Apr
25
2011
Ladd CH1 p. 27-30 Gough (11:16)
A brief overview of recent positive exposure of Deaf people and Sign Language in general society and the damages wrought on Deaf communities by Oralism since the 1880 Milan Conference which can be considered
Deaf holocaust. Also, a summary of a rare research on Oralism in the late 1970′s by Reuben Conrad and his group. Discussion on the word “holocaust” and how it can be applied to what Deaf communities went through.
Tags: academics, ban of Sign Language, charity, Deaf, Deaf against Deaf, Deaf history, Deaf reaction, deafness, dimensions, disabled, enabling holocausts, firing of Deaf teachers, global citizenship, holocaust, liberal reaction, lipreading skills, mask of benevolence, media, mental health, Middle Passage, Milan Conference, Native people, oralism, Oralist dominance, political cause, popularity of Sign Language, research, Reuben Conrad, speech skills, witchburning
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Mar
28
2011
Ladd INTRO p. 14-19 Part ONE Jordan (10:16)
Introduces the central concepts of Deafhood and culturo-linguistic model (as opposed to the disability model both medical and social)
Tags: culturo-linguistic model, Deaf community, Deaf culture, Deafhood, deafness, dimensions, disability medical model, disability social model, hearing devices, hearing loss, linguistic minority, possibilities, sign language, subhuman
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Feb
27
2011
Ladd INTRO p. 2-6 Holcomb (7:55).
This describes the metaphors of a museum and annex to describe the Deaf culture’s situation.
Tags: allies, annex, arts, colonialism, Deafhood, deafness, dimensions, hearing devices, history, museum, sign language
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