Far From The Tree Flashcards
Deafness and Language
It is urgent that a children learn language development early on. Regardless of the language.
Deaf children of deaf parents perform better and thrive more compared to deaf children of hearing parents because there isn’t a language barrier.
White, wealthy parents are more likely to seek an implant or oral language training. However, this puts the child in a position of having to learn basics of a new language when their peers have already mastered the basics and are learning fundamentals of life and education.
It is arguably best to raise a deaf child bilingually until it is clear which mode is best for them to learn and develop. (Oral/spoken language vs sign).
Cochlear implants work best on children whose brains haven’t developed around language as much. However, it is difficult to determine how much residual hearing a deaf child may have. Residual hearing can be excellent in allowing a deaf person to function in a hearing society. So it is a risk to give a child an inpka
Suffering and Love
Suffering does not imply love; but love implies suffering
Illness vs Identity Model
Fixing is the illness model
Acceptance is the identity model
Which way any family goes, reflects their assumptions and resources
Fixing Mindset
The wish to fix people reflects pessimism about their condition and optimism about the method of repair.
Impairment vs Disability
Impairment is the physical limitation
Disability is the social access limitation
Difficulty using one’s legs vs. unable to go in library with stairs
Driving Inclusion
Intimacy with difference fosters its accommodation.
Children are productive and not reproductive
We love knowing that we are not like our parents, but we languish when we find our children are not like us.
Horizontal Identity
The identities that you develop along the way, often in contrast or opposition to parent identities
Vertical Identity
The identities you receive from your parents/culture - race, religion, etc.
