deaf education
Schools for signing
Deaf education is the field devoted to teaching students who are deaf or hard of hearing.
It encompasses specialized methods, schools, and philosophies—from oral approaches emphasizing speech and lip-reading to manual approaches using sign language.
The debate between these methods has shaped the field for over a century: She studied deaf education to become an interpreter in schools.
- American Sign LanguageGestural tongue of deaf community
- fingerspellingLetter-by-letter hand alphabet
- cochlear implantsAuditory prostheses for deafness
- sign language interpretersTranslators for the deaf
- early interventionPrompt response to emerging problems
language acquisition · hearing aids · lip-reading · inclusive classroom · residential schools · IEP · speech therapy · audiologist · ASL · amplification · bilingual · parent training · interpreter · captioning · inclusion · gestures · audiogram · hearing impaired
- Deaf Resourcessign language books
- accessibilitywheelchair access, wheelchair sports, wheelchair ramp, adaptive skiing, accessibility features
- DeafnessAmerican Sign Language, sign language interpreters, hearing aids, lip reading, Gallaudet
- sign languageAmerican Sign Language, British Sign Language, fingerspelling, ASL, handshape
- deaf accesssign language, ASL, closed captions, captions, captioning
- deaf servicesASL, sign language, speech therapist, interpreter, sign language interpreter
deaf educationgeneral education
Mandatory broad academic requirements
deaf educationoralism
Speech-emphasis in deaf education