Gender Differing Abilities
1) After reading through the lecture notes on gender, gender roles, sexual orientation and the article on a young transgendered child, tell us what you are thinking.
Write about any two topics in this broad range of topics, or choose two of the questions posed in the first lecture note, if you need a “prompt”. (10 pts for whatever
you want to write about, as long as it relates to one of these topics on gender and is a well-developed thought that reflects our readings as well as any other sources
you might be familiar with – 5 pts each topic).
2) After reading the questions in the lecture notes about differing abilities, and looking at the websites on deaf culture, tell us what you are thinking about. Maybe
tell us what you think a disability really is and is not. Or, address any of the questions in our first lecture note, such as: Do “typically developing” or “abled”
people have a right to define a disability? To determine how people with “disabilities” are educated? What are the pros and cons of special education? What are your
opinions about cochlear implants? Choose a topic that is meaningful to you and give us your viewpoint, based upon the readings, maybe other resources you are familiar
with and what you have carefully thought out. (6 pts.)
Deafness – Is It a Disability?
Deafness – Is It a Disability?
Consider this; watch the film trailer for “Deaf Jam”
Link
We have a professor of American Sign Language on our campus, Prof. Richard Jacobs.
We all call him RJ.
RJ was born deaf, and is one of the most incredibly gifted
communicators I have ever met.
He frequently does guest lectures in my on-campus
classes on deafness, deaf studies and deaf culture.
He has greatly influenced my
thinking about deafness, and there is no way I can regard him as a person with a
disability.
He is a person with a differing ability – the way in which he communicates
with the hearing world is different than the way I do, and the language in which he is
fluent – American Sign Language (ASL) – is not the language I am fluent in.
But, these
are differences, not disabilities.
The power and privilege of the hearing world to try to
dictate to deaf people how they should communicate, be educated and generally conduct
themselves in this world is an area of power and privilege I am becoming increasingly
aware of.
It causes me to consider my perceptions of other people who have
“disabilities”, too.
I’d like you to cruise through these websites to read more about deaf culture and one of
the current issues of great importance in the deaf community – that of cochlear implants.
This will be a topic for discussion on Wednesday.
First Read this page; a discussion of what Deaf Culture is:
http://www.deaf-culture-
online.com/deafculture.html
cruise around this website, after you’ve read the page on
deaf culture, if
you’d like to.
Next, Read the information about what Cochlear Implants are
here:
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/soundandfury/cochlear/index.html
Read the brief link to
“how they work” and “the debate”
Finally, read and/or watch the videos on what it is like to be deaf, and a discussion by
deaf people about cochlear implants and Deaf
culture:
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/soundandfury/culture/voices.html
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