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    There are many people who are deaf, blind, or sometimes both. There are people now in life that are known for big things that are deaf and/or blind. Well there were people before that have made their life much easier. Louis Braille, for example, was someone back in the day that has made an impact. Louis was born January 4, 1809 in Coupvray, France. He went to Royal Institution for Blind Youth. He has three siblings: Louis, Mane, and Monique Braille. He died January 6, 1852 in Paris, France.

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    educational life of a Deaf and Hard of Hearing, many had their struggles throughout their lives. In this research I’ve realized the many possibilities schools and programs have to offer students with this situation. I believe is a beautiful feeling to know the many people with this condition can overcome so many obstacles in their educational life. From the effect in deaf bilinguals in elementary schools, how bilingual education impact a child’s education who are deaf to how deaf people viewpoints

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    a person from performing an activity in a way that would be considered normal for several others in that developmental stage. One of the many disabilities, which can be considered rare, is deafness or hard-of-hearing. Majority of children are born deaf even if they have hearing parents due to genetic reasons of complications during pregnancy. A premature baby also has the chance of losing their hearing because they are prone to diseases and serious infections which can be a leading cause of deafness

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    Accommodations Needed for Deaf People-urooj Hearing loss is the decreased ability to hear, it can range from mild to severe. However, it is important to understand that hearing loss is not a representation of intelligence or ability. Deaf people can do everything a hearing person can do except hearing. Equal opportunity employers hire deaf people with accommodations until undue hardship. The real cause of unemployment is the systemic discrimination which needs to be eliminated. Another aspect to

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    eliminates sound for that portion because the women who is speaking said that she wanted to show how deaf people see the world without hearing anything. Afterwards, the girl who started talking in the beginning of the video tells us her name is Sara and both her, her brother and her sister are CODA's which stands for children of deaf adults. She then adds that the area she lives in has an enormous deaf community which is why the CODA community is large as well. Later, in the video we meet Michael Velez

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    Journey Into the Deaf World” is a book written by Harlan Lee and ________. Chapter 1 serves as the intro into the Deaf community. Ben Bahan is the narrator of the book and in this chapter we are introduced to pivotal people in the book: Jake Cohan, Laurel Case, Roberto Rivera, and Henry Byrne. Ben is a Child of Deaf Adults, also known as CODA. He tried to stay away from the Deaf community but he eventually got drawn back to it. Each person describes their lives living as a deaf person, and their

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    Deaf Education Education is important for every child with or without a disability. We must ensure that children are taught in a way that encourages growth. There are conflicting arguments about how and where a deaf or hard-of-hearing child should learn. Every deaf and hard of hearing child should be given the opportunity to learn American Sign Language or ASL. Some say children should not be taught to use sign language and others say sign language should be the first language that is taught

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    Asl Class Reflection

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    Based on my classroom learning experience and the interacting within the Deaf community, I have several point to bring to attention that will elaborate my thoughts on beneficial attributes of an ASL class personally and professionally. This class actually has become one of the most challenging, yet satisfying classes I have every taken in my life. The area which is engaged the least, producing ASL, is to me the most beneficial. This area of the class is the heart-and-soul of why I fell in love

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    The assumption of the general public is American Sign Language, or ASL, is just for deaf and hard of hearing people. People who are mute also use ASL. This includes people who are on the spectrum, deaf and people who have trauma to the area of the body required to speak. For this reason, I believe that ASL, or American Sign Language, need to have more of a presence in schools. Previously hearing, I am able to write from the perspective of a hearing and a hard of hearing person. As a server at a diner

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    According to National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, one in thousand infants is born deaf, while an additional one to six per thousand are born with hearing loss of different levels [13]. Sign language is commonly used by Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing(DHH) people to communicate via hand gestures. American sign language (ASL) is the third most commonly used language among monolinguals in USA and is used by around half a million of people [18]. An automatic sign language recognizer

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