1. Malia K. Johnson
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2. To enhance your knowledge of the Deaf
community, how to work with Deaf employees,
how service animals help, and how you can help
bridge the gap with Deaf and Hearing
employees.
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3. What percent of Deaf people have Deaf parents?
1) 10%
2) 25%
3) 50%
4) 75%
5) 90%
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4. To get the attention of a Deaf person who is
looking the other way, you should:
1) Yell as loud as you can
2) Tap him/her on the shoulder
3) Wave in his/her face
4) Go around and stand in front of the person
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5. Wasted effort….
and energy….
and time….
on communication….
“We must bridge the gap.”
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6. Lip-reading
Not everyone can lip-read. The Deaf can
only lip-read 30% of what you say
Education
There are many education opportunities
for the Deaf. Elementary, Middle,
High School, and College options
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7. Words are 7% effective
Tone of voice is 38% effective
Non-verbal clues are 55% effective.
Mehrabian, Albert and Morton Wiener (1967) “Decoding of
Inconsistent communications,” Journal of Personality and Social
Psychology 6:109-114
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8. Job Hiring and promotion
Prevented from moving up the ladder due
to hearing disability
Not providing hearing devices to help
communication in meetings
Not providing interpreters
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9. What is a Service Animal?
Animal uniquely trained to assist persons that are:
Blind
Confined to a wheelchair
Deaf
Have a unique disability
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10. For the Deaf
Alert their Deaf owner of certain sounds such as:
Doorbells
Knocking (door)
Phone ringing
Smoke alarms
Alarm clock
Any other unique sounds
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11. Ayla is a beautiful companion and partner.
We work together as a team everywhere we go
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14. Phone set up with light
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15. Strobe Light
Video Phone Light
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16. Video Phone
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17. People want to BELONG
“Missing the Huddle”
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19. Deaf people can do anything that hearing
people can do except hear.
Provide the Deaf the same understanding and
opportunities that you would give a hearing
person.
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