Chapter 60
this chapter talks about how internet could destroy the deaf culture. I don't think that it would, but in the book it says how the deaf dont even want to install a fax machine because its a distraction and a waste of time. but i think that it would be useful and an easy way to keep in touch with the deaf and hearing. there is no verbal conversation necessary. even though they cant hear the thing on youtube, there are word captions and also sign videos. and with web cams, they can sign to people anywhere. I think the internet is a good idea
Chapter 61
this chapter talks about if and how are deaf people still stereotyped. it names many different things that they have apparently been called, I have never head any of those names. I know hearing people do often stay away from the deaf because of the speaking barrier but i would never think to call them those names at all.
Chapter 62
this chapter talks about if ASL has literature and it says how deaf people have taken place in all kinds of literature such as poetry, essays, biography, and fiction. and yes, the deaf culture does have a deaf literature and i think that is awesome.
Chapter 63
this chapter talks about films that are or are not appealing to the deaf even without the captions. and i can understand how they like these movies. action films are pleasing even without the noise, subtitled films are obviously good to read, and if you read the book and then watch, you would definitely know what was mostly going on through the whole thing without hearing anything.
Chapter 64
this is asking if all deaf people can move like her nephew to music and just because the deaf can't hear, doesn't mean they can't see or feel. they can feel the vibrations of the music and they can see other people moving. it's not like they are an outcast to the world
Chapter 65
do deaf people appreciate music? i never actually thought of this but i would think that they could if they wanted to but if not then they didn't think twice about it. some people like the feeling of the rhythm through their bodies and others care nothing for it. some deaf people are even musicians. i think that is awesome!
Chapter 66
sign songs still do not make much sense to me, but to deaf people they make total sense, i would think. they know what is being said and how it is being said. its a beautiful language to watch even if you do not understand it. Songs are usually signed in English sign
Chapter 67
i think that this question is very strange, it's a good question to be answered though. I would never think that the deaf are different in facial features at all. you still look like your family regardless if you can hear or not. i would never think other wise.
Chapter 68
I can understand this question because when you see an interpreter, they are usually wearing dark or solid clothes. but this is to not distract from the signing. i don't think that deaf people have to wear dark colors at all, because usually when youre having a conversation with someone, you are right in front of them. like i said usually, not always, sometimes you could be talking to a group and wearing a solid color would probably be better for that.
Chapter 69
i thought this question was odd. because no one likes to sleep with the lights on. and everyone when they are children are scared of the dark. but i can understand it because sense they cannot hear, they obviously pay more attention to visuals therefore they could be more sensitive to light, but i wouldn't think so. I know i dont like sleeping with the lights on either.
Chapter 70
this chapter talks about if deaf people are more visual than hearing. i don't think that they would be more visual necessarily, but they definitely use that sense more than we do so they could be sharper with it. it's not saying they see better than the hearing does, but they are more alert with their peripheral vision and such than the hearing would be.
Thursday, April 18, 2013
Thursday, March 14, 2013
Chp 49-59
Chp 49
Born deaf (congenitally deaf) and become deaf (adventitiously deaf) this talks about early and late deafened people. More males than females are born deaf, that is something i never knew but there are more late deafened women than there are men. I had no idea that it could be caused by a build up of wax, that is crazy! And it talks about others ways it could happen.
Chp 50
I would have never even thought deafness could ever be "karma". This talks about beliefs on what to do with "disabled" kids which i think is wrong. It talks about how they were outcasts and how this man helped and the National Institute was the first school for the deaf. It talked about different cultures dealing with the deaf, good and bad. I would never think my child being deaf or blind was a punishment from god how it says some people do in this chapter.
Chp 51
When thinking of deaf, I always just thought of deaf and hard of hearing. but it includes a lot more, born deaf, become deaf, hard of hearing, tinnitus, meniere and some others. There's more than seven different types of deaf.
Chp 52
This talks about hard of hearing and deaf, where "people who identify themselves as hard of hearing are audiologically deaf" which is a mild degree of hearing loss. I can definitely see how it is hard for them to cope with hearing loss. If you lose your hearing after eight, you are hard of hearing no matter how deaf you are.
Chp 53
I would definitely think that hard of hearing people are part of the deaf community. I find it strange that hard of hearing and deaf are snobby toward each other and some toward anyone not like them. Granted, some hearing people still discriminate toward the deaf. I feel if you can talk to someone, then do so, regardkess if it is verbal or sign.
Chp 54
This talks about how usually the older you are, the more likely it will be harder to adjust to the change of not hearing. It would be hard not hearing some things that we take for granted. It can break up friendships and families, and you would never think of that happening.
Chp 55
Deaf people like to communicate with their own. I like to hear that the U.S. has a very sophisticated and creative and public deaf culture. But some hearing people can be part of the deaf community like parents and children.
Chp 56
I think it is acceptable to have hearing people write about deaf culture. Because as it says in this chapter, you need an inside and outside view on things to get the best story.
Chp 57
Students of the deaf school became successful. An oral movement came about in the 1860's trying to teach speaking to the deaf. By 1919 80% of school went oral and students became segregated and students were not allowed to sign, which I think is wrong.
Chp 58
Yes you could see it as a disability, but deaf people or hard of hearing people see it as a community because they share common concerns and needs. I guess I could see it as a disability before, but now that I know some language and history and culture, I do not think that. I see it as a community because they are not disabled, they just can't hear.
Chp 59
It is and isn't like a ghetto. It is because it is hard for them to come together and communicate with hearing because there is limited hearing people who can communicate with them. but it is not like a ghetto because nowadays we see ghetto as dirty and poor, or broken down.
Born deaf (congenitally deaf) and become deaf (adventitiously deaf) this talks about early and late deafened people. More males than females are born deaf, that is something i never knew but there are more late deafened women than there are men. I had no idea that it could be caused by a build up of wax, that is crazy! And it talks about others ways it could happen.
Chp 50
I would have never even thought deafness could ever be "karma". This talks about beliefs on what to do with "disabled" kids which i think is wrong. It talks about how they were outcasts and how this man helped and the National Institute was the first school for the deaf. It talked about different cultures dealing with the deaf, good and bad. I would never think my child being deaf or blind was a punishment from god how it says some people do in this chapter.
Chp 51
When thinking of deaf, I always just thought of deaf and hard of hearing. but it includes a lot more, born deaf, become deaf, hard of hearing, tinnitus, meniere and some others. There's more than seven different types of deaf.
Chp 52
This talks about hard of hearing and deaf, where "people who identify themselves as hard of hearing are audiologically deaf" which is a mild degree of hearing loss. I can definitely see how it is hard for them to cope with hearing loss. If you lose your hearing after eight, you are hard of hearing no matter how deaf you are.
Chp 53
I would definitely think that hard of hearing people are part of the deaf community. I find it strange that hard of hearing and deaf are snobby toward each other and some toward anyone not like them. Granted, some hearing people still discriminate toward the deaf. I feel if you can talk to someone, then do so, regardkess if it is verbal or sign.
Chp 54
This talks about how usually the older you are, the more likely it will be harder to adjust to the change of not hearing. It would be hard not hearing some things that we take for granted. It can break up friendships and families, and you would never think of that happening.
Chp 55
Deaf people like to communicate with their own. I like to hear that the U.S. has a very sophisticated and creative and public deaf culture. But some hearing people can be part of the deaf community like parents and children.
Chp 56
I think it is acceptable to have hearing people write about deaf culture. Because as it says in this chapter, you need an inside and outside view on things to get the best story.
Chp 57
Students of the deaf school became successful. An oral movement came about in the 1860's trying to teach speaking to the deaf. By 1919 80% of school went oral and students became segregated and students were not allowed to sign, which I think is wrong.
Chp 58
Yes you could see it as a disability, but deaf people or hard of hearing people see it as a community because they share common concerns and needs. I guess I could see it as a disability before, but now that I know some language and history and culture, I do not think that. I see it as a community because they are not disabled, they just can't hear.
Chp 59
It is and isn't like a ghetto. It is because it is hard for them to come together and communicate with hearing because there is limited hearing people who can communicate with them. but it is not like a ghetto because nowadays we see ghetto as dirty and poor, or broken down.
Thursday, February 14, 2013
Chapters 37 - 48
Chapter 37
This chapter talks about acceptable and politically correct terms. And how deaf people do not speak, only because they cannot hear themselves. They are not actually mute.
Chapter 38
This chapter talks about how "deaf" is an adjective not a noun. And how writers want to be known as "writers who happen to be deaf" not deaf writers. And how deaf people use the word deaf, but it is not necessarily acceptable for hearing people to, it is more of an insult to them.
Chapter 39
The disability outlook and the ethnic outlook are totally different. The deaf are NOT "disabled". Handicap comes from "hand-in-cap" from a lottery game a long time ago, now it is used in a variety of meanings. Handicapped is a strong insult to the deaf culture.
Chapter 40
As anyone does, people use terms and names to describe themselves among other people. With deaf people being the minority and being called "the deaf", it would only make sense for them to call anyone that can hear "hearing".
Chapter 41
I like this chapter, because I love learning about hearing aids and cochlear implants. I learned about them some in A.P Psychology. Their ability to help people hear at least a little bit more than none, if not a lot more, is amazing to me. No, obviously it is not a "miracle machine" like said in the book, but I do think it is awesome to be able to hear the slightest noise from something not natural to your body. There are different types of aids, and it may be official from the school or state that a child has one implanted. But i do not think that that is necessarily a bad thing.
Chapter 42
The age of getting an implant was lowered in the 1990's, to infants. They say deaf children should be exposed to sign language as well as speech right away.
Chapter 43
Screening has three advantages, it is non-invasive, it is quick, and it is said to be accurate. But people are still split on having their children tested. Doctors think it is better to have your baby tested right off the back so you know and can help them while they are still infants rather than find out at age three or four.
Chapter 44
I think that it just comes naturally when asking if someone's baby is a boy or girl, or how old they are, and it is just as normal for deaf people to ask if someone's baby is deaf or hearing. it makes sense. They compare it to an ethnic identity. Deaf people become very close to each other, even if they are not family. Some deaf people find hearing people "not worthy of their respect" which I find wrong, but not all deaf people are snobby like that, and asking if your baby is deaf or hearing, is not being snobby either.
Chapter 45
I think it all depends on where you live. With a deaf child to hearing parents, it may be harder because the parents may not know sign language and they have to learn it, as well as teach it to their child at the same time. A hearing child to deaf parents I think would be easier because the child can learn the signs from their parents right away but also with neighbors and school they can pick up and learn hearing/speech.
Chapter 46
This one did not really come to me as much as other chapters did, but it tells how some parents are open to learning sign language and their ways, but other parents are not open to learning a new language and choose the implants method. As said in the book, :there is no one 'right way'."
Chapter 47
I think it is cool and never knew that Alexander Bell created the telephone when seeking an easy device for the Hard-of-Hearing. And that also if one parents carries the gene for deafness, and one does not, the child still has a fifty percent chance of being deaf.
Chapter 48
This chapter also did not really come to me, I do not think falling down in pregnancy could cause your baby to be deaf, I guess maybe depending on how hard you fell. But in the book they say that falling down during pregnancy will not cause your children to be deaf, due to the fluid, in the sac, the mother's body and clothes are all protecting the baby. The most that it could do, is cause guilt or shame for the mother.
This chapter talks about acceptable and politically correct terms. And how deaf people do not speak, only because they cannot hear themselves. They are not actually mute.
Chapter 38
This chapter talks about how "deaf" is an adjective not a noun. And how writers want to be known as "writers who happen to be deaf" not deaf writers. And how deaf people use the word deaf, but it is not necessarily acceptable for hearing people to, it is more of an insult to them.
Chapter 39
The disability outlook and the ethnic outlook are totally different. The deaf are NOT "disabled". Handicap comes from "hand-in-cap" from a lottery game a long time ago, now it is used in a variety of meanings. Handicapped is a strong insult to the deaf culture.
Chapter 40
As anyone does, people use terms and names to describe themselves among other people. With deaf people being the minority and being called "the deaf", it would only make sense for them to call anyone that can hear "hearing".
Chapter 41
I like this chapter, because I love learning about hearing aids and cochlear implants. I learned about them some in A.P Psychology. Their ability to help people hear at least a little bit more than none, if not a lot more, is amazing to me. No, obviously it is not a "miracle machine" like said in the book, but I do think it is awesome to be able to hear the slightest noise from something not natural to your body. There are different types of aids, and it may be official from the school or state that a child has one implanted. But i do not think that that is necessarily a bad thing.
Chapter 42
The age of getting an implant was lowered in the 1990's, to infants. They say deaf children should be exposed to sign language as well as speech right away.
Chapter 43
Screening has three advantages, it is non-invasive, it is quick, and it is said to be accurate. But people are still split on having their children tested. Doctors think it is better to have your baby tested right off the back so you know and can help them while they are still infants rather than find out at age three or four.
Chapter 44
I think that it just comes naturally when asking if someone's baby is a boy or girl, or how old they are, and it is just as normal for deaf people to ask if someone's baby is deaf or hearing. it makes sense. They compare it to an ethnic identity. Deaf people become very close to each other, even if they are not family. Some deaf people find hearing people "not worthy of their respect" which I find wrong, but not all deaf people are snobby like that, and asking if your baby is deaf or hearing, is not being snobby either.
Chapter 45
I think it all depends on where you live. With a deaf child to hearing parents, it may be harder because the parents may not know sign language and they have to learn it, as well as teach it to their child at the same time. A hearing child to deaf parents I think would be easier because the child can learn the signs from their parents right away but also with neighbors and school they can pick up and learn hearing/speech.
Chapter 46
This one did not really come to me as much as other chapters did, but it tells how some parents are open to learning sign language and their ways, but other parents are not open to learning a new language and choose the implants method. As said in the book, :there is no one 'right way'."
Chapter 47
I think it is cool and never knew that Alexander Bell created the telephone when seeking an easy device for the Hard-of-Hearing. And that also if one parents carries the gene for deafness, and one does not, the child still has a fifty percent chance of being deaf.
Chapter 48
This chapter also did not really come to me, I do not think falling down in pregnancy could cause your baby to be deaf, I guess maybe depending on how hard you fell. But in the book they say that falling down during pregnancy will not cause your children to be deaf, due to the fluid, in the sac, the mother's body and clothes are all protecting the baby. The most that it could do, is cause guilt or shame for the mother.
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