What is the difference between a hearing aid and a cochlear implant?
Hearing aids amplify sound, cochlear implants directly stimulate the auditory nerve
Name four different sign systems used in schools serving deaf children.
ASL, MCE, SEE I, SEE II, PSE, TC
Who do Deaf and hard of hearing adults tend to marry?
Deaf marry Deaf and hard of hearing marry hearing
Why do deaf children struggle with academics?
What does DPN stand for?
Deaf President Now
What is the difference between an analog and digital hearing aid?
The digital is programable and the analog just makes sound louder.
What are three advantages of a deaf school and two disadvantages.
Everyone signs, access to the curriculum, sports, social events... Curriculum is not as strong, social skills not as high
Why are CODA's allowed into the Deaf community?
They value ASL
Why are Deaf jokes funny?
Celebrate Deafness, Threat of hearing people
What are the names of the three bones in the middle ear?
Stapes, Malleus, and Incus
What event happened to make Oralism become the communication preference in Schools for the Deaf?
Convention of Milan in 1880 banned sign language
What services can a Deaf college student request?
Interpreter, notetaker, seating, tutoring, assistive technology
Give three reasons why hearing parents of a deaf child are stressed.
Many appointments, marital stress, communication issues
What are four challenges that deaf children face in a mainstream program?
isolation, problems communicating with other students, falling behind because of reading levels, little participation in sports, clubs etc.
What are two reasons why deaf children may have more emotional and behavioral problems?
Detachment from parents, poor reading ability, communication problems
Explain what a conductive hearing loss is.
A loss caused by a problem in the outer or middle ear.
What rights do parents have during the IEP process?
They can attend the meetings, they are given a paper copy of their rights, they can disagree with the IEP team, they can bring an advocate to the meeting, they can call in a third party to arbitrate between the school and the parent.
What are four decisions that hearing parents have to make for their deaf child?
Communication mode, educational placement, hearing device (CI or hearing aid), Deaf culture or not
What are three accommodations that a deaf student ask for when in school?
Interpreter, note taker, extra time on tests, teacher notes, preferential seating, FM system
Why is PL 94 142 so important?
FAPE, IEP, LRE Later became IDEA
Act out how the ear works.
Outer Ear, Middle Ear, Inner Ear, Auditory Nerve
What year was Gallaudet College founded?
1864
What percentage of parents of deaf children are Deaf?
10%
What are ten types of technology that help the Deaf?
digital hearing aids, cochlear implants, video relay, videophones, captioning devices, the Internet, applications on phones (gliding), Skype, bed shakers, alerting devices, CART services, voice to text
Why have communication philosophies for the deaf changed over the past 200 years?
Various answers