Another Thought

Fall term I watched the movie Amy for my Developmental Concerns course. The movie is about a woman who leaves her husband to go teach at a School for the Deaf and the Blind. As the story unfolds she had a son who was Deaf tried her best to take care of him and teach him how to talk. Her husband did not except thier deaf son and often used his money to persuade his wife. She became so involved in her son's life that she volunteered at his school until he passed away. She had hoped that her son would learn would learn to talk before he passed away. She begins teaching Deaf Children how to speak. Throughout her challenging quest she helps one little boy learn how to talk. Some of the parents had disabilites themselves. A couple of the Deaf Students parents were either Deaf or Blind. I really enjoyed the movie and wanted to share this with the class. I found it interesting that I had never heard about this movie before taking the class. It is a Disney Movie , and usually Disney Movies are heavily advertised and well known. This made me think about the Movie survey that I posted last week. How come there is not any movies that incorporate sign language or deaf people? Why isnt sign language apart of Hollywood? Should movie theaters provide caption on the screen? I would like to discuss these questions with everyone this week.

Local Resources For Hearing Speech and Deaf Center

Dr. Carr gave me some very useful information on Local Resources for the Hearing and Deaf. I looked through the Hearing Speech & Deaf Center of Greater Cincinnati. This site is very helpful in dicussing my topic on Deaf Parents and thier children. They offer several different resources to the community. Many of the questions I have already discussed throughout the term have been answered. They offer sign language classes to everyone regardless if your hearing impaired or hearing. They operate 24 hours a day and seven days a week. They offer sign language interpreters for pregnant women. They allow each women to have the same interpeter throughout thier whole entire pregnancy. The interpeters will attend every doctors appointment. They have a summer camp for Deaf and Hearing impaired children. Donoations and Grants allow them to take the children on different field trips throughout the summer. I found it really interesting that they have a survey on having caption on the movie theater screens. This is something that I have never thought about. I didn't know if movie theaters offered services for those who are hearing impaired. I know they offer services for people who have physical disabilities. There is a survey asking hearing and deaf people to speak and change how the movie theaters think. They also have different community actvities. They are having a silent dinner at Eastgate Mall's food court. I am excited that Dr. Carr referenced this site because it allowed me to find local resources for the whole entire family. Each week I plan to update everyone on different events taking place at the Hearing Speech and Deaf Center of Cincinnati. I have posted a link below and encourage everyone to take the survey and view thier calender of events. Have any of you ever thought about how do Movie Theaters accomodate those who are hearing impaired????

What would you do If ...

If you were Deaf or married to a Deaf person what would you consider before planning to have a child? Would you take a test to determine the odds of havng a deaf child? Who would you consult? As teachers we have to consider the parents feelings and stress of having a child who is disabled. Teachers should know about the family and thier homelife. This week I want to discuss this with my classmates.

After my last post discussing the the considerations Deaf parents should consider before having a child. I wanted to know if there are any tests that can be done during pregnancy to determine if thier child will be born deaf or hearing. I know after labor , they take the newborn and run several test to see if the baby's lungs . ears, and eyes are okay. I wonder if they can test the child while it is still in the whom. I remember with my daughter , I would play music and I would feel her kick harder and stronger depending on the beat.I wonder if this because they can hear the music or feel the sound waves. I found an short article dicussing a prenatal study on Deaf parents and Parents of one Deaf child. I found the article interesting because the parents were able to figure out if thier child would be born with hearing impairments.

What should Deaf Parents consider before having a Child?

Planning to have a child is something that you can never fully prepare for. When planning to have a child there are several things to take in consideration. For Deaf Parents they must consider the risk of thier child being born with hearing problems. The risk of having a child with hearing complications could be greater. I wanted to discuss somethings that Deaf Parents have to consider when planning for a child. At what age do parents know that thier child is deaf? Are there any tests that can be done while the child is in the whom? What is the risk of a Deaf parent having a deaf child? I found this really cool website. Its a community site for Deaf Parents and thier hearing kids. It reminds me of a Family Centered Practice because it provides support and resources for families and thier children. In the article it has a poem written by a seven year little girl who has a Deaf parent. I copied and pasted the poem below :


A Poem by Rosemary Crumrine, age 7 Having Deaf parents is fun. Deaf Parents are fun because you can use sign language with them. It is fun flicking the lights 77 times to get my Mom and Dad's attention when I need them. It is fun having Deaf parents because I can tap on the table at any time I need my Mom and Dad. Having Deaf parents is fun




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What are some challenges of being a Deaf Parent and Child of Deaf parent

Hello, My name is Mallori Jones. A year ago I took one sign language course and fell in love with signing. I hope to get a Deaf Certificate this summer. Throughout the course I learned how to sign from a proffessor who was deaf. He could not talk at all. He prohibted us from talking throughout the course. After the class ended my proffessor walked into my job. He came in with two little children. The children were screamng and playing. I did not know he had any kids. The first thing I wondered was, how does he communicate with his young children? How do his young children communicate with him? Do they know sign language? Do they read lips? I also wondered was his wife deaf? Throughout his class we had never mentioned or discuss Deaf Parents with hearing or non hearing children. The community I work in has several deaf residents. Some of them have Deaf siblings and or parents. As a mother I can't imagine the challenges of being a Deaf Parent. As a future educator I believe that parents play a major role in being an effective teacher. A student dealing with these challenges of a Deaf parent could affect his school work. As a teacher I must be able to accomodate this. I hope to gain a better understand of Being a Deaf Parent or a child of a Deaf Parent . I hope to answer these questions and inquire more: How do Deaf parents Communicate with thier newborn baby? How do Deaf Parents communicate with thier toddler? How do Deaf Parents establish discpline and commands thier children? Are there any organizations that offer assitance to Deaf Parents and thier children? What are Deaf Adults chances for having a deaf baby? Are the chances for having a Deaf Child increased when both parents are Deaf? What should Deaf Adults consider when choosing to have a baby? How early should Deaf parents teach thier child sign language? To begin this research , I have begin reading an article that is linked below http://www.sosyalarastirmalar.com/cilt1/sayi4/sayi4pdf/levinger_miriam.pd I hope you enjoy this Blog !