Children that are Deaf have always have had a difficulty when it has come to school. ... Studies conducted by researchers at Gallaudet University found that as many people that live in Houston, Texas (nearly 3 million) use American Sign Language (Mitchell, Young, Bachleda, & Karchmer, 2005). ... Because most children who are not Deaf learn to speak at a very young age they are able to advance in their phonetic milestones quicker than those who are Deaf (Accredited Language, 2010). ... The purpose behind this type of communication to educate Deaf or hard of hearing students is to allow them to ...

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I, for a long time was ashamed of my grandfather's speaking, but not because he had broken English but because he is deaf. ... Because of his hearing disability he is unable to form certain words and annunciate so he is often mocked and taken is unserious by people. ... And every time he spoke people would get this shell shocked l! ... I saw the way he was treated by others, the looks people gave him behind his back and the way he was mocked every time he opened his mouth. What these people did not know was the knowledge this man possessed. ...

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