Deaf Culture: An Obsolete Concept or A Timeless Solution Presented by: Thomas K. Holcomb Ohlone College Fremont, California. UWashington May 2013

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1 Deaf Culture: An Obsolete Concept or A Timeless Solution Presented by: Thomas K. Holcomb Ohlone College Fremont, California UWashington May 2013

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3 Chapters 1. Introduction 2. Culture Defined 3. Who are the Deaf People? 4. Deafhood: A personal journey toward self-actualization 5. Early Definitions of Deaf Culture 6. Deaf Culture Redefined 7. ASL 8. Deaf Lit 9. Deaf Art 10. Rules of Social Interaction 11. The Vibrant Deaf Community 12. The Collision Between Culture and Disability 13. Diversity Within the Deaf Community 14. The Universality of the Deaf Experience 15. The Future of the Deaf Community

4 Deaf People Today Fully Included and Assimilated? O Laws O Americans with Disabilities Act O Individuals with Disabilities Education Act O Rehabilitative Act of 1973 (Section 504) O Captioned TV O VideoPhones/Video Relay Service O Smart Phones O Cochlear Implants

5 Jack Wheeler, CEO Deafness Research Foundation O We can conquer newborn deafness in America. If we can test every baby born and organize the parents as a political force so every baby gets what it needs, regardless of how much money the parents have, then the 12,000 babies born deaf every year become 12,000 babies who self-identify as hearing kids.

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7 Traditional Hallmarks O Residential Schools O Deaf Clubs O ASL

8 Today s Reality O Very few have residential school experience O Deaf clubs are closing O ASL is used in a non-traditional manner

9 Deaf Culture O An obsolete concept O A timeless solution

10 Universal Values O Right to dignity O Need for respect O Importance of clear and effective communication O Opportunity for self-determination O Healthy Sense of Self

11 For Deaf People O Continued struggle for O Dignity O Respect O Self-determination O Clear and effective communication O Solutions for effective living

12 Culture O Access to historically created solutions for effective living O Deaf Culture O Access to historically created solutions for effective living as deaf individuals

13 Deaf Culture Redefined O Instead of core values based on O Residential school experience O Importance of Deaf Clubs O Use of ASL

14 Enduring Values of Deaf Culture O Healthy Identity Formation O Self-determination O Information Sharing O Full Access to Communication

15 Are Deaf people disabled or not? O Are Deaf people guilty of ableism by rejecting the disability label? O Ableism O discrimination experienced by people with disabilities

16 Preferred solutions for various disability groups O Becoming fully assimilated O Seeking technological advancements O Adopting the cultural model

17 Areas of Convergence O Political Agendas O Educational, employment, social, and home O Policies shaped without input O Models O Medical to social to cultural

18 Areas of Divergence O Priorities O Cross-disability vs. deaf only O Disabled people are still hearing! O Linguistic community O Shared language and community O Opportunities for congregation O Deaf Schools as place of refuge O Retirement communities

19 Deaf people: Disabled or not? O Discrimination O Lack of access to solutions O Language O Communication O Reduced opportunities

20 Deaf Culture: A timeless solution O Healthy identity formation O Self-determination O Information sharing O Full access to communication

21 Cultural Solutions: Healthy Identity Formation O Rejection of the disability label O Adoption of the cultural/linguistic model

22 Cultural Solutions: Self Determination O 24 deaf schools/10 charter schools O Deaf President Now O Organizations O NAD O NFSD O USADSF O Clubs O Retirement communities

23 Future of the Deaf Community O 3 scenarios O Thriving Deaf Community O Vanishing Deaf Community O Changing Deaf Community

24 For more information O O tholcomb@ohlone.edu