Talking HandsDeaf Culture in America

What is culture?

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

Deaf vs. 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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Threats to Deaf Culture

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 Culture

Mouse signing “More.”

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