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Teachers of the Deaf CAN read and write ! Deaf Special Needs This is exciting ! Schools for the Deaf do have teachers and staff that read and write. So, if this is true then why don't schools for the deaf teach reading and writing to all of the students attending? What could be standing in the way of teachers and staff teaching a life skill- reading and writing- to the deaf students enrolled? Must be the administration. That mu... Sun, Aug 22 2010 Reading Writing and Deafness Deaf Special Needs Given the spirited comments from my last post I shall now justify my sweeping generalization that schools for the deaf cannot teach reading and writing to deaf students enrolled at schools for the deaf. I have spent the past five years investigating deaf education, specifically literacy education for deaf individuals. I have stood with my deaf son, now 25 years of age... Fri, Aug 13 2010 Schools for the Deaf? don't know how to educate deaf kids Deaf Special Needs This is true. Despite the fact that schools for the deaf like American School for the Deaf have been around for a long time, still, they have not figured out the basics. Reading Writing Communication so that deaf kids can make it in this world, NEVER GOING TO HAPPEN at a schools for the deaf. The Laurent Clerc Center, American School for the Deaf, do not know how to ... Fri, Aug 13 2010 Education of Deaf special needs/deaf plus Deaf Special Needs Families of deaf special needs, deaf plus, are preparing for another year of "what to do?" with this child who is deaf? or is he/she autistic/intellectually disabled/ect and just happens to also be deaf. That's right deaf is not the primary disability, got it? My advice to all families struggling to deal with schools for the deaf or mainstream settings SWITCH your fo... Wed, Aug 11 2010 The Iowa Conference step one: who is running the show? Deaf Special Needs March 11, 2010Department of EducationSecretary Arne DuncanThank you, Secretary Arne Duncan, for shining a spotlight on public education and the dismal failure that is public education. Please, I am begging you, to address the failure that is deaf education at both schools for the deaf across the country and the deaf that are placed in mainstream settings (public scho... Thu, Mar 11 2010 Reproting on the CEASD and National State Leadership Summit Deaf Special Needs April 21st is weeks away. I am outlining an agenda for my blog postings. I have many questions regarding not only the CEASD accreditation's and state responsibilities for educating deaf students in the mainstream and schools for the deaf but the federal mandate that these deaf plus students know where they are going.This is the priority answering the question "where a... Mon, Mar 08 2010 The two worlds of deaf All for One none for the Other Deaf Special Needs Apparently there are still people responsible for services for the deaf that believe that selective education (discrimination, folks,) is OK..umm..not OK OK?Let me break it down For the deaf at risk- over looked under served (thirty years ++ now)we have Goodwill Industries until the funding runs outdepends on if they are desperate and want to deal with the fact that d... Fri, Mar 05 2010 PEPNet has joined the liars cheats and thieves in deaf... Deaf Special Needs Again and again PEPNet has had opportunity after obvious opportunity to tell the truth about the deaf population known as LFD, deaf special needs, deaf with co occurring disabilities or simply from now on deaf plus. Deaf Plus. Says it all. The recent webinar on LFD paid for by our federal tax dollars steps around the truth and talks about deaf that have secondary disa... Thu, Mar 04 2010 THANK You PEPNet !! Deaf Special Needs Yes, thank you PEPNet...I am very pleased that PEPNet has finally documented the fact that there is not equal and like services and programs for low functioning deaf, deaf in crisis, at risk deaf, and deaf with co occurring disabilities in this country. PEPNet is a federally funded program that is required to provided resources, technical resources ( whatever that is?... Wed, Mar 03 2010 PA OVR Waiting Game..... Deaf Special Needs My son Evan has received his ipod touch and is using the prolo text to speech software application. OVR of PA has requested that Evan have yet another assessment to determine his ability to benefit from reading instruction. In other words voc rehab of PA wants to know does Evan has the aptitude to learn reading. The bigger problem is that so far neither PA School for ... Mon, Jan 25 2010 Are you deaf? or Are you dumb and deaf Deaf Special Needs Cruel words? Agreed. These labels dumb and deaf have been used by Pennsylvania Voc Rehab by counselors of the deaf to label my son, Evan. Evan is 24 years old, profoundly deaf and has learning disabilities. We live in Pennsylvania. These labels dumb and deaf, low functioning deaf, are used by many federal programs and state programs that serve "clean" deaf ( we all kn... Tue, Dec 08 2009 Justify the need for the Education of the Deaf Act Deaf Special Needs Why oh Why must taxpayers continue to support Gallaudet, NTID, the Laurent Clerc Center, PEPNet, deaf research centers, and the many schools for the deaf across this country, WHEN, there are thousands of deaf plus (formerly deaf special needs, low functioning deaf) individuals who are not being provided an education, services and programs for the deaf? Why are deaf p... Wed, Oct 21 2009 Calling out by name those that practice discrimination Deaf Special Needs I have requested a meeting of representatives from all programs that serve deaf people. The programs for the deaf are intended to serve deaf people. Deaf as in can not hear. Deaf as in visual language. So, when it comes to serving and providing and utilizing the "limited" resources for the deaf THIS is when program personnel decide who is valued as a deaf person and w... Sat, Aug 29 2009 Voc Rehab of PA Deaf Special Needs As of today August 25 my deaf/autistic son does not have his iphone that will provide him with the ability to communicate with the hearing world. I mentioned back in June that the Voc Rehab had sent a letter stating that Evan would have to communicate with the hearing world in order to even be considered for Voc Rehab services. In order to do this Evan as a deaf perso... Tue, Aug 25 2009 Educating the Department of Education Deaf Special Needs Secretary Arne Duncan Department of EducationGallaudet Board of TrusteesHonorable Sherrod BrownCongressman Joe SestakAugust 17, 2009Gallaudet and the Nationall Technical Institute for the Deaf (NTID) discriminate against deadf that have secondary disabilities. Both deaf institutions are provided hundreds of millions of dollars a year in combined federal appropriation... Tue, Aug 18 2009 Attention Families of Deaf Special Needs Deaf Special Needs Parents-Caregiver to deaf that have special needs: Please do not look to schools for the deaf to educate your children. Schools for the deaf practice selective education. That means teachers of the deaf select what deaf students they want to teach. IT IS NOT WORTH THE GAMBLE. There is zero accountability at schools for the deaf. Remember what Joe Finngegan said ... Thu, Aug 06 2009 Provost Stephen Weiner- How did you learn to read? Deaf Special Needs This message is for all the deaf people that learned to read. If you can read I am asking how did you learn to read. Was it one person who taught you? Was it many people over the years that worked with you, struggled with you, valued you? Was it an easy path? Have you ever sat and thought about how many people helped you learn to read? How do you repay these peop... Wed, Aug 05 2009 Attention New Prez of Gallaudet Deaf Special Needs Attention Prez of Gallaudet: This much I already know about ya- You have been part of deaf education for too long, you have many friends who are "leaders" in deaf education ( white males), and you do not recognize any deaf person who is not "clean" deaf as a normal deaf person deserving of an education, attention, value. You will kiss up to Sen Harkins and others to ... Mon, Aug 03 2009 Deaf Adult Denied Voc Rehab based on inability to... Deaf Special Needs This past April my son, Evan Biesecker, profoundly deaf, autistic was told that he would have to prove that he can communicate independently with the hearing world first and then maybe a vocational evaluation would be conducted in a sheltered workshop.This is the first real communication with the office of Voc Rehab. Previous to this letter dated April 15 2009 no wri... Wed, Jul 08 2009 NAD stop talking start DOING-then I will believe you ! Deaf Special Needs Attention Barb Raimondo and Bobbie Beth Scoggins I would not expect you to say anything less than "we value all deaf children" And people should not kick dogs, harm animals, beat their kids and drink and drive. But human beings do what they know they will get away with and do whatever it is that makes them feel empowered. Same with deaf education. I have written b... Fri, Jul 03 2009 Schools for the Deaf do not have to educate deaf students Deaf Special Needs This is a true schools for the deaf have never had to teach any deaf student. They have had to demonstrate that they have a curriculum but the success of failure of any deaf student did not prevent them from receiving accredidation from CEASD. CEASD only wants to see that the schools are fiscally sound not educationally sound.In fact, to date, there is not a liter... Thu, Jul 02 2009 Question to NTID forum - Show me literacy curriculum?? Deaf Special Needs Given all the Federal money provided to both Gallaudet and NTID from the Dept of Education, National Health Insitute there is not available to schools for the deaf ( including the Laurent Clerc Center) families, mainstream educational settings, a deaf education curriuculum, reading instruction, instructional media such as dvd's, that are written for deaf students.Read... Wed, Jul 01 2009 Senate Bill 1021 low functioning deaf Deaf Special Needs The Senate passed legislation that will allow demonstration projects to be developed that will proivde training and employment support and services for the deaf population that are defined as low functioning deaf. Frank Bowe was instrumental in writing this legislation hence the use of the term low functioning deaf. At this time NO ONE NO PROGRAM that currently se... Wed, Jun 24 2009 RESPECT Deaf Special Needs Respect begets RespectThis truth applies to the deaf individuals that "don't get" my declaration that all deaf people should be valued as deaf indivuals deserving of equal education, equal services BECAUSE they can't hear. If you can't hear then you are deaf, right? To these deaf individuals and administrators of programs and schools for the deaf if you expect others ... Mon, May 11 2009 Education of the Deaf Act TIME TO CHANGE THE SYSTEM Deaf Special Needs It's time. It was a great ride for so many college bound deaf, what not to like? A free college education for the taking, voc rehab handing out vouchers like candy,"here take some more voc rehab money, its free !! go to college, hang out with deaf friends, free food plans, free housing, collect your SSI check, get a car, get free hearing aids, WHAT a LIFE !! Well, t... Mon, Apr 27 2009 Deaf Special Needs Overlooked and Underserved Deaf Special Needs Not surprising that all the comments from Deaf Read concern the fact that something will be taken away from the worthy deaf people. What? No free education? What? deaf people will not be employed by the biggest employer for the deaf? Gallaudet and NTID followed by every school for the deaf.To address the funding surrounding Gallaudet and NTID. There is a bount... Thu, Apr 16 2009 FREE COLLEGE EDUCATION Deaf Special Needs If you are deaf and have the aptitude to get into college four year or two year community college YOU can go for free !! Voc Rehab is there for you to attend college on state and federal tax dollars. The Council for State Administrators of Voc Rehab CSAVR has an agreement a memorandum of understanding that state voc rehab dollars will follow academically tracked ... Thu, Apr 16 2009 Campaign to remove federal funding from Gallaudet and... Deaf Special Needs I do not believe that Federal and State tax dollars should be supporting free college education for deaf citizens simply because they are deaf. If you have the aptitude to complete the ACT or SAT then you have the ability to attend college with minimal supports. Technology is available that will provide the necessary supports needed in and outside the classroom.After ... Thu, Apr 16 2009 Deaf ?
Deaf Special Needs A representative from NAD did state the following: A deaf student is someone who cannot hear.When I asked "who is valued as a deaf student?" well, then, all NAD could come up with is something about we can all agree that equality in education needs to be worked on. Yep, we can all agree that equality in deaf education and who is valued as a deaf adult and deserving ... Thu, Apr 16 2009 |
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