COMD 2050 Chapter : Comd Ch 15
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Cochlear implant originally seen as negative by deaf community because they"re proud of being deaf. How people refer to people who have hearing loss: William hoy graduated from connecticut asylum at hartford for the institution of dead and dumb persons (currently american school for the deaf) William dummy hoy (1862-1961), famous baseball player, accepted the term dumb for being deaf. Galludet university, formerly known as national deaf-mute college . Oralist movement initiated the rejection of the term. The term today, however, no longer means proud, non-speaking deaf signer . Modern version of hearing handicapped and both are equally offensive. Legislation (individuals with disabilities education act (idea) and american with disabilities act (ada) of: changed the termonilogy we use, focusing attention on the person rather than the disability. Appropriate term used by medical professionals, educators, slps, audiologists, hearing population in general, etc. but inappropriate for the deaf.
