Listening And Spoken Language 3
Media Visibility For Oral Deaf People
Media visibility of speaking deaf people is like buses. None, for ages, then a few examples to give us goosebumps. Yes, that’s the effect seeing ourselves represented has on us – if you wondered. Why does this matter? Quite simply, in terms of seeking accommodation and supports in workplace and education settings. Speaking deaf people
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Early Intervention By One-Three-Six Months
Ninety-six per cent of infants in the US have a newborn hearing test by one month old, but many do not access the Early Hearing Detection Intervention guidelines of 1-3-6 months, or detection by one month, evaluation by 3 months and intervention by 6 months, researcher Christine Yoshinaga-Itano says. Notably, just half of deaf babies
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Five Questions: Jessica Chaikof, Sociology Student
” The reason most people assume that I know sign language is because people with cochlear implants and who use listening and spoken language are NOT well represented in the US media.” We talk with Jessica Chaikof, a junior majoring in sociology and a minor in chemistry at Wheaton College (MA), about life with cochlear implants. SA:
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