Final Exam Flashcards
Anne Sullivan
teacher for hellen keller, was blind as a child but regained sight after surgery
Allesandro Volta
using electricity to help the deaf
Dr. William House
developed cochlear implant; surgical doctor
Jack Urban
engineer that developed first single line cohclear implant
Marlee Martin
Advocate for deaf rights, won first academy award for deaf, children of a lesser god
Lou Ann Walker
interpreter, CODA, author of A loss for words
Bonnie Kraft
comedian, story teller, “Tomorrow Dad will still be Deaf”
Edward Miner Galluadet
first president of Galludet College
CODA
Hearing Child of Deaf Adult
DODA
Deaf Child of Deaf Adult
DOHA
Deaf Child of Hearing Adult
HOHA
Hearing Child of Hearing Adult
Career Choices for CODAS
interpreter, law, social services, linguistics
Compare Lou Ann Walker and her sister to Lara and her sister
Lou Ann and Lara were both 1st born; lots of responsibilities, both checked to see if parents were deaf, identity issues, felt responsible to take care of parents, demonstrated resentment towards parents
Flashing lights are used for
Smoke detectors, fire alarms, doorbells, etc.
Medical and culture persepctive of getting a cochlear implant
Cultural Perspective: nothing wrong with being Deaf,
How do deaf people wake up
Vibrating alarm clocks
Purpose of hearing dogs
trained to alert deaf people of environmental sounds
how do deaf people use the phone
TTY
What is a relay service
relay service used for someone using a TTY and a voice only phone
What is a video phone
see each other and sign back and forth
What is a cochlear implant
designed to help some deaf people
Parts of a cochlear implant
Headset–>Cord—>Speech Processor—>Transmitting Coil–>Implant—>Electrodes—>Auditory Nerves
What does a cochlear implant sound like
varies from person to person, could be static or robotic