Louis Braille Accomplishments

At first sight, service dogs look like any other dog. They are furry. They walk on all fours. They have a tail. But they have many differences from other dogs. Service dogs are well behaved and are obedient. They wear clothing that no other dog wears such as a vest to make people aware that they are service dogs. Service dogs perform tasks that no other dogs can do, like paying for meals and carrying objects for their owners, sometimes in a vest compartment like a backpack. Service dogs are unlike other dogs because they are trained to do tasks that human beings normally do, but can’t because of some disability. Service dogs help their owners navigate the world they live in by assisting their owners in overcoming day to day

was one of six children. His father was a goldsmith from France and his mother was

The Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind serves as an educational resource for individuals who are deaf, blind, deaf-blind, and multi-disabled. I chose this agency because it has been mentioned in my communicative disorders classes. As a future speech language pathologist I want to learn about this agency and discover the programs it offers to help me with my future clients. The Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind is relative to this course because as mentioned in the textbook and other course material, resources and programs that offer assistance to individuals with disabilities are essential to their successful futures. This agency is a means in which people who are deaf and blind can seek assistance to improve their skills of communication and this is ultimately my goal as a speech language pathologist.

So service dogs need training. One of the problems with people who need a service dog is that it is hard to know where to start. Their doctor tells them that they need one and gives them a letter stating so, but then they are on their own. Most people look to service dog organizations. These organizations train the dogs to their own set standard and will try to match them up with the right dog for their needs. This all of course comes at a cost to the disabled person. (who already has many extra costs in life.) The costs can range from five hindered to twenty thousand. One the disabled person has decided that

The guide dog performs functions and tasks for the person that has disabilities and cannot perform for him or herself. A sighting seeing dog is one of the services for who are blind. This is the type of service animal with which most people are familiar. The guide dog is not a pet, but not licensed or certified. But there are service animals that assist persons with other kinds of disabilities in their day-to-day activities. Some examples include: Alerting persons with hearing impairments to sounds. Pulling wheelchairs or carrying and picking up things for persons with mobility

Deafness is a condition spread around the whole world. In America alone over 30 million Americans have significant, chronic hearing loss and almost 2 million people that are completely deaf. And even though there are many people that are deaf, many hearing people know little to nothing about how deaf people live. Delving into the silent world reveals a great deal about the deaf community, deaf culture, and the largest controversy in the Deaf community.

For example, visual technologies which include captions, video telephone, and even alerting devices (Nomeland 171- 188). All these slowly started to slowly increase more and more making the world more welcoming. By including captions in movie theatres and television the deaf could enjoy a movie or show. Also by creating the video telephone the deaf could now start to communicate with family from a long distance. Also by the development of alerting devices they could now see when someone is at the door knocking. There are so many more advances that have contributed to the social life of the Deaf community, but these few I saw as very

For centuries, the disabled have been silently oppressed. Their rights have been overlooked, they have been mocked and made fun of, and they’ve been stereotyped to no end. Specifically, the Deaf community have dealt with lack of sign language interpreters, vicious bullying, and the stereotype of “deaf is dumb”. Contrary to this generalization, many deaf people have been extremely successful in careers from acting and modeling to medicine and science. Also, many hearing people use Sign Language with their babies, and studies have shown that it is very beneficial for a child to learn Sign Language.

Learning about Abbe Charles Michel De L’Epee was interesting. Collecting information about how much he helped out the deaf was very fascinating to me. I truly respect him for educating the deaf because that is certainly not a simple task to achieve. Although, many people thought otherwise back then. There’s now schools for deaf students to be educated because of

With new technology comes new ways to let disabilied people use more items. An example is, voice recognition screen readers can help peole who are blind. For instance, eye-tracking programs can make using computers simple for people who can´t move their hands.

Born on December 26th, 1785 in the small village of La-Balmes-les-Grottes, France, (a village on the northeastern edge of Lyon) Laurent Clerc was born the only child to the Clerc family. The name of his parents were Joseph-Francois Clerc and Marie-Elizabeth Candy. Joseph was the Royal Civil Attorney and Justice of the Peace and his mother, Marie, was the magistrate of another town. His father was also mayor of their village from 1780-1814. Although, soon they’d come to realize their young boy wasn’t your average infant. It is unclear whether Laurent was born deaf or if it was caused from an accident he had as a child.

Difficulties communicating with the hearing people around them and inaccessible circumstances interfere with daily life. Deaf people believe that these problems are due to the society of the world, rather than their deafness. Comparing deafness to other minorities in the world, Sparrow points out that some people are at a disadvantage in this world, but they do not change their entire identity to fit in (138). Women and people of color face challenges in a world dominated by the majority, but instead of changing who they are, they create support groups that give them a sense of belonging with like-minded people. The question to ask ourselves is: who decides the definition of ‘normal,’ and who decides what defines

Understanding the Service Dogs Service Dogs or Assistive dogs are the specifically trained dogs to assist people suffering from disabilities which limit them to perform the day-to-day tasks without assistance. They are highly trained companions which work as part of a team with their disabled partners. The main purpose of keeping a service dog is to help the disabled person attain a certain level of safety and independence from their disabilities would otherwise limit them. The Americans with Disabilities Act (1990) define “service dog” under its broader definition of “service animal”. “Service Animal” (ADA Subsection 36.104): “Any guide dog, signal dog, or other animal that is individually trained to do work or perform tasks for the benefit of an individual with a disability, including, but not limited to, guiding people with impaired vision, alerting people with impaired hearing to intruders or sounds, providing minimal protection or rescue work, pulling a wheelchair or fetching dropped items,

Because of Louis Braille, the blind can read and write. People never thought that it would, or could, ever happen. Louis Braille made a HUGE difference in the lives of blind people, starting in 1824 when he developed the 6-dot cell system. Even today he is still making a difference, such as the "Braille Olympics," where blind students use their braille skills in competitions. (Perkins) Louis Braille, although was not born blind, created a system still being used today.

He was born in Paris on January 12th, 1628 and lived until 1703, passing away in Paris on May 16th (Encyclopedia Americana, 2006). Growing up, he worked as a clerk for his brother, Claude Perrault, who was a physician