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- Creator:
- Uemura, Hideharu
- Description:
- The development of the sign language interpreter system in the United States is traced to its informal and formal origins. It follows the progress in the field of interpreting up to the present and incorporates the establishment and operation of the National Interpreter Training Consortium and the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf. The federal support structure for the various types of interpreting is outlined. A breakdown is provided to indicate the support structure from the federal level on down to the various interpreter services and interpreter training programs. Through this historical review and analysis of the existing interpreter system, conclusion is made that the present system meets only the basic needs of deaf people in the United States and that it is inadequate in some aspects. A projection that the interpreter system will continue to develop to further meet the needs of deaf people is made.
- Resource Type:
- Graduate project
- Campus Tesim:
- Northridge
- Department:
- Deaf Studies
- Creator:
- Kitson, Donald Edmund
- Description:
- Intended for vocational education administrators and educators, this handbook provides information concerning deafness and suggestions for designing, implementing, and evaluating programs for hearing impaired students who are being mainstreamed into the regular vocational education classroom. The handbook is divided into four sections: (1) Legal Requirements (2) Orientation to Deafness, (3) Overview of Special. Career/Vocational Programs for Hearing Impaired, and (4) Overview of Regular Vocational Educators Serving the Hearing Impaired. Each segment is designed to provide comprehensive background information regarding the specific tonic. A list of additional resources can be found in the Appendix.
- Resource Type:
- Graduate project
- Campus Tesim:
- Northridge
- Department:
- Deaf Studies
- Creator:
- Vader, Elgin A.
- Description:
- Driver and traffic safety education literature is abundant in some areas and lacking in other aspects of the subject field. Most of the material is prepared for student use with very little for teacher use. The writer found this especially true when he began working in this subject field almost ten years ago with students who were deaf. As one can readily see, the main problem in working the deaf students would be communication in the car. Since the deaf pupil substitutes his eyes for ears as receptors for all communication, the deaf pupil cannot carry on conversation and drive at the same time. This meant that the in- the- car aspect of driver education must be taught in the classroom in such a manner that when the student moved to the car, he would be able to concentrate his vision on driving with very little interruption for communications. After a review of existing literature and materials, the writer found that he had to devise his own materials and methods of presentation. An added problem in teaching deaf students is the limited language abilities of many, so it was decided to keep the presentations as visual as possible and the language involvement to a minimum.
- Resource Type:
- Graduate project
- Campus Tesim:
- Northridge
- Department:
- Deaf Studies
- Creator:
- Atwood, Alan Andrew
- Description:
- A questionnaire was distributed to working interpreters for the deaf in California to survey their perceptions of their role, ethics, and the consumers of their services. Questions were included to get information related to training, length of work as an interpreter, certification and other biographical information. Interpreters of all types responded and their perceptions were varied but did provide insight into very definite concerns. The results show an interesting perspective into ethical considerations versus what is applied in interpreting situations. They also stimulate thought into the present needs of interpreters and the possibility that actions should be taken to make the working conditions of interpreters more humane.
- Resource Type:
- Graduate project
- Campus Tesim:
- Northridge
- Department:
- Deaf Studies
- Creator:
- Scott, Deborah S.
- Description:
- In programs across the United States, teachers of low-functioning, multiply-handicapped individuals have few materials for Sex Education curricula to apply in the areas of masturbation and menstruation. At the current time, teachers are pulling from the fields of visually impaired, severely profoundly handicapped and deaf-blind to gather information, with little success. The purposes of this project were (1) to conduct a survey of practices in masturbation and menstruation from teachers in the Midwest, and (2) to compile a list of materials currently in use. The conclusions drawn from the above survey were: (1) that many teachers in the Midwest are not using specific curricula in the area of Sex Education in the classroom; (2) that teachers need and are asking for applicable Sex Education curricula in the areas of masturbation and menstruation; (3) that most teachers do not have administrative guidelines as to teaching or curriculum requirements in the area of Sex Education; and (4) that much more research needs to be done for low-functioning multiply handicapped individuals in Sex Education, specifically in the areas of masturbation and menstruation.
- Resource Type:
- Graduate project
- Campus Tesim:
- Northridge
- Department:
- Deaf Studies
- Creator:
- Ehrlich, Ellen J.
- Description:
- This paper discusses the plight of the hearing-impaired/deaf person who applies for Supplemental Security Income (SSI). It is indicated that there is a communications problem between those who apply for SSI and the Social Security Administration (SSA) which administers the program. This new form of public aid, enacted under Public Law on January 1, 1974, provides security to low income persons and replaces previously existing programs for the aged, blind and disabled. Each state supplements the federal payment so that no person receives less that he would have received under programs prior to January 1, 1974. The SSA offices throughout the states distribute information and determine eligibility. A questionnaire was disseminated to determine if hearing-impaired students are able to make satisfactory use of the SSA offices when applying for SSI. The final section deals with conclusions and discussions for possible further research and development. It is established that there is a communications problem and that hearing-impaired respondents prefer to have assistance when they apply for SSI.
- Resource Type:
- Graduate project
- Campus Tesim:
- Northridge
- Department:
- Deaf Studies
- Creator:
- Kessler, Marcia S.
- Description:
- The purpose of this project was to collect data on the number of trained personnel with hearing and visual impairments, respectively, in schools, centers, and programs serving the deaf-blind. Other factors taken into consideration were whether the hearing impaired and visually impaired persons were given equal opportunity for employment and whether they were considered valuable employees to serve clients with multiple handicaps - deafness and blindness. The findings could have an impact in determining whether that field is readily open as an occupational or professional field for the deaf and blind. The major instrument used was a questionnaire sent out to various agencies, colleges and universities and regional centers across the country. The findings of this study indicate that hearing impaired and visually impaired persons are evaluated based on abilities rather than personal .limitations, and their skills in working with deaf-blind children receive top priority.
- Resource Type:
- Graduate project
- Campus Tesim:
- Northridge
- Department:
- Deaf Studies
- Creator:
- Thomas, Belinda
- Description:
- Since the rubella epidemic of 1964-1965, the school age deaf-blind population in the United States has undergone an alarming increase. Presently in the United States, there are approximately 5,587 deaf-blind children under the age of 21. These children were traditionally a highly neglected and misunderstood group, until Congress introduced Landmark Legislation in 1968, the Education of the Handicapped Act (Title VI, under Public Law 91-230). Deaf-blind children must have needed training and educational and vocational services to prepare themselves for the rest of their lives. Some writers are optimistic about the future of deaf-blind students; others are not, but all reflect a growing concern over the future placement of children whom they have trained during the past several years. 1. Who are the deaf-blind? 2. What are their needs? 3. What services are available to provide for those needs? This paper will attempt to answer these critical questions, or at least offer a line of reasoning that must precede a final solution. As a means to this end, a wide range of information and professional thought has been consolidated from several related disciplines. The analysis includes expertise gleaned from specialists who deal with people who are handicapped, disabled, deaf, or blind, but more often from those who work directly with the deaf-blind population itself.
- Resource Type:
- Graduate project
- Campus Tesim:
- Northridge
- Department:
- Deaf Studies
49. Attitudes and perceptions of hearing impaired residential high school students towards mainstreaming
- Creator:
- Wilson, Ronald F.
- Description:
- The Education for ' All Handicapped Children Act of 1975 (PL 94-142) has called for a national commitment to educating the handicapped in the least restrictive environment. This has been interpreted by some to mean meeting the special needs of all handicapped children within a regular classroom setting, whenever possible. This concept of integrating handicapped children into the public schools is referred to as mainstreaming. This mainstreaming movement poses many changes or implications in the education of the hearing-impaired. Very little material is available that deals directly with the attitudes and beliefs of hearing- impaired students toward their hearing counterparts and the concept of mainstreaming. The intent of this project was to focus attention on the attitudes, ideas, and preconceived notions of hearing-impaired students, and examine their perceptions of hearing students in integrated situations. Secondly, this study places into perspective through a review of the literature on mainstreaming, recent developments in the controversy of appropriate educational programs which have developed with the passage of PL 94-142. Additionally, the intent was to describe the current situations in the field of education for the hearing-impaired by concentrating on basic descriptive information on mainstreaming in an attempt to reveal the implications for improved instruction and to show the need for more information on student attitudes at all levels. In summary, no major significant differences were found in the attitudes of hearing-impaired high school students concerning the issue of mainstreaming. Both groups responded favorably to mainstreaming and the belief that classes with hearing students may be beneficial. A majority of the respondents felt that they could succeed in an integrated program if given the opportunity and the proper support services. Additionally, they felt the integrated program better chance for success in the real world. This this study may be considered as an indicator of the positive attitudes that hearing-impaired students have toward the concept of mainstreaming. It is strongly recommended that additional studies at the high school level continue on an on-going basis to help establish guidelines and alternative courses of action with the input of those most affected, the hearing-impaired student.
- Resource Type:
- Graduate project
- Campus Tesim:
- Northridge
- Department:
- Deaf Studies
- Creator:
- Macdonald, Roderick J.
- Description:
- With this project I propose to show that there are a surprising number of highly intelligent, determined deaf blind men and women who have been achieving and who will continue to achieve. I hope to show how they did it, and how others, with proper assistance and understanding, might be expected to do so also. I contend that the deafblind represent a whole cross-section of humanity, that while many -- even most -- deaf- blind people may be of low potential, many have exceptional abilities. Certainly there are more high-caliber deaf blind people than is generally known. I have met many of these people, talked with them at length, corresponded with them. This project is an attempt to let the deaf-blind speak out, to speak for themselves.
- Resource Type:
- Graduate project
- Campus Tesim:
- Northridge
- Department:
- Deaf Studies