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    The document discusses the history and prevalence of deafness. It notes that the first American school for the deaf was established in 1817 in Hartford, Connecticut. Approximately 2-3 out of every 1,000 children in the U.S. are born with detectable hearing loss. While over 90% of deaf children are born to hearing parents, advances like universal screenings and cochlear implants have impacted opportunities for deaf children. The document also outlines some key aspects of Deaf culture, including the view that deafness is not a disability but rather a different way of being, the importance of American Sign Language, and the promotion of Deaf education and identity across generations.

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    The document discusses the history and prevalence of deafness. It notes that the first American school for the deaf was established in 1817 in Hartford, Connecticut. Approximately 2-3 out of every 1,000 children in the U.S. are born with detectable hearing loss. While over 90% of deaf children are born to hearing parents, advances like universal screenings and cochlear implants have impacted opportunities for deaf children. The document also outlines some key aspects of Deaf culture, including the view that deafness is not a disability but rather a different way of being, the importance of American Sign Language, and the promotion of Deaf education and identity across generations.

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    The document discusses the history and prevalence of deafness. It notes that the first American school for the deaf was established in 1817 in Hartford, Connecticut. Approximately 2-3 out of every 1,000 children in the U.S. are born with detectable hearing loss. While over 90% of deaf children are born to hearing parents, advances like universal screenings and cochlear implants have impacted opportunities for deaf children. The document also outlines some key aspects of Deaf culture, including the view that deafness is not a disability but rather a different way of being, the importance of American Sign Language, and the promotion of Deaf education and identity across generations.

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    Deaf Culture 1

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    The document discusses the history and prevalence of deafness. It notes that the first American school for the deaf was established in 1817 in Hartford, Connecticut. Approximately 2-3 out of every 1,000 children in the U.S. are born with detectable hearing loss. While over 90% of deaf children are born to hearing parents, advances like universal screenings and cochlear implants have impacted opportunities for deaf children. The document also outlines some key aspects of Deaf culture, including the view that deafness is not a disability but rather a different way of being, the importance of American Sign Language, and the promotion of Deaf education and identity across generations.

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    History Prevelance

    1817 The first American school for the deaf Approximately 28 million Americans have some degree of hearing
    was est. in Hartford, CN by Thomas loss; two million of these people are classified as "deaf"
    Hopkins Gallaudet & Laurent Clerc
    1864 The Colombia Institution for the Deaf Approximately 2-3 out of every 1,000 children in the U.S. are born
    became the first collegiate school for the
    deaf with a detectable level of hearing loss
    1893 The Colombia Institution for the Deaf was
    renamed Gallaudet College There are 500,000 users of ASL in the U.S. and Canada
    1960 American Sign Language is officially
    recognized as genuine language with its
    own syntax & grammar rules

    Family Dynamic
    More than 90% of deaf children are born to hearing parents
    deaf vs. Deaf Universal hearing screenings make it possible to identify hearing loss
    Not all people who are born deaf are culturally Deaf. earlier than ever before
    Being culturally “Deaf” is a way of life, Cochlear implants give deaf children the opportunity to be "hearing" -
    it means you embrace the culture and values of however this has lead to debate in the past, with people asking,
    people who rely on visual language as their "Does the use of a CI take away from my Deaf cultural identity?"
    sole method of communication.
    Some people who are deaf or hard of hearing experience a sense of
    identity confusion - "Do I belong to the Deaf world or the hearing world?"

    V a l u e s
    Cultuudre toawalrds deafness, being deaf is
    Positive atthtiting that needs to be "fixed"
    not some v iro n m e n t
    n t vis ua l e n
    Promoting a salie le s a n d pa ra m e te rs of
    pria te ly utiliz in g th e r u
    Appro Sign Language (ASL)
    American iq u e t te w h e n
    le s o f e t
    Following sgpecific ru
    interactin A SL e d u c at io n
    g lis h /
    Supporting bilingual En c a tio n a cr o ss a ll
    r e e d u
    Propagatinngs Deaf cultu
    generatio nt it y
    l s u p p ort & ide
    Strong cultura

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