Deaf Education

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This paper examines how, in today's world, a hearing-impaired child can communicate and learn to enjoy life and the multitude of experiences it has to offer and how the proper and appropriate education of a hearing-impaired child is an issue that has most parents of these children confused and unhappy. In particular, it evaluates whether the "No Child Left Behind" Act sufficiently provides for deaf children and looks at some of the organizations that can help these children find the right form of education.

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"The system of "Bilingual and Bicultural" education for the deaf is based on the idea that deaf children belong to a Deaf Community, and that the language that they must use in order to communicate effectively will be the "American Sign Language". When deaf children utilize the English language for written as well as verbal communication, and use the American Sign Language wherever necessary, then this demonstrates the fact that they will have to communicate with others in the hearing world with the language that is used by most of the people within the community, and that is English. (Eden, BiBi) Apart from this, the philosophy of "total communication" is one that teaches deaf children to be familiar with all the various modes of communication that are available to them, and all those methods that would be suitable for all their specific needs. (Eden, Total Communication)"

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