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Deaf And Dying: Deaf People And The Process Of Dying, Bruce Munro-Ludders

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This paper examines some of the current literature on the experiences of dying and integrates this together with the parameters that may constitute the experiences of a deaf and dying person. Influences from the American culture, processes of dying, developmental issues in learning about death and dying, and the role as teacher that the deaf community provides to deaf people are examined.

This literature is combined with issues of deafness and dying. Communication issues and coping abilities of deaf people, and the necessity for a comprehensive standard of care that includes the needs of the deaf patient, family, and health …

Parenting Skills For Lower Functioning Deaf Adults, Jesse Gatewood, Wanda Thomas, Zania Musteen, Evelyn Castleberry

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Deaf Arkansan Center for Cultivating Employability and Self-Sufficiency (Deaf ACCESS) is a statewide center providing professional services for severely disabled deaf individuals. The center's core objectives are to focus on obstacles preventing successful independent living. Limited academic achievement, poor socialization skills, lack of information regarding everyday life skills, stereotyped vocational planning and interpersonal development are all commonly mentioned problems.

During the early years. Deaf ACCESS has been addressing problems of independent living, community activities, interpreting and counseling for clients who are enrolled in the program. One of the center's goal is to teach client’s parenting skills and educate them on …

Use Of Psycho-Social Aspects Of Deafness Course As A Counseling Tool For Deaf Students, Solange C. Sevigny-Skyer

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A Psycho-Social Aspects of Deafness course is frequently offered to hearing students in programs focusing on education, counseling, or social work with the deaf. At the National Technical Institute for the Deaf, it is offered to deaf students at the undergraduate level. The goals of the course are to enhance understanding of the impact of deafness on educational, psychological, emotional, and social development. The focus of this course is directed both to the cognitive domain, and the affective domain in terms of the expression and understanding of feelings, attitudes and values associated with the impact of hearing loss on the …

Cooperation: A Community College And A Rehabilitation Center, Theresa Johnson-Sligar, Steven R. Sligar

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This article is a description of the development and two-year implementation of a Cooperative Agreement between DeKalb College and the Georgia Sensory Rehabilitation Center. The agreement was initiated by DeKalb College due to the increase in applicants with potential to prepare for development studies. These needs included assessment, Academic upgrading, vocational information, and study skills improvement. During this time, the Georgia Division of Rehabilitation Services established the Georgia Sensory Rehabilitation Center with a mandate to network with existing services. The timing of increased demand at DeKalb College and development of the Georgia Sensory Rehabilitation Center was right for initiation of …

Model Transition Process For Deaf And Hard-Of-Hearing Youth, Marguerite Harmon, Sharin Manlon, Roger Beach

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This paper reports the results of Tucson, Arizona’s Community Outreach Program for the Deaf Transition Project for Hearing-Impaired Youth. The project is fully funded through the Department of Education, Office of Special Education and Rehabilitation Services project, and has as its primary goals:

1. To develop a predictable referral system: school to adult services
2. To develop specialized transition methods for deaf and hard-of-hearing students.
3. To develop techniques to train in life management and employment related skills.
4. To create system change

This paper will propose a model for transitional planning and recommend system changes which could facilitate such planning and service delivery.

Letter From The Editor, Gerard G. Walter

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Evaluating Rehabilitation Workshop Services For Deaf Clients*, Robert Chope, Alice Nemon

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The Development Of A Follow-Up Questionnaire For Deafness Rehabilitation Program, Alice Nemon, Robert Chope

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Potential Nonfederal Funding Resources For Agencies Serving Persons Who Have A Hearing Impairment, Charlene M. Chipps Kampf

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Effects Of Different Methods Of Conveying Test Directions On Deaf Children’S Performance On Pattern Recognition Tasks, Ruth Bragman

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A Comparative Study Of Change In Attitudes Toward Deafness Among Hearing Adolescents, Joan C. Callan, Sue E. Ouellette

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A Career Planning Program For Deaf Women, Jane D. Bolduc

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A Comparison Of Sex-Role Attitudes Of Hearing And Hearing Impaired Women, Susan E. Anderson, Albert H. Krueger

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Residence Program Counseling, Steven Barish

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Vocational Rehabilitation Of The Hearing Impaired Native American, Elia Nickoloff

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