Nancy MeyersConsultant to the Deaf
Community Health Worker Project
Anita Buel Project Director
challenges & consequence
s of Language
Deprivation
Implications for Health & Social Service Organizations
Impact on health, well-being & future of deaf immigrant
Vulnerable subsets
Deaf Community
immigrant
Traditionally underserved
Current Clientsof Deaf Community Health
Worker
attending ABE classes
94% of interviewees said it was VERY important or important to learn how to sign.
Current clients
Age of Clients
Marital Status
Referrals
Time in Direct Service
First mentioned challenge
Use Health Care System
Use Social Services
What’s it mean, “they’re missing concepts?”
How many people can play this new game? You got nine guys on each side?That’s 18 guys? Boy, that’s a lot of people!There’s a pitcher and a catcher and they throw a ball. Is that all?No. A guy on the other side stands between the pitcher and the catcher with a bat.What’s a BAT? It’s like a stick?He swings the bat at the ball…or maybe he doesn’t? Depending on what?If it looked like it were a ball he may not swing?So the pitcher throws a ball over a plate ??If it stays above the knees but below the shoulders it’s a strike…Three strikes and the guy’s out,But after four balls, he walks? Why four?If he gets a hit, he runs, around the bases,unless somebody catches him…but not the catcher?But the ball has to be fairWhat’s FAIR?
Excerpts from “Why No One will ever Play Baseball”
“From the Button-down Mind of Bob
Newhart”
With few exceptions, clients fall into two categories.
Relies mainly on gesture, drawing, or other nonlinguistic means of communication.
Grossly limited or impaired language abilities. Very limited vocabulary, which is likely to include home signs. Signs using isolated signs or short sign phrases. Signs may be used incorrectly. Almost no grammatical structure.
(Excerpts from Neil Glickman, 2008)Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Deaf and Hearing Person with Language and Learning Challenges
Examples of missing grammatical structure
Subject and object confusion
Poor, or no use of time indicators
Poor, or no use of temporal sequencing
Excerpts from Neil Glickman, Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Deaf and Hearing Person with Language and Learning Challenges (2008)
Top Related