Class Year
2015
Document Type
Poster
Date of Creation
Fall 2014
Department 1
Education
Abstract
In a increasingly globalized world, family members of deaf individuals increasingly are faced with a dilemma between identification with Deaf culture or pursuing biomedical intervention in order help deaf children hear sounds artificially. The importance of this dilemma is critical at the earliest age of deaf individuals' lives, not only in early childhood, but in their school career as well. This poster attempts to not only inform about this issue, but argues for the expansion of programs at the school district level to offer equal resources and information about both options for families with deaf individuals. In so doing, it utilizes Deaf cultural media, historical and anthropological perspectives, and new research to challenge how educators view deafness and Deaf individuals.
Copyright Note
This is the author's version of the work. This publication appears in Gettysburg College's institutional repository by permission of the copyright owner for personal use, not for redistribution.
Recommended Citation
Hoffman, Drew A., "Negotiation of Deaf Culture: Alternative Realities in the Classroom" (2014). Student Publications. 281.
https://cupola.gettysburg.edu/student_scholarship/281
Included in
Accessibility Commons, Educational Methods Commons, Gifted Education Commons, Special Education and Teaching Commons
Comments
This paper was written for EDUC 340: Teaching Students with Diverse Needs, Fall 2014.