Speech and Hearing Differences
What is Plains Sign Language (PSL)
A language Indigenous people use who are Deaf/deaf (the most well-known Indigenous sign language in Canada and the United States. It is known to various First Nations that typically inhabited the Prairies, including the Cree, Dakota and Siksika.)
What is the eardrum?
The part of the middle ear that vibrates in response to sound waves.
What is a myth?
People with speech challenges speak the way they do on purpose.
What is true?
Mocking someone's way of speaking hurts and is a form of discrimination.
What is asking for permission to help?
What is a speech therapist?
The type of professional who supports speech work in a way that people can learn how to articulate and express themselves through spoken word.
What is the malleus, incus and stapes?
These three bones are the smallest bones in the body. They also transmit sound from the middle ear to the inner ear through the stapes which pushes the oval window while it is stimulated.
What is articulation?
The way we express something that makes sense using our voice and words.
What is the cochlea?
By the time sound reaches this organ, it exists in liquid form.
A condition in which a person has a challenge in forming the speech sounds needed to communicate with others.
What is a speech difference (disorder)?
What are hair cells?
These specialized receptor cells convert the liquid motion into electrical signals that travel on to the brain.