Hearing children with Deaf parents
What percent of deaf adults have hearing children?
90%
The two major factors that members of the deaf community share?
Presence of deafness and use of manual language
The underlying experience all members of the deaf community share?
Deafness
"Wherever there are deaf people, there will be sign language" was said by?
George Veditz
"members of the deaf community tend to marry __________"
Other deaf people
What does CODA stand for?
Children of Deaf Adults
Who identified the two major factors that the deaf community experiences?
Dr. Allyson Hamilton
"About 1 of 1000 children are born each year with some degree of ______"
Deafness
Where is American Sign Language mostly used?
What does deaf people rely on?
Touch and Sight
What two worlds do CODA's typically experience?
the culture and language of deaf parents and the world of their peers and teachers
What is commonly found in the deaf community?
Sharing places and building relationships.
Who do people with some degree of deafness tend to stay close to?
Who wrote that for deaf people, there is no need to justify one's use of a language?
Stewart
What is the most vital thing to do when communicating with a deaf person?
Eye Contact