Distance Learning: Insight into Deaf Culture

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Presenter:
Robyn Edelheit

Sponsors:
Magnolia Coastlands AHEC

Session Description:
Deaf culture is a term applied to the social movement that holds deafness to be a difference in human experience rather than a disability. It includes shared beliefs, values, and behaviors of deaf or hard-of-hearing people who use various forms of sign language as a primary means of communication and who are members of local deaf communities. Historically, communities of deaf people have existed in most countries of the world, each with a unique cultural heritage, and often, a distinct sign language.

"Pah!": Insight into Deaf Culture is presented by Robyn Edelheit, a teacher of the deaf and hard of hearing for Bulloch County Schools. ??

Session Objectives:
Session participants will learn:

• Gain an understanding of life through the lens of a deaf person
• Have the opportunity to challenge common cliches about deaf persons
• Realize a better understanding of the cultural differences of deaf communities around the world