS 46 - 60 2
1. Why is there a huge difference between hypothesizing about having a disability and actually living with it?
Pg. 333 Ch.47 As Care4kr’s response suggests, there’s a hug difference between hypothesizing about having a disability and actually living with it. “We don’t get the choice of which disability we want… I do not think that deciding which one is worse is helpful for anyone, really…”
2. Should Deaf people use sign when they’re among hearing (or deaf) nonsigners?
Pg. 344 Ch. 49 Deaf people should be allowed to sign in any situation - they should not be told, “use your voice,” if they are not comfortable using their speech. It should be their decision. 3. More than meaning the ability to hear, the term hearing is used in what other ways?
Pg. 349 - 350 Ch. 50 Deaf people commonly use the term hearing or hearings to describe the non-deaf majority. Hearing is a term employed by the deaf outsiders, applied to the non-deaf insiders. 4. What are some characteristics of an ethnic community?
Pg. 353 Ch. 51 “Ethnic” emphasizes the wholeness Deaf people and their possessing a distinct language and culture. The “ethnic” view set deaf people as different from hearing folks, but just as whole - not merely as possessors of a set of defective auditory paraphernalia. 5. How is defining being Deaf as a disability an unnecessarily restrictive view?
Pg. 357 Ch. 52 From a purely physical viewpoint, deafness is a disability. Something designed to function well doesn’t function properly. However, we find this an unnecessarily restrictive view. It doesn’t make into account what we do with our remaining senses, how creatively we cope, how we communicate, and, most significantly, the sickness and color of our lives - as a deaf person. 6. The disability rights lobby and Deaf community share many concerns however, what is one major difference? Pg. 361 Ch. 53 But these communities have much in common, and many shared concerns. We differ with disability rights advocates who support mainstreaming of all disabled and deaf children to the highest extent possible. 7. What slogan have both the Deaf and disability communities shared? Pg. 364 Ch. 53 “Hope Begins Here”
8. In what ways have Deaf communities been compared to ethnic cultures? What is Deaf Culture? Pg. 370-371 Ch. 54 Deaf Americans look, act, eat, and worship as other Americans do… Deaf social customs are based not on any ancient religious, national, or ethic traditions but on out practical communicative needs. Therefore, some folks prefer to classify “Deaf culture” as a subculture. “Deaf culture” as a conscious force is still in its early stages, creatively ever-changing, ever-evolving. 9. When performing research on Deaf Culture, how can one get a full picture?
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Pg. 377 Ch. 55 To get the full picture, we want to balance the outsiders’ view with what the insiders have to say. 10. What is at the root of prejudice and how can understanding prejudice translate to best practices when performing research on Deaf Culture? Pg. 381 Ch. 55 The root of prejudice is the inability to accept human differences. Our major problems with the Hearing community can be traced to its refusal to accept out differences as valid. If they don’t recognize our language, for example, they won’t have much respect for our need for accessible communication, or for our language rights.
11. Why is Alexander Graham Bell described as Deaf Culture’s archvillain? Pg. 386 Ch. 56 According to Gallaudet University historians John Van Cleve and Barry Crouch, “Bell believed that deafness was a terrible curse… a pathological abbreviation “that” perpetuated negative genetics traits… that deaf persons weakened the society in which they lived.”
12. Why was the 1880 Congress of Milan marked as a low point in the history of Deaf education?
Pg. 389 Ch. 57 It was convened by a bloc of Pure-Oralist teachers and administrators from Italy and France, sponsored by the Perrier Society who wanted to outlaw the use of sign language in schools for the deaf. 13. Why is it mentioned that schools for the Deaf are being used as dumping grounds for oral failures? Describe how this can occur. Pg. 391 Ch.57 If they failed to thriven the oral department, they might be transferred to separate manual department. Students in the manual department were kept strictly segregated from those in the oral department, to prevent “contaminating” the oral students. 14. Even though Thomas Gallaudet primarily visited the Braidwood school for the Deaf why did he not bring their method back to the US to establish Deaf education? Pg. 399 Ch. 58 Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet, who visited the school in Hackney, wasn’t overly impressed by the progress of the pupils he observed. 15. Based on the examples of proposed geographically settled Deaf communities, what constitutes a Deaf friendly environment? Pg. 405 Ch. 59 Deaf people are attracted to the big cities for the same reason hearing people are - greater opportunities. Deaf people prefer to associate with other deaf people because of the shared bond of language and experience. 4