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The modern concept of deaf space utilizes the five principal concepts: sensory reach, space and proximity, mobility and proximity, light and color, and acoustics. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] It accounts for the visual and hearing abilities of the deaf person while also taking into consideration the visual sign language that they communicate in.
In Deaf culture, person-first language (i.e., person who is deaf, person who is hard of hearing) has long been rejected since being culturally Deaf is seen as a source of positive self-acceptance. [9] Instead, Deaf culture uses Deaf-first language: Deaf person or hard-of-hearing person. [10]
An introduction to Deaf culture in American Sign Language (ASL) with English subtitles available. Deaf culture is the set of social beliefs, behaviors, art, literary traditions, history, values, and shared institutions of communities that are influenced by deafness and which use sign languages as the main means of communication.
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[3] [4] Members of the Deaf community tend to view deafness as a difference in human experience rather than a disability or disease. [5] [6] When used as a cultural label especially within the culture, the word deaf is often written with a capital D and referred to as "big D Deaf" in speech and sign.
Schools of deaf education in the United States (3 P) Pages in category "Deafness organizations in the United States" The following 32 pages are in this category, out of 32 total.
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Humphries is an associate professor in the Department of Communication at the San Diego branch of the University of California. [1]In addition to teaching at UCSD, he has been developing an experimental curriculum for teaching deaf children by applying bilingual teaching practices.