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  2. DeafSpace - Wikipedia

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    DeafSpace is an approach to architecture that is primarily informed by the unique ways in which deaf people live and inhabit space. [1] The design concept can be ...

  3. Spatial hearing loss - Wikipedia

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    Spatial hearing loss refers to a form of deafness that is an inability to use spatial cues about where a sound originates from in space. Poor sound localization in turn affects the ability to understand speech in the presence of background noise.

  4. Heather Whitestone - Wikipedia

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    As Miss America, Whitestone showcased her S.T.A.R.S. program around the country. S.T.A.R.S. stands for "Success Through Action and Realization of your dreams". It has five points: positive attitude, belief in a dream, the willingness to work hard, facing obstacles, and building a strong support team.

  5. Face Masks Have Created Added Obstacles for People Who Are ...

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    Whatever your political or scientific stance is on face masks, one thing is certain: people who are deaf and hard-of-hearing face added challenges from the face coverings. For one, many people who ...

  6. Olof Hanson (architect) - Wikipedia

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    Olof Hanson married Agatha Tiegel whom he had met at the Minnesota Institute for the Deaf, where she was a deaf teacher. Agatha Tiegel was the first female graduate of Gallaudet University's full program, with a B.A. in 1893.

  7. Deaf culture - Wikipedia

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    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.

  8. A Man Without Words - Wikipedia

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    A Man Without Words is a book by Susan Schaller, first published in 1991, with a foreword by author and neurologist Oliver Sacks. [1] The book is a case study of a 27-year-old deaf man whom Schaller teaches to sign for the first time, challenging the Critical Period Hypothesis that humans cannot learn language after a certain age.

  9. Gallaudet University - Wikipedia

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    Gallaudet University [a] (/ ˌ ɡ æ l ə ˈ d ɛ t / GAL-ə-DET) is a private federally chartered university in Washington, D.C., for the education of the deaf and hard of hearing.It was founded in 1864 as a grammar school for both deaf and blind children.