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Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf
DiPietro, Loraine J. – Hearing Speech News, 1970
Descriptors: Deaf Interpreting, Institutes (Training Programs), Interpersonal Relationship, Lipreading
By the Deaf, For the Deaf
Wood, Walter – American Education, 1974
The deaf are being taught to teach the deaf in an approach that combines sign language, lipreading, and body language. (Editor)
Descriptors: Deaf Interpreting, Deafness, Educational Improvement, Handicapped Children
Sign Language Diglossia in a British Deaf Community
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Deuchar, Margaret – Sign Language Studies, 1977
Among British deaf adults there are at least two varieties of Sign Language in use. The structure and functions of sign language in the deaf community at Reading are examined to consider whether the British deaf community might be diglossic. The process used is described and references are included. (AMH)
Descriptors: Deaf Interpreting, Deafness, Diglossia, Finger Spelling
A Study of the Ability of Day-Class Deaf Adolescents to Comprehend Factual Information Using Four Communication Modalities
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Newell, William – American Annals of the Deaf, 1978
Twenty-eight deaf adolescents enrolled in a day-class program for the hearing impaired were administered a battery of four short factual stories using oral, manual, simultaneous, and interpreted modalities of communication. (Author/PHR)
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Comprehension, Deaf Interpreting, Deafness
Filling the Gap: A Manual for Integrating the Deaf Adult into Adult Basic Education Classes.
Haffner, Richard; And Others – 1992
Based on a program developed to help the integration of deaf persons into the world of work, this manual is intended to familiarize adult basic education (ABE) teachers with the special needs of deaf persons. Information is provided to answer questions such as: (1) What is so different about deaf students? (2) What is "deaf culture"? (3)…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Adult Basic Education, American Sign Language, Classroom Techniques
The Deaf Student in Your Class: An Index to Problems, Solutions and Shortcuts, and Practical Information About Deaf People, for College and High School Instructors.
Goodman, Michael J. – 1978
The guide is organized to serve as a ready-reference tool for teachers with deaf students in their classes. Topics covered are arranged alphabetically and present effective classroom techniques, basic information about deafness, and typical behavior and problems of deaf students. These include: answering deaf students' questions in class;…
Descriptors: Deaf Interpreting, Deafness, Employment Patterns, Employment Problems
A Study of the Feasibility of Using Television to Teach Child Psychology to the Acoustically Handicapped. Final Report.
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Shurtz, Richard R. – 1968
Conventional methods are inadequate for teaching deaf people, especially at college level. In order to determine whether television would be more effective, several factors needed to be investigated. Priority was given to the design of the instructional program. A multisensory method (the simultaneous method) was adopted. Tests showed that the…
Descriptors: Child Psychology, College Programs, Deaf Interpreting, Deafness