Focuses on the Deaf individual's inability to hear and speak, and seeks medical intervention.
Loss; Deaf people are seen as individuals who live isolated lives, separated from humanity.
Medical view thinks best way for Deaf people to escape this life of isolation and live a more normal life is to overcome what they see as their hearing and speech impairments; not live or associate with other Deaf people or use ASL.
Recognition of deaf people as valued members of society was greatly helped by the clarification of which factors lead to deafness development of strict lip-reading guidelines establishment of the American School for the Deaf inclusion of deaf people in public school boards.
What is valued in the deaf community? Values in the Deaf community include the importance of clear communication for all both in terms of expression and comprehension. Deaf residential schools and Deaf clubs are important because of the natural social interaction they offer. ... (ASL and LSQ [Langue Des Signes Quebecois] are both valued by Deaf Canadians).
When was deaf culture first recognized? 1965 Deaf Culture was first truly recognized in 1965. The idea that Deaf people had a culture of their own was first written in the Dictionary of American Sign Language by William Stokoe, Carl Croneberg, and Dorothy Casterline
The Declaration of Independence was written in order to clarify and justify the actions of The Second Continental Congress, which was to assume the powers of an official government. The colonists' saw themselves as Englishmen, with all the rights of Englishmen.
