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Educational Interactive Project

Source: https://www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/statistics/quick-statistics-hearing

Everyone WILL have Hearing Loss at some point in their lives. That’s why we should all make an effort to understand it. This Project will provide a basic understanding of ear anatomy, hearing loss causes and degrees of severity, and intervention options for people who have hearing loss. This project will also provide a broad overview of life with hearing loss, etiquette and strategies for meeting with hard of hearing or deaf people, a brief look into Deaf Culture, and a few examples of American Sign Language.

Source: https://www.asha.org/public/hearing/degree-of-hearing-loss/

“Deaf people can do anything hearing people can do except hear“

King Jordan, first Deaf president of Gallaudet University
Source : Life Print ASL ABCs – https://www.lifeprint.com/asl101/pages-signs/a/abcs.htm

Here are some videos of me signing some basic greeting signs in ASL, along with a few other vocabulary terms. If you like try and copy me to help you learn some of the signs.

Here is a video of me signing the ASL alphabet…
Try combining a fingerspelling of your name with this signed phrase to create a simple greeting!
There is no punctuation in ASL. Notice how I furrow my brow like I am confused. This is how to signify I am asking a question.
In ASL, there are no pronouns, as you merely point to who you’re referring to. If the person is not in the room, just point in the air.
Similarly, when you refer to ownership, you use a flat open hand, palm facing towards who owns it.
Use expressive body and facial language to convey mood.
Greeting Example:
“Hello, my name is CJ. I like reading books, playing video games, and watching movies. How are you?” Notice how I switched sides with every item in the list. ASL is a 3D language where its users are manipulating the space around them to communicate.
This is a sign for “I Love You”. Notice how it’s a combination of the letter signs of I, L, and Y.
“Hearing” refers to a person who doesn’t identify with deaf culture.
What sign do you identify with?

“The handicap of deafness is not in the ear; it is in the mind.”

Marlee Matlin, Actress and Deaf Culture Advocate
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Resources on Hearing Loss – https://www.asha.org/public/hearing/hearing-loss/ LifePrint ASL Dictionary with Bill Vicars – https://www.lifeprint.com/dictionary.htm

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