Showing posts with label Donald Grushkin. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Donald Grushkin. Show all posts

Oralism Is A 'Jealous Mistress' !

Video: Oralism is a 'Jealous Mistress'! in captioned.



Indiana Legislature House Bill 1367 represents a new attack on Deaf education in that state. In this vlog, I analyze the bill and its potential impacts and flaws.



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References: Summary and text of Indiana House Bill 1367: http://www.in.gov/apps/lsa/session/billwatch/billinfo?year=2012&session=1&request=getBill&doctype=HB&docno=1367



"If Bilingual Education for the Deaf is so great, why are the school test scores so low?": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rV0dOrLh0bM&feature=g-upl&context=G27035c0AUAAAAAAAlAA



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Mainstreaming Is Failing Deaf Students

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Here the Proof! School Mainstreaming IS FAILING Deaf students! A recently published study by the National Center for Special Education Research (under the U.S. Department of Education) titled "The Secondary School Experiences and Academic Performance of Students With Hearing Impairments" (February 2011; http://ies.ed.gov/ncser/pubs/20113003/) shows that over 80% of Deaf and HH students are not doing well in the areas of reading comprehension, word knowledge, math, science and social studies.





Video by DrDonGCSUS



With the recent threats to the existence of schools for the Deaf in the U.S., Canada and worldwide, this research underscores the failure of mainstream education for Deaf students and the importance of maintaining schools for the Deaf as an educational placement for Deaf and HH students. The implications of the failure of mainstream education for Deaf students is also discussed.

Cochlear Business Is Dirty Business!

Video: Cochlear Business Is Dirty Business! in ASL/captioned.



Discussing the dirty tricks and marketing ploys the cochlear implant industry has employed to maximize profits. References: Cochlear America's Million Ear Challenge: http://bhsm.cochlearamericas.com/ and Cochlear's Dirty marketing tricks: http://www.grumpyoldeafies.com/2007/11/legal_complaint_against_cochle.html



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Are Deaf People Meant To Be On Earth ?

Video: Are Deaf People Meant To Be On Earth? in ASL/captioned.



Discussing whether Deaf people are a natural variant of Homo Sapiens from a Judaic and Evolutionary perspective.





Reference: http://www.myjewishlearning.com/practices/Ethics/Our_Bodies/Health_and_Healing/Medicine_and_Healing/Cochlear_Implants.shtml



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What Is Deafhood ?

Video: What Is Deafhood ? Recording Chair Donald Grushkin explains what Deafhood means.





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