ASLD-1016Introduction to Deaf Studies
This course surveys the history and culture of Deaf people and the Deaf community with a focus on evolving attitudes toward Deaf people and sign languages through history. Students will look at communication and language issues in the Deaf community as a linguistic and cultural minority, the impact of educational options for Deaf children, perspectives on legislative and political concerns of the Deaf community, and the impacts of technology. In addition, students will examine positive and negative effects of social organizations in the Deaf community and the contemporary values and factors that shape and define the Deaf community.
