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    deaf child American Sign Language (ASL) believing that learning and teaching it will be difficult. Studies reveal, out of the deaf children who have two hearing parents only 12% of those parents can communicate in ASL (Gray n.d.). This is because research shows when people get older, the ease with which they acquire and grasp new languages lessens (Rice University, 2016). Plus, hearing parents are given research from audiologists and organizations which advocate for forbidding sign language exposure

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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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    a. Signs of infection. Three days post-surgery, she developed an infection in her left knee as evidenced by a noticeable inflammation and purulent oozing. If this is not immediately addressed, she might develop some serious complications, considering that her diabetes also slows her healing process. b. Pain. Her worsening OA limits her ADLs, reduces her quality of life and increases her irritability. This is evidenced by her lack of sleep and poor appetite. c. Altered nutrition and hydration. Her

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    “What is sign language?” The book is written by Deborah Kent. The book commences with the narrative of Beanca, a girl who was born auditory impaired and uses American Sign Language (ASL) to communicate and then goes on to elucidate the history of ASL. Beanca Turner was inborn auditory impaired. Since she was not able to hear anything around her, she did not learn to verbalize. She would make up hand signals to express some words such as EAT and HOUSE. Those types of designations are called “home

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    Harmony Kelly Mrs. Barbara Carr American Sign Language 1 20 October 2015 Alice Cogswell What would you do if you were Deaf and living in America during the early 1800’s and before? Think of how hard it would be to learn when the teachers in the classroom would talk out loud and you couldn’t hear what they were saying. It was very difficult for Deaf students who lived before the 1800’s to get any education. Rich people would send their children across the ocean to Europe where they could attend

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    When for setting up for American sign language I had no knowledge about deaf culture or sign language at all. At first I thought this could be somewhat easy, due to noticing on the first day we had interrupters but, I was still pretty nervous. After class proceeded on, we learned that the interrupters were only there for the first day and throughout the semester we couldn’t talk when in class. I remember the first thought that came to my head when learning we couldn’t speak in class it was “I’m Sicilian

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    American Sign Language In learning about the deaf culture I have taken on a new understanding about the people it includes. Through readings and the lessons, I have learned that being deaf has both its hardships and its blessings. The beauty of the language alone makes one want to learn all that he or she can about it. In this paper I will discuss the beauty of the language and the misconceptions the hearing world has about deafness. The deaf culture has often been labeled as the deaf- and-

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    using sign language as distinct from spoken language in their everyday lives. A Sign Language is a visual language that uses a system of manual, facial and body movements as the means of communication. Sign language is not a universal language, and different sign languages are used in different countries, like the many spoken languages all over the world. Hundreds of sign languages are in used around the world, such as Indonesian Sign Language (ISL), Japanese Sign Language, (JSL), British Sign Language

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    Name Signs Name signs play a very big role in deaf culture. Name signs are meant to be unique so every person does not have the same name sign. Name signs come with rules as how you get your name sign and that you can’t change your name sign. Some consider name signs as a nickname since you’re not fingerspelling your name anymore. The earliest record of the use of name signs is from the Paris School for the Deaf in the years 1755 to 1817. Deaf students and educators were given name signs. Deaf

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    The deaf culture and sign language The deaf culture is similar and different at the same time with us, “the normal people.” What I mean with normal people? The people who can hearing. I think that the deaf people are interesting because they have another language, which they can express themselves, deaf is not a limitation because they can do everything and inclusive more things that I and others can do it. It would be interesting how a doctor found that a person, or for be exactly a baby, is deaf

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