Students With Speech Impaired Students

deaf: working for the rights of all deaf people in this country, including education of deaf children.

I am the eldest of seven kids in my family. I am hard of hearing with the assistance hearing aids to help me to communicate and I read people lips well. The skills I have helped encourage people and allow them to strive for greater things. As an occupational therapist, one needs to encourage patients to hold an object or throw a ball and help them to achieve their goals. I always wanted to learn the American Sign Language, even though I know how to speak. Since the age of ten, I found sign language to be fascinating and always wanted to learn it. I had a tutor who taught me sign language, and now I am continuing to learn more. In addition, knowing ASL will help me communicate with deaf-mute

Being that many children with autism (30%) are nonverbal, communication is a major goal of many therapies. In one case, a child who was almost completely nonverbal was able to sing during a therapy session. This is not uncommon, because, as music therapist Megan Taylor words it, “sometimes, it’s easier to sing than speak” A large part of the success of music therapy is the music itself. Listening to the lyrics of songs can increase vocabulary, while the repetitive “question-answer” and structured format of music engages the child while reinforcing the learning of speech patterns (Gilbert).

The growing numbers of both hearing and deaf people wanting to understand the deaf community and be apart of it allows for an optimistic outlook. In 2001, Lucas, Bayley and Valli, emphasise the importance of pursuing research in sign language, commenting that it will help contribute to the empowerment of deaf people in society. (Johnston and Schembri 2004, p. 3). This empowerment will allow for deaf people to be treated and seen as equal members of

From 1997 to about 2007 the number of children with autism spectrum disorder has increase from 42,517 to about 258,305 and has risen since (Reschke-Hernández, 2011). With this rise of children who have autism, the rise of music therapy has since appeared greatly. When music therapy was first documented, the music was used in both group and individual settings. It was used with those who lacked social skills, those who needed rehabilitation, for self-expression, for psychological improvement and also recreational purposes (Rescheke- Hernández, 2011). Music therapist use techniques such as improvisation music therapy, dancing and singing, speech dynamics, and rhythm to help clients with social skills, body awareness and communication skills (Rescheke- Hernández, 2011). Children who are diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder can be treated through music therapy to enhance their social skills, learning skills, and coordination.

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.

The National Deaf Education Project was founded in 1998 by Lawrence Siegel. Lawrence M. Siegel has been an advocate and attorney for special education cases beginning in 1979 (National Deaf Education Project). He received his B.A. and M.A. degrees from the University of California at Berkeley (National Deaf Education Project). He has strong beliefs regarding the Deaf community and culture and the Deaf’s rights and liberties as Americans. Specifically, he believes that communication and language is a right for human beings and should become a necessity for learning. He established the NDEP to become the model and articulate a plan for communication in the educational setting for deaf and hard of hearing students in the United States (National Deaf Education Project). The board of the NDEP consists of representatives of Gallaudet University and collaborators of the project of the American Society for Deaf Children, the Conference of Educational Administrators of Schools for the Deaf, the Convention of American Instructors of the Deaf, Gallaudet University, and the National Association of the Deaf (Gallaudet). This organization continues to aid in reforming the communication systems for the deaf and hard of hearing in public educational systems.

“The Sound of Color” opened my eyes to the intricacies of American Sign Language. My only experiences with Deaf families and Deaf communities comes from the book “Burn Down the Ground” by Kambri Crews and the information I learned in CDS 201. Needless to say, I have a lot to learn. Uhlberg’s description of all the different ways people can display their sex, geographic origin, and personality through their use of sign enlightened me. I can vividly imagine a person who is shy, signing in a reserved, guarded and confined fashion, and then I see the person who is outgoing, signing in an expansive, full bodied and overly expressive way. Although people speaking in ASL may not have an audibly loud or soft voice, I now understand

My experience working as a COTA at the MS School for the Deaf has been one of my favorite!. In this setting I have encountered many experiences where my knowledge and appreciation of various cultures and diversity factors, has impacted my therapeutic relationships with my students, their teachers and their families. When I started working at the school I had little experience in the school setting in general, and very little experience with the deaf culture. I knew two things after my first day. I was very intrigued with the deaf culture and also, that I had a lot to learn! I took time to enroll in a beginner community sign language course, bought a beginner sign language book and browsed the internet for proper communication etiquette within

How much do teachers know about Deaf Culture? The purpose of this paper is to explain what deaf culture is and to show what teachers really know about this subject. This topic was selected to make teachers aware of the different cultures inside of America. It is also that teachers are made aware of the culture so they can learn more about that subject. When doing interviews I asked what questions the teachers had on the subject. The questions varied from, “What life is like? How to compensate? What can a school do to assist?”, “What tools are there to help the students learn better”, and “Can they hear anything at all? Is it better for me to face them directly to read my lips? Will someone assist them in communicating since I don’t know sign language?”. During the time of my research I have tried to answer these questions to the best of my abilities.

It has never ceased to amaze me 1when my sister signs to the Deaf members of our church their faces light up with excitement and the desire to share their language with her. Watching my sister interact with members of our church and the Deaf community was how I knew that like my older sister, I also wanted to have the privilege of communicating with these members of our church family and other members of the Deaf community. When I enrolled in Liberty University I knew that the language the Lord was calling me to take was American Sign Language. ASL is a course I am excited to start learning because of how unique and beautiful the language is it compared to every other language. Although I currently have little knowledge about ASL I’m greatly looking forward to learning more about the language and about Deaf Culture. When I become more proficient in American Sign Language I feel that the Lord will allow me to use this language while fellowshipping with people who I otherwise wouldn’t have been able connect with or get to

When asked a majority of the education majors indicated that they would consider an ASL class to be highly beneficial to their degree.

Rilke's words to the aspiring poet instantly brought American Sign Language to mind. Prior to freshman year of high school, I had not possessed the slightest knowledge of the deaf community, their language, their beliefs, or their customs. Since then, I have immersed myself into these things to the extent that was then possible.

Throughout the years, music has changed society and culture in many ways. Music has brought about a change in the entertainment world, bringing sounds and rhythms to the world of television, festivals and much more. With music available in the world, it brought about many famous musicians, musicians that knew how to play an instrument really well such as Elvis Presley and BB King. However, not all musicians were physically perfect. Some musicians were either blind or had a certain type of disability. However, in the article “Teaching Students with Hearing Losses” by Alice- Ann Darrow, it explains how students are capable of playing and listening to music just as like any other person. All this comes to the point that music can be taught to anyone no matter if ones blind or has a certain disability.

After doing more research on the legal rights to a full time interpreter and laws effecting hard hearing students I came across three different laws that would impact hard hearing students. First, “The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) is a law that ensures that students who are deaf or hard of hearing receive an appropriate education”. The second law was, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, “Federal and State laws require an interpreter to be provided when it is necessary to ensure effective communication for a deaf or hard of hearing person, as effective as it would be between people who hear”(NH Department of Education). Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act can relate to the Student Lauren and her situation,