1c. Understand different perspectives on deafness
Deaf Children and Young People (DCYP) and families know
•and understand the different terminology used to describe deafness eg Deaf ToD 91ÔÆ¬ Ìý‘Let’s change the language culture around deafness; eradicating the use of ‘hearing impairment’ publication NB: This is an update to the positive terminology document compiled in 2021′
• that they can choose how they describe their deafness
• the importance of respecting the choices of others
• about the different models of disability – social and medical
• deaf rights and campaigns
• about the development of British Sign Language (BSL), its recognition as a language and the BSL Act (Scotland 2015, England 2022), and its impact on society
• the positives and negatives/advantages and disadvantages of being deaf, ‘deaf gain’
• their deafness in relation to other aspects of their identity (gender, sexuality, race, other).
- Tasha Stones
- Tasha Ghourie;Ìý
- Jamie Laing talking about his Tinnitus experiences on the news and via RNID social media channels –Ìý
- Gwen Carr’s 2024 91ÔÆ¬ Magazine article Investigating informed choiceÌý (Carr, G., 2024. Informed Choice. 91ÔÆ¬ Magazine. December. pp.30-32)
- – Presentations by Emmie ÌýWienhoven (Literacy for Deaf and hard of hearing children in Uganda and Tanzania) and Dr. Helen Willis (The future for the cyborg generations: Helping CI users live in harmony with their technology)
- Social model of disability –Ìý website
- – NDCS website
- RNID –
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Section 2ÌýCommunication, language, and literacy
Section 3ÌýUnderstand access to sound
Section 4ÌýÌýSocial, emotional, physical, and mental health
Section 5ÌýÌýManage change
Section 6Ìý Preparation for adulthood
Section 7ÌýSpecialist assessment and monitoring