ASL Deaf Gain
Deaf people are often viewed as "lacking", "disabled", and "incomplete". However, deaf people do not agree or see this the same way. An important concept in deaf culture is a term known as "Deaf Gain".
Please watch the following videos and read the attached PDF. After watching and reading the material, please write a reflection of your thoughts based on the article and content of the videos. What information from the video stood out to you? What did you find unique? Please include topics of biodiversity, framing, cultural diversity, and cognitive diversity as discussed in the paragraph below.
**Please read the full article by Dr. Bauman and Dr. Murray (attached PDF) - the article discusses Deaf Gain topics such as the following: Biodiversity, framing, Cultural Diversity, Cognitive Diversity, and more (*****assignment grade will be based on the inclusion of these topics). The videos cover briefly what Deaf Gain's concept is and how Deaf people contribute to the world.
Must be at least 500 words. No cover page needed.
Links to videos:
https://youtube(dot)com/watch?v=klG-zR6C9FA – Deaf Gain – Transnationalism
https://www(dot)facebook(dot)com/watch/?v=260356311082254 – Flipside – Deaf Gain pt. 1
https://www(dot)facebook(dot)com/watch/?v=10155298118069220 – What is Deaf Gain?
https://www(dot)facebook(dot)com/watch/?v=293421817775703 – ASL Benefits
https://www(dot)facebook(dot)com/aimediaAUS/videos/10155298118069220/?v=10155298118069220 – What is Deaf Gain?
ASL Deaf Gain Reflection
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Deaf Gain Reflection
Deaf gain refers to the reframing of deafness more as a sensory and cognitive diversity with the ability to contribute significantly to the greater good of humankind (H-Dirksen Bauman, 2009). Society has had a general perception that deaf people are at a loss because they have problems with literacy development and cognitive and social development. However, deaf gain perspective brings into the limelight the often-ignored benefits that accrue to society and deaf people, including social, cognitive, and psychological benefits. It stands out from the videos and the reading that "it is not necessarily better to be deaf than to be hearing, but it is not necessarily better to be hearing than deaf" (H-Dirksen Bauman).
Deaf people, like those with hearing capabilities, have unique strengths that make them more valuable to society from many angles. Their deafness allows them to possess high visual processing and visual attentiveness abilities. Visual processing speed is a critical strength not just in reading but also in writing and movement. Low visual processing or total lack of it makes it hard to solve daily life puzzles. Deaf people have high visual processing speed making them more advantaged in learning. Biologically, deaf people have stronger mental imagery and stronger facial recognition. Ideally, imagery has more significant psychological benefits from enhanced and prolonged eye contact, including establishing strong connections. More so, deaf enhanced eye content allows deaf people to read more body language and scan their environment much faster, triggering more interpersonal connections.
Moreover, when people travel to a linguistically diverse nation and a deaf person happens to be part of the group, there is always a particular perception or framing of the deaf as more tourists than the rest. But the reality is that the visual activeness of deaf people makes t...