Understand The Deaf Perspective

The Deaf are The Deaf are human beings, human beings, Respect them Respect them and their and their language.language.

The Deaf will The Deaf will never be a never be a hearing hearing person.person.

The problem of the The problem of the deaf is not their deaf is not their lack of hearing, but lack of hearing, but the lack of the lack of understanding by understanding by the hearing people the hearing people that the deaf have a that the deaf have a language.language.

Deaf people can do anything Deaf people can do anything except hear.except hear.

Sign language is Sign language is the language of the language of free expression and free expression and communication for communication for the deaf.the deaf.

Sign Language Sign Language supports the Deaf supports the Deaf just as the net just as the net supports the supports the trapeze artist.trapeze artist.

As Long as there are Deaf people As Long as there are Deaf people on earth, there will be signson earth, there will be signs

Sign language are the languages Sign language are the languages of deaf peopleof deaf people

Sign language Sign language helps deaf people helps deaf people to develop to develop mentally and mentally and intellectually.intellectually.

Any sign language does not obey Any sign language does not obey the syntax rules of any spoken the syntax rules of any spoken

language.language.

The attitudes The attitudes prejudices and prejudices and misconceptions misconceptions towards sign towards sign language have to language have to be cleaned.be cleaned.

The first language of deaf children The first language of deaf children should be sign language.should be sign language.

The acquisition of The acquisition of a natural sign a natural sign language should language should begin as early as begin as early as possible in order to possible in order to take advantage of take advantage of critical period critical period effects.effects.

The natural sign language The natural sign language acquired by a deaf child provides acquired by a deaf child provides

the best access to educational the best access to educational content.content.

The learning of The learning of spoken language spoken language for a deaf person for a deaf person in the process of in the process of learning a second learning a second language through language through literacy.literacy.

Sign language Sign language and spoken and spoken language are not language are not the same must the same must be kept separate be kept separate in use and in the in use and in the curriculum.curriculum.

The full human The full human potential of the deaf potential of the deaf can be realized only can be realized only if they are allowed if they are allowed to develop language to develop language and cultures in and cultures in which sound plays which sound plays no significant role.no significant role.

Deaf people have sharp Deaf people have sharp eyes, hearing people eyes, hearing people have sharp ears so it is have sharp ears so it is the same really. the same really.

Sign language helps deaf Sign language helps deaf people break through their people break through their isolation and facilitates isolation and facilitates integration into society.integration into society.

To prohibit the use of To prohibit the use of sign language in a sign language in a group or in education group or in education is linguistic Genocide.is linguistic Genocide.