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Deaf children need language, not (just) speech

First Language, 2019
Deaf and Hard of Hearing (DHH) children need to master at least one language (spoken or signed) to reach their full potential. Providing access to a natural sign language supports this goal.
Matthew L Hall, Wyatte C Hall, Naomi K Caselli   +2 more
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Describe, don't prescribe. The practice and politics of translanguaging in the context of deaf signers

Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2019
In this article we discuss the practice and politics of translanguaging in the context of deaf signers. Applying the translanguaging concept to deaf signers brings a different perspective by focusing on sensorial accessibility.
Maartje De Meulder, Annelies Maria Jozef Kusters, Erin Moriarty   +2 more
exaly   +2 more sources

The contribution of phonological knowledge, memory, and language background to reading comprehension in deaf populations

Frontiers in Psychology, 2015
While reading is challenging for many deaf individuals, some become proficient readers. Yet we do not know the component processes that support reading comprehension in these individuals.
Elizabeth Ann Hirshorn, Elizabeth Ann Hirshorn, Matthew William Geoffrey Dye, Peter eHauser, Ted Roland Supalla, Daphne eBavelier, Daphne eBavelier   +6 more
doaj   +2 more sources

What You Don’t Know Can Hurt You: The Risk of Language Deprivation by Impairing Sign Language Development in Deaf Children

Maternal and Child Health Journal, 2017
Wyatte C Hall
exaly   +2 more sources

“They’re Not Willing To Accommodate Deaf patients”: Communication Experiences of Deaf American Sign Language Users in the Emergency Department

Qualitative Health Research, 2021
Deaf people who use American Sign Language (ASL) are more likely to use the emergency department (ED) than their hearing English-speaking counterparts and are also at higher risk of receiving inaccessible communication.
T. James, Kyle A. Coady, J. Stacciarini, Michael M. McKee, David G Phillips, David Maruca, J. Cheong   +6 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Deaf to Deaf (Dispatch)

Studies in Social Justice
Fatima T. Nafisa, Kainat Wahid, Shayla-Rae Tanner, Mustafa Alabssi, Joanne Weber   +4 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Translanguaging in Bilingual Deaf Education Teacher Preparation Programs

Languages, 2023
Most D/HH learners experience language deprivation because they lack full access to a comprehensible language input. Sometimes, this language deprivation continues through school because of the rigid school language policy and teachers’ failure to ...
Millicent M. Musyoka
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Ototoxicity: A review of South African studies

South African Family Practice, 2021
Background: Ototoxicity is damage to cells in the inner ear after administering a toxic drug, with a resultant hearing loss. Drugs used to treat illnesses such as cancer, tuberculosis, human immuno-deficiency virus (HIV) and infections are potentially ...
Selvarani Moodley, Claudine Storbeck, Nomthandazo Gama   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Listening Cube: A Three Dimensional Auditory Training Program [PDF]

Clinical and Experimental Otorhinolaryngology, 2012
ObjectivesHere we present the Listening Cube, an auditory training program for children and adults receiving cochlear implants, developed during the clinical practice at the KIDS Royal Institute for the Deaf in Belgium.
De Raeve Leo, Anderson Ilona, Bammens Marleen, Jans Josepha, Haesevoets Marianne, Pans Ria, Vandistel Hilde, Vrolix Yvette   +7 more
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Assessment of occupational competence of deaf and hard of hearing individuals [PDF]

Zbornik Radova Filozofskog Fakulteta u Prištini, 2022
When choosing a future profession, it is important for deaf and hard of hearing (DHH) students to be aware of the limitations that can be caused by a hearing loss.
Šešum Mia M., Radić-Šestić Marina N., Isaković Ljubica S.   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source