Talking Hands Deaf Culture in America. What is culture? Culture has Myths Art and Literature Jokes Food Religion Language Graphic from lifeprint.com.

Talking Hands

Deaf Culture in America

Wh

at is cu

lture

?

Culture has• Myths• Art and Literature• Jokes• Food• Religion• Language Graphic from lifeprint.com

Deaf v

s. deaf

• deaf– Can’t hear

• Deaf– Use ASL fluently– Socialize with Deaf community– Understand rules of behavior in Deaf

community

• CODA– USE ASL fluently– Socialize with Deaf community– Understand rules of behavior in Deaf

community– Can hear

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Thre

ats to

Deaf

Cultu

re

Oralism or Audism

Cochlear Implants

FAPE

LRE

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What’s the Difference?

Hearing Culture• Individualist• Time bound

• Product

• Politically Correct

Deaf Culture• Community• People more

important than time

• Process

• Deaf

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THE ABBE DE L’EPEEHow a Frenchman invented American Sign Language

Deaf C

ultu

re

Mouse signing “More.”

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