Deaf Culture CH 2
Why would Deaf parents be saddened by the birth of a Deaf child?
* They know their child will encounter many struggles *They are influenced by the values imposed by hearing professionals *They may be overwhelmed with parenting, but not have anywhere to turn for advice
What is meant by: "the making of a hearing impaired person"?
* When hearing professionals socialize the child into the patient-client role *When hearing professionals reinforce society's model that equates a hearing loss with a deficit child * When hearing professionals only recommend consideration of remedies
How are hearing parents usually viewed by professionals when they decide not to fit their child with hearing aids?
*They are putting their deaf child at a disadvantage * They are neglecting their child *They are doing a disservice to their child
Why do professionals encourage Deaf parents not to use sign language with their Deaf baby?
*They feel that sign language will delay the acquisition of English. *They are following the protocol written in medical books regarding treating hearing loss * That is what their medical experience tells them. Correct Answer
What is it that Deaf children born to a hearing family usually grow up and realize regarding the choices their parents made in raising them?
*estrangement from their parents * misled *isolation
What do professionals tell Deaf parents with Deaf children that is controversial?
*not to sign to the baby * to put hearing-aids on the baby
What advantage does a Deaf child of Deaf parents have over a Deaf child of hearing parents?
*they develop a sense of identity that is strong and self-governed * they feel included in social interactions as members of a tight-knit group *they have as good a chance of any other child to become adults with a strong sense of who they are
What percent of children in educational programs for the Deaf have Deaf parents?
10%
At approximately what age are babies determined to have hearing loss and begin more intensive testing?
12 months
What is the ratio of hearing parents who can actually communicate with their Deaf child?
1:10
What is the percentage of Deaf people who marry other Deaf people?
90%
What are the four stages of trauma that hearing parents experience when they receive a diagnosis of their children's hearing loss?
Grief, mourning, denial, & anger
What is the central issue in raising a Deaf child?
Language
What is the significance of the time that Deaf infants stop babbling and gesturing?
Realization that their vocalized 'noises' are not applicable to the building blocks of their language
Why do Deaf children born to Deaf parents function better in all academic, social, and linguistics areas?
The child has a full command of language through exposure to ASL
What is significant about a Deaf child eating dinner with Deaf family members?
They are able to learn the morals, values, and behaviors that the family and the culture consider desirable or undesirable
Which of the below is not an obstacle Deaf parents face while raising a Deaf child?
They don't speak and use ASL
How does the manner in which Deaf parents read to their children differ from the manner in which hearing children are read to?
They help infant babies internalize how signs are seen from the signer's perspective
Why do professionals encourage Deaf parents not to sign with their hearing children? (Don't get this confused with hearing parents signing with their Deaf children.)
They will delay English acquisition
How do Deaf parents get the attention of their Deaf baby?
Touching them or waving in their line of sight
In a Deaf home what is communication dependant on?
Visibility
What is the relevance of "signer's perspective' in regard to the interaction between Deaf parents and their Deaf infants?
for the baby to internalize how signs are seen from the signer's perspective
The interaction between a hearing parent and Deaf child is compared to what other relationship?
teacher to pupil
Who tends to first notice that a baby, previously thought to be hearing, may have a hearing loss?
the mother
Which is the most widely accepted option for parents of Deaf children?
to raise their child as if they were hearing
