COMD 2081 Lecture : Deaf Lecture
Document Summary
First american school for the deaf was formerly american asylum at. Hartford for the education and instruction of the deaf and dub. William dummy hoy deaf baseball player: deaf-mute. Gallaudet university, formerly know as national deaf-mute college. Oralist movement initiated the rejection of the term. No longer means proud nono speaking deaf signer: hearing disabled. Modern version of hearing- handicapped and both are equally offensive. Legislation such as the indivuals with disablilities education act (idea) and american with disabilities act (ada) of 1990, changed the terminology we use, focusing attention on the person rather than the disability: hearing impaired. Deaf (big d deaf): referring to a cultural minority based on a language; a community of people who share a common langueaf (american sign. Language) and culture (art, social practices, entertainment, recreation, etc) regardless of their degree of hearing loss. A person who is a proud member of the big d deaf community.
