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Page, Leslie – Perspectives in Education and Deafness, 1996
Students with hearing impairments designed a survey to investigate the hopes and concerns of other students with similar disabilities. Results of the 2,566 responses are discussed, some of which include the desire for more awareness of people with deafness, acceptance of American Sign Language, greater family involvement, and access to…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), American Sign Language, Cultural Awareness, Extracurricular Activities
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White, Leslie; And Others – Perspectives in Education and Deafness, 1992
A four-week training program for hearing mothers of two deaf children (age five) utilized instructional videotapes using spoken and signed (Pidgin Signed English) simulated natural conversations to improve their sign communication skills. The mothers increased their use of signs by 55 percent and 44 percent, respectively, as a result of the…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Deafness, Distance Education, Educational Media