1. CLASH! BETWEEN
HEARING AND DEAF
By Leisha Lininger
COMM 2600
November 26, 2013

2. History of Deaf
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“Deaf people can do anything… except hear.”
“Deafness is a disability which is so unique, its
very nature causes a culture to emerge from
it.” –Mark “Deffman” Drolsbaugh
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Marlee Matlin
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RIT/NTID and Gallaudet

3. History of Deaf
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Laurent Clerc, 1816
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Second International
Congress on
Education of the
Deaf, 1880

4. Statistics for Deaf
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200 distinct sign languages in the world
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Depending on severity of deafness, 2-140
people out of every 1,000 in the United States
are deaf

5. “Waiting on the World to
Change”

6. History
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Clarke Schools for Hearing and Speech
A.G. Bell Association for the Deaf
Moog Oral School
CIs were approved in mid-1980s by FDA.
Research started in 1950s, though.

7. “Hearing for the First Time”

8. Statistics for Cochlear Implants
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219,000 (according to Wikipedia)
Not easily available due to cost $$$

9. In Conclusion
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There is a big divide between the hearing and
the deaf culture
This can lead to issues of
unemployment, isolation
People in the deaf culture are very, very close
to each other
Cochlear implants are used by many people

10. Discussion Time
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What has been your experience with a Deaf
individual?
How was the communication?
Based on the facts presented and what you
know, what do you think about the cultural
divide?
If you have a child diagnosed with hearing
loss, what route do you think you would
pursue?
What do you think needs to change in the
political climate or in the law for accessibility

11. My Opinion