Cultural Diversity in the Deaf Community

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Description: This course covers ethnic and cultural diversity within the American Deaf community specifically. Deaf people of color. Students explore how biases and stereotypes form, do self-analysis and consider how these factors may impact their work as Deaf interpreters. Students also research a variety of organizations representing Deaf ethnic and cultural groups further developing their individual resources. Also examined are societal attitudes regarding disability in general and hearing loss and communication difficulties in particular.