Chapter 3 - The Deaf Celebration of Separate Culture
This is a very good chapter because it discusses a type of disability that is not outwardly shown. It would be almost impossible to pick a deaf person out of a crowd until you interacted with them or noticed them signing. However, I imagine it is one of the tougher disabilities to live with in our culture because how much emphasis is put on being able to hear. Phones, television, music, movies, etc... are mostly made for the hearing. Granted most, if not all, have subtitles or some type of device that allows for the Deaf to use, but this is not the mainstream.
I read a book a while ago about a group of guys that takes this bus of students hostage. The students all happen to be from a school for the deaf, so the novel talked about the different "culture" that exists with those that are deaf. In a true sense, it really is its own culture. It has its own language, its own music and dance, and its own way of doing things.
The one major idea that I took away from this chapter was the question of whether those who are deaf should be sent to their own schools, or they should be integrated into the regular public/private school systems. I'm not sure what the best answer is because both arguments raise good points. I think it would be more beneficial for those who are deaf to go to special schools because they are designated to cater to the disability. However, this may be seen as a type of segregation from the undeaf. The problem with the regular school system is that many, if not most, do not have the necessary means to cater to the deaf students. I suppose this is a question that still plagues many to this day.
I read a book a while ago about a group of guys that takes this bus of students hostage. The students all happen to be from a school for the deaf, so the novel talked about the different "culture" that exists with those that are deaf. In a true sense, it really is its own culture. It has its own language, its own music and dance, and its own way of doing things.
The one major idea that I took away from this chapter was the question of whether those who are deaf should be sent to their own schools, or they should be integrated into the regular public/private school systems. I'm not sure what the best answer is because both arguments raise good points. I think it would be more beneficial for those who are deaf to go to special schools because they are designated to cater to the disability. However, this may be seen as a type of segregation from the undeaf. The problem with the regular school system is that many, if not most, do not have the necessary means to cater to the deaf students. I suppose this is a question that still plagues many to this day.