Thursday, May 17, 2012
Deaf Parents of Hearing Children Survey
I found this interesting video of a Deaf parent of hearing children. She was conducting a survey on different issues that thier children may have with having deaf parents. The video was interesting for me because I was trying to understand what she was signing throughout the video. I read the comments and alot of them gave me an idea of what she was saying. The comments were interesting because they were so diverse. One girl was a child of Deaf Parents. She said its hard finding music and other people who understand her situation. The second comment was from a wife of a man who has two deaf parents. She stated that he learned how to sign before he learned how to speak. The link is listed below. I am interested to discuss what she is signing in the video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gfw94CRvT7E
After finding this video I wanted to see if there was any actual footage of Deaf Parents interacting with thier hearing children.I found this video of a Hearing little girl and her Deaf mother. They were signing about a pet fish. It was really cool to see this video because it showed the power of sign language. The little girl was able to communicate with her mother without speaking. I found it amazing that the little girl was mouthing the words while she signed. I think the little girl was signing just as good as her deaf mother , if not better.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RkgghPZtCxQ
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There are so many things to consider when learning about the deaf community. Everytime I read your posts I find something interesting and new to consider. I would have never thought that music could help. When I read about how the girl said there is no music that understands her, I realized she's right. I think the survey included new things to consider.
ReplyDeleteYes. it is amazing because there is something more to lean and understand when it comes to disabilites. We never know everything that is why we have to constantly research. I am learning that now, because as teachers we may have to research differnt disabilites in our own classroom.
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ReplyDeleteMy boyfriend's brother was diagnosed with down syndrome and is 4 years old. Starting at the age of 2, they started teaching him sign language as a way to communicate. It is amazing to me how quickly he caught on to sign language and how much he learned in a short period of time. Though, it is only a selective few words and statements, I think it is incredible how he uses the signs when speaking as a way to communicate.
Ashleigh , I bet he signed very fast. Its amazing how children learn new concepts so quickly.
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