{"id":27179,"date":"2014-04-25T13:12:29","date_gmt":"2014-04-25T18:12:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/?p=27179"},"modified":"2014-04-25T13:31:47","modified_gmt":"2014-04-25T18:31:47","slug":"students-reach-out-to-local-deaf-community","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/blog\/2014\/04\/25\/students-reach-out-to-local-deaf-community\/","title":{"rendered":"Students reach out to local deaf community"},"content":{"rendered":"

Students reach out to the local deaf community<\/strong><\/p>\n

Twenty-two students from the intermediate sign language classes put their skills to use during Imagination Celebration\u2019s Special Weekend for the Deaf.<\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ImaginationCelebrationSpecialWeekendForTheDeaf<\/a><\/p>\n

The event, which lasted from April 11th to<\/span> April 12th, included several cultural arts workshops for deaf high school students led by deaf professionals. Activities included dancing with deaf choreographers such as Fred Beam, who has traveled the world teaching through Invisible Hands International, and learning to draw cartoons with deaf graphic designer Matt Daigle.<\/p>\n

http:\/\/invisiblehands.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.mattdaigle.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s very natural when you\u2019re in an environment where the majority of people communicate a different way than you do to raise the amount of attention to what needs to be done in order to communicate with them,\u201d Teresa Gonzalez, assistant professor of professional practice in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey\u2019re dancing and they\u2019re doing art, and I think it\u2019s really cool to see them in their element,\u201d Alyssa Davenport, a senior speech pathology major, said.<\/p>\n

Gonzalez said the focus of the weekend was to provide role models for the students by showing them examples of successful deaf adults. Gonzalez is on the committee for Imagination Celebration and said her connection with TCU has provided a way for students to enhance their communication skills before teaching in a professional setting.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen you stop to think about the tapestry of professionals who go into this field, it really takes a very special individual to be able to individualize instruction per student as needed so that every child paints a different rainbow,\u201d Gonzalez said.<\/p>\n

The 11 habilitation<\/span> of the deaf\/hard of hearing majors at TCU earn a dual certificates<\/span> in deaf education as well as early childhood general education. They can also practice their interactions with the surrounding deaf community on campus at the Miller Speech and Hearing Clinic.<\/p>\n

“I like that I get to help people and work with kids,” senior habilitation<\/span><\/span> of the deaf\/hard of hearing major Holly Mason said. “I\u2019ve always wanted to work with people who have special needs, so working with deaf kids just gives me a sense of accomplishment.”<\/p>\n

Mason said she has also attended a deaf church service as part of her required interactions for sign language courses. Students also volunteer at the Goodrich Center for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing and work with deaf seniors at Heritage Square, Gonzalez said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve met a lot of deaf individuals who are very successful,” Mason said. “It just shows me how much deaf people can do. It\u2019s not a disability in the sense that they can\u2019t do things that hearing people can do.\u201d<\/p>\n

SOURCE:<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.tcu360.com\/community\/2014\/04\/32214.students-reach-out-local-deaf-community<\/a><\/p>\n

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Students reach out to the local deaf community Twenty-two students from the intermediate sign language classes put their skills to use during Imagination Celebration\u2019s Special Weekend for the Deaf. https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ImaginationCelebrationSpecialWeekendForTheDeaf The event, which lasted from April 11th to April 12th,…<\/p>\n

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