In the absence of an alerting sound, the visual system of auditory deprived individuals may develop greater sensitivity to specific conspicuous stimuli as a compensatory mechanism. The results also suggest neural reorganization in the deaf in their opposite advantage of the right visual field in face...
OBJECTIVE:To test the hypothesis that profoundly deaf persons would have better preventive care compliance and improved physician communication if enrolled in a primary care program providing American Sign Language (ASL) interpreters. DESIGN:A case-cohort community-based study. The authors had ASL-fluent...
Specifically, in hearing individuals, mindfulness bolsters self-control by enhancing inner peace, whereas in deaf individuals, this mediation effect is weaker, with their self-control not correlating with increased inner peace. Conclusion The results reveal that, despite shared psychological mechanisms in...
Facebook Twitter Google Share on Facebook (redirected fromdeafen) Also found in:Dictionary,Thesaurus,Medical,Idioms,Encyclopedia. DEAF, DUMB, AND BLIND. A man born deaf, dumb, and blind, is considered an idiot. (q.v.) 1 Bl. Com. 304; F. N. B. 233; 2 Bouv. Inst. n. 2111. ...
It has also been suggested that deaf individuals perform better on tasks that require a global perceptual strategy, in which stimuli are processed as coherent gestalts, whereas hearing individuals are advantaged in analytical perceptual strategies that focus on specific details or features18. The ...
It was good advice."The best way to arrange the most suitable accommodations for deaf individuals is to ask them 11they need, because 12 deaf people sign, some are oral," says Derek Braun, a professor of biology atGallaudet University.Signing scientific terms is not unusually challengirg ...
Many studies have reported the necessity of phonological awareness to become a skilled reader, citing barriers to phonological information as the cause for reading difficulties experienced by deaf individuals. In contrast, other research suggests that phonological awareness is not necessary for reading ...
We are deeply committed to creating environments that enhance the lives of all individuals, regardless of their abilities or backgrounds. Through projects at Gallaudet University and the Maryland School for the Deaf, we've learned a lot from collaborating and codesigning with Deaf communities—...
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Along with general communication difficulties in a world that privileges hearing, some deaf individuals have also had to deal with hearing folks talking about them...right in front of their faces. Not only can many deaf people lip rid (making them able to see what someone might be saying abo...