Members of the Deaf Community, and their supporters in the hearing community, have made significant strides in modifying the environment in order to make certain common activities more accessible and convenient for Deaf citizens. ... What seems like a simple task for most, used to be anything but for people who are Deaf or hard of hearing. ... Similar functionality is also available through several mobile apps, such as the Z5 Mobile app that allows Deaf and hard of hearing people to make and receive point-to-point calls to/from any videophone, as well as make and receive calls to hearing peo...

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" wrote by Simona Damian, it is says "just like spoken languages, sign languages are merged with the culture of the Deaf communities". ... And more than 90% of deaf children are born to hearing parents (Mitchell, Karchmer). ... This amazing statistics have a good impact in the deaf community. ... Hearing loss occurs worldwide to both genders of all ages and races. ... Both were curious about how people with hearing disease can comprehend language in the same way of the people who are capable of hearing understood it. ...

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I had never before seen an entire community of the deaf" (Sacks 236). ... Sacks goes on to say that he saw a new image for the deaf people, a new strength and sense of community. ... Lane states that the hearing people have obstacles placed in their way by hearing people (the dominant culture), but could only be removed "if only they came know the deaf community" (lane 271). Lane claims that in the hearing society, "deafness is stigmatized" (Lane 270). Lane argues that hearing individuals socially construct deafness as a deficit and see deafness from their perspective. ...

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The most obvious difference in hearing and deaf culture is expression, i.e. signing. ... It is said that hearing people hug in an "A-frame" fashion whereas deaf people fully embrace each other. ... There are many solutions that help those who are only partially hearing. ... This device is only suitable for 1% of the deaf community and has limited results on those who are eligible and have received it. ... Although the implanted deaf child will not move easily in the hearing world, it is unlikely that he will move easily in the deaf community either, unlikely that he will learn American Sign La...

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Sexually Abused Deaf Children Sexual abuse among the deaf community is not uncommon. Berke (2000) states, "A 1989 study showed deaf children were five times as likely to be abused as hearing children." Recent studies show deaf children twenty percent more likely to be abused than hearing children. ... According to Scanlan, MD (Elder, 1998), deaf children have less ways of learning about sexuality than hearing children. ... A greater number of individuals fluent in sign language could decrease the number of sexually abused victims among the deaf community. ...

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Someone else pointed out how deaf people today are much more willing to spread out geographically, doing more traveling outside of their community and out of the country. Another talked about how in San Francisco (where these people lived) the hearing community recognized the sign language really well, and this makes the deaf community seem a little more respected and important. One man talked about how he loves being involved in deaf clubs and activities, but he's afraid of hearing people because he feels like they whisper secrets. ... This is do to the general sense of ignorance from wi...

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The human body has been well equipped with five senses: sight, hearing, smell, touch, and taste, most of which are vital to one's survival. ... However, throughout the years the deaf community has created its own language, enabling them to communicate within their own culture and with a select group of hearing outsiders. Although American Sign Language (ASL) has proved itself as the most useful, "Speech has taken on significance within the deaf community because of its importance within the hearing world. ...

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