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1562) Julianna: a portrait
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Julianna Fjeld, an actress/poetess, expresses her independent views about coming to her awareness of art and life from the viewpoint of silence. The most unique element in this program is the treatment of Julianna as an individual from the deaf culture and not as a handicapped individual. She is an artist first, who happens to come "from silence"; and although she represents herself and not the deaf community, she invariably shows some of the best...
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This series presents basic sign language using both Spanish and English and is geared toward Latino parents with Deaf children who use American Sign Language or Signed English. Commonly used words and phrases are given in a bilingual format (side by side screens - a term is spoken in English then signed, then signed and spoken again in Spanish) with practice sentences and two test sections.
1565) ASL for families
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This video series is a set of 5 DVDs composed of 37 lessons designed to correspond with and reference the ASL lessons found in the Deaf Mentor Curriculum, produced by Ski-Hi. Each lesson features an ASL concept, presentation of vocabulary, and practice sentences. The DVDs are designed to provide instructional support and practice to families as they learn ASL concepts from their deaf mentor, but can also be used by anyone learning ASL.
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People who become hard of hearing as adults may "tune out", refusing help, withdrawing from family and friends, and becoming even more isolated, depressed, and confused. This tape follows one woman's struggles to return to an active and rewarding life after suffering a mid-life hearing loss. Hearing aids, speechreading and support groups are highlighted.
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This presentation focuses on how interpreters function in a chemical dependency environment. Topics covered include models of interpreting, i.e., helper, conduit, communication, facilitator, Bi-lingual/Bi-cultural, the interpreter's role and responsibilities, language issues, the interpreter's health, and culminates with a question/answer session. A working interpreter is shown throughout the entire video.
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This educational tool will enable therapists, teachers, speech-language pathologists, and audiologists to expand their professional auditory-verbal therapy skills by studying actual footage of therapy to learn how to identify a child's current development level and begin an auditory-verbal therapy program. This interactive video and handbook show 33 episodes of therapy and longitudinal studies with pertinent auditory-verbal therapy tasks at beginning,...
1569) This is your right
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Produced on the order of 60-Minutes or 20/20, this project uses as the name of its show, Human Rights TV. The anchors and field reporters all have disabilities and the entire show is devoted to people with disabilities. This is a thoughtful, hard hitting and at times, irrevent look at where people with disabilities have been and where they want to be.
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An instructional set intended as an educational tool for interpreters and interpreter trainees in the medical setting. It explains, in general terms, certain tests, procedures, pre- and post-operative instructions, admission forms, patient advocate roles, and powers of attorney. These tapes were originally designed to assist medical personnel in obtaining the necessary information to admit and diagnose problems affecting their deaf patients, before...
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The normal development of language in children depends on their ability to hear. For the profoundly or severely hearing impaired child, learning to talk is different. This tape explains these differences and delineates how to overcome the obstacles of teaching language skills to profoundly and severely hearing impaired children.
1572) Freedom machines
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Takes a new look at disability through the lens of technology. Experiences of a group of people ages 7-93 are examined to challenge us to imagine a world without barriers. The video reveals the gap between the promises of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and everyday reality for America's largest minority: the 54 million citizens with disabilities.
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For many young children with Down syndrome, the ability to express their thoughts verbally develops more slowly than their ability to understand language. To overcome this obstacle to communication, many parents and professionals are using a total communication approach--combining speech with sign language--to help young children with Down syndrome to express their thoughts and needs, and develop positive bonds with their families. On this video,...
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