Deaf Culture
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The American Association of Deaf and Blind, Inc was formedFirst Linguistic research on ASLSilent Network A Deaf Cable Channel
Broadcasting in 1981 with only 2 million homes. By 1990, 14 million homes have access to the program. The network operated 24-hours a day, seven days a week.Deaf Liberty Baptist Church in Overland Park, Kansas was founded by Deaf Pastor David Hanson a graduate of Gallaudet College and Temple Deaf College in Kansas.Deaf Heritage was the first community history book published by a Deaf author. (NAD)The National Black Deaf Advocates was founded.World Mission Society in El Paso, Texas was founded by Don & Betty Cabbage. Dr. Don Cabbage has worked in the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Community internationally since 1967. WMS mission is to take the Gospel to Deaf people around the world.Missionary Jim Bracelin surrendered to be a missionary to the deaf. Jim and Terry later joined Silent Word Ministries in Trenton, Georgia and serves as the vice-president. He serves primarily in the Northeast.The Cochlear implant pioneers and flourishes.Deaf Mosiac begins broadcasting from Gallaudet University Television Studios in Washington, DC. The program, which ended production in 1995, won Emmy awards for the producers and hosts Mary Lou Novitisky and Gil EastmanCochlear Implants Approved
The cochlear implant is approved for clinical trials in people 18 and older.
The implant bypasses the bones of the inner ear placing electrodes directly into the cochlea where sound waves are absorbed and interpreted by the auditory nerve.
The cochlear implant stirs controversy among the DeafMarlee Matlin (Deaf) won an Oscar for her first ever movie performance. She performs the role of Sarah in Children of a Lesser God. Julianna Fjeld won an Emmy for Love is Never Silent.Deaf Baptist Ladies Retreat (DBLR) was established for Christian fellowship in annual meetings throughout AmericaDeaf Actress Wins Oscar Again
Marlee Matlin becomes the first deaf actress to win an Academy Award, for her role in the movie “Children of a Lesser God.”Protest at Gallaudet University – (March 7) Students chanted, “Deaf President Now” to remove Elisabeth Ann Zinser as president. They demanded a Deaf president. On March 10 they marched to the Capitol. Later, Zinser and Spilman resigned. Phil Bravin became chairman of the Board and I. King Jordan became the president.Hampshire View Baptist Deaf Church, 360 Ednor Road, Silver Springs, Maryland was founded by Deaf Pastor Terry Buchholz a graduate of Tennessee Temple University in Chattanooga, Tennessee.Americans with Disabilities Act Passed
Discriminatory practices and obstacles to accessibility for the handicapped are both outlawed. The law has a huge impact on the wheel chair dependent, and also requires greater communications, education, and employment opportunities for the deaf. In keeping with the ADA, caption decoder chips are required in television sets larger than 13″.Deaf Schools Termed ‘Restrictive’
The 1972 Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) is re-adopted and amended to recommend that disabled students should attend schools with the “least restrictive environment.” Residential deaf schools are struck a blow as they become labeled the “most restrictive environment.” Enrollment plunges, and some schools close their doors.Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) is passed. U. S. Department of Education establishes a Policy of Inclusion, giving all disabled students the right to attend neighborhood schools in a “least restrictive environment.” Residential schools for the Deaf are labeled “most restrictive environment.” Policy of assimilation into society is the goal of IDEA. Residential schools for the Deaf in some states are forced to close because of decreasing enrollmentUse of cochlear Implants increases. Nucleus 22 device and SPEAK Speech Processing system (developed at the University of Melbourne, Australia) are the latest technological advances in implantation.The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) released new captioning rules for the broadcast and cable television industry.The World Federation for the Deaf and Blind was founded.Christy Smith, Athletic Deaf Woman and alumnus of Gallaudet University competed on reality TV show “Survivor”first introduced as a means of communication for the deaf community. Rather than rely on a TTY and t
elephone to connect an operator, IP Relay utilizes a computer, the Internet and web browser to contact the IP relay operator who calls and voices the conversation between the deaf or hard-of-hearing person and the hearing person. – Sorenson Communications.Deaf Pastor Bruce Kelly established Deaf Baptist Church 1243 Belmont Avenue in Smyrna, GADeanne Bray-Kotsur (known as Deanne Bray) was the first deaf person to star in a TV program . Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye originally aired on the Pax Channel from October 2002 to May 2005. Deanne played a deaf FBI employee based on a real-life person named Sue Thomas who had really worked for the FBI.The British Government recognized British Sign Language as a bona-fide language.Videophone VP-200 was introduced. It included improved video quality and deaf-friendly features like visual caller ID, a pan tilt zoom camera, a new interface and remote control.Gallaudet football enjoyed a 9-0 undefeated season with coach Ed Hottle.Students again marched on Gallaudet University, demanding the Board of Trustees rescind its appointment of Dr. Jane Fernandez as I. King Jordan’s successor as president. The GUFSSA (Gallaudet University Faculty, Students, Staff, and Alumni) gave them a voice in the naming of Jordan’s successor.Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced its decision to establish a multi-year reimbursement rate for relay service providers. The multi-year rate allows VRS providers to increase numbers of deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals who use American Sign Language (ASL) to communicate.Marlee Matlin (deaf dancer)competes in “Dancing With The Stars”Sorenson Communications launched Video Center giving VP-200 videophone users a central location to access both information and entertainment in (ASL). Video Center includes SignMail messages missed-call messages recorded in ASL; videos for VRS services; deaf-related news; and educational information.Gallaudet University Press published a book on deaf people in the Holocaust, “Crying Hands“ by Horst Biesold. The fate of the deaf in Nazi Germany…few are aware that during the Nazi era human beings – men, women, and children–with impaired hearing were sterilized against their will, and that many of the deaf were also murderedSwitched at Birth is an American television series that premiered on ABC Family on June 6, 2011. The one-hour scripted drama revolves around two teenagers who were switched at birth and grew up in very different environments. The series’ debut was the highest-rated show debut for ABC Family to date. According to ABC Family, it is “the first mainstream television series to have multiple deaf and hard-of-hearing series regulars and scenes shot entirely in ASLSwitched at Birth airs an entire episode using only ASL with captions for the audience unfamiliar with sign language. This is a “first” for network television and draws a record-breaking audience. The episode centers around a protest inspired by the historic 1988 “Deaf President Now” protest at Gallaudet University in Washington, D.C. in which students, alumni and staff barricaded and occupied the campus until their demand for a deaf university president was heard and met.National Association of the Deaf conducted census of Deaf Americans; counted 13.4 million hearing and 1.8 million deaf Americans.World Federation of the Deaf met in Washington, D.C.On November 29, President Gerald Ford signed PL94-142 into law. The law guarantees each disabled child to receive a free, appropriate public education.The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) authorized Line 21 to be reserved for Closed Captioning.The law requires that all businesses, colleges and organizations which have federal contracts or receive federal funds be open and accessible to physically disabled personsDeaf Ministry in Sellersville, PA began with Becky Harris. Present leaders: Tom & Joan Vannatta.
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