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Language and Literacy Development Language development doesn't have to be using phonics. Like you noted, if the individual is profoundly deaf, they can't hear the sounds to learn language that way. Assuming that parents put in the required effort to teach their child American Sign Language...

Deaf Education Choices With the Human Services, you can do many things like work as an Academic Counselor or an Admissions Counselor at a university, coordinate accomodation services for various schools, etc. You might need a masters depending on which you want to go into, though. As far as...

Gallaudet or NTID? Hey Travis, If you attend college, you will have more of a chance at getting a better job, with better pay. You will have more opportunities to find what makes you happiest, and that is very important. There are many great colleges around the US. You have to find one...

Ntid As a hearing student interesting in Interpreting, I visited the school. It is a beautiful school, if you can stand the Rochester weather. I know many Deaf individuals that go to NTID and love it. The teachers are fluent in ASL, of course, and if students attend classes at RIT (the...

Ksd Kansas has KSD (Kansas School for the Deaf) and it's an amazing school. I am a Deaf Education student and we go to KSD for Sign Language Evaluations as well as Student-Teaching and I know many love it. Olathe, the city, doesn't have all that much to do in, but KSD is well worth it for Deaf...

Planet Eyeth I'm not Deaf, so if you're looking for the perspective of a Deaf individual, please don't include this. Just wanted to forewarn you. I think that Planet Eyeth kinda puts things into perspective for Hearing people. I think it puts the Hearing as the minority and the Deaf as the...

Kenya I am an incoming junior in college studying Deaf Education. I have thought about the Peace Corps several times. If I could do it over the summer, I would do it in a heartbeat. I'm not sure where the path will lead after I graduate, but I definitely can see one of the paths being Kenya...

Inspirational Wow! That's a really inspirational story! Good luck on your future endeavors.

Gallaudet Hello! I cannot relate to your experiences, as I am hearing. I am studying to become a Deaf Educator. I really enjoyed reading your post and learning about your experiences at Gallaudet. I am always trying to learn about the Deaf Community and Deaf Culture, and Gallaudet is a...

Hello! I am a Deaf Education Major from Oklahoma/Texas. I am looking for a summer job related to Deaf Education/Deaf Culture. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

Hello. I am Vice-President of DeafTU, a Student Organization on the University of Tulsa campus in Tulsa, Oklahoma. We are primarily composed of Deaf Education Majors, Minors, and ASL Students. In the 2009-2010 school year, we hope to host a few guest speakers for our campus and community. We...

Over Email I am a Deaf Education student at an entirely different school but recently had a very similar assignment. You all are right. The true purpose of this assignment is to learn more about Deaf Culture and a particular Deaf individual/their experiences growing up WHILE using their signing...

Signing Naturally Books Have you heard of the Signing Naturally books? They are what most ASL classes use nowadays and they are very good. They are what most Deaf Educators and ASL Interpreters use.

Deaf Clubs vs Technology I have listened to many Deaf individuals discuss this and we have also discussed this in my Deaf History and Culture class. The primary reason people are telling me over and over is the always advancing technology. Like someone said above, Deaf clubs were really a place...

Like most everybody on here has said, ASLPro is an amazing site. Lifeprint is also good. If you need any help, you should be able to email me through this. Let me know. (I go to school in Tulsa, OK)