Cued American English (CAE) is a visual variety of English derived from a mode of communication called Cued Speech (CS). CS, or cueing, is a system of communication for use with the deaf, which consists of hand shapes, hand placements, and mouth shapes that signify the phonemic information conventionally conveyed through speech in spoken…

Notes that, to bring hearing-impaired individuals into the work force, employers must first learn something about their well-defined culture. Notes need to understand difference between being deaf and hearing impaired, distinct culture and history of deaf Americans, and how to keep channels of communication open. Discusses counseling deaf students…

Introduce articles which were first presented at the Annual Forum for Ethnography in Education at the University of Pennsylvania in 1984. The articles try to analyze what happens in the education of the deaf, what is experienced by the different parties involved, and the impact of these experiences on deaf children. (SED)

The Jervell and Lange-Nielsen syndrome, affecting 0.3 percent of congenitally deaf persons, consists of severe cardiac arrhythmias and sensorineural hearing loss. The authors recommend that every congenitally deaf child with suspicious symptoms receive an electrocardiogram and that professionals who work with deaf children not only inform…

Notes that only recently has cultural awareness become an issue in education of deaf children. Examines linguistic and cultural characteristics of Black deaf students. Reviews current educational status of deaf and Black deaf children. Describes deaf population as ethnic minority possessing unique culture. Delineates implications for teachers of…

The search for a president of Gallaudet University, the only such institution in the world for the deaf, spanned issues of civil rights and university governance. The selection and ultimate rejection of a hearing president occurred because people had different perceptions of what would best serve the university. (MSE)

Richard J. Mahaffy, II, the only deaf student at Trinity College, and a senior who can hear are teaching a course called "Understanding Deafness." They have covered topics such as the causes of deafness, the advantages of sign language over oral communication, and the psychological implications of being deaf. (MLW)

How children acquire language is a riddle for developmental linguists and the subject of debate among them. Some linguists argue that children acquire language through a universal process regardless of their native tongues. Evidence of the innateness of language capacity has also appeared in studies of deaf children. (Author/JN)

Discusses use of microcomputers with the hearing-impaired, focusing on use of Telecommunication Devices for the Deaf (TDD) with a TRS-80 microcomputer. A special modem which handles the TDD's five-level Baudot code and the computer's eight-level ASCII code is needed. (JN)

Argues for the existence of two types of communities other than the diglossic deaf communities--isolated and developing deaf communities. The history, sign language and finger spelling of the Grand Cayman deaf community are discussed. As the deaf community develops, it is thinning out and breaking up. (PJM)

Originally part of a symposium on educational media for the deaf, the paper describes a satellite demonstration of video disc materials. It is explained that a panel of deaf individuals in Washington, D.C. and another in Nebraska came into direct two-way communication for the first time, and video disc materials were broadcast via the satellite.…

Discusses four issues that are keys in the relationship between hearing children and their deaf parents as they relate to individual counseling of the hearing child: interpreting, communication, feelings toward parents, and role reversal. Concludes counselors should help children to explore and understand similarities and differences between their…

Black students at Gallaudet University, the nation's only liberal arts school for the deaf, say they face racial discrimination as well as discrimination against the deaf. Cites a lack of Black courses in the curriculum and of Black faculty. (FMW)

Examines how family therapists can be more responsive to the unique needs and problems of deaf family members. Compares methods of training in communication for deaf children, addressing the conflicts that may accompany the adoption of a given method. Stresses the pivotal role of communication problems between hearing and deaf family members in…

The appointment of a hearing person as president of Gallaudet University, the nation's only university for the deaf, triggered bitter student protests that closed the campus and raised issues of oppression of the deaf community. (MSE)