Q: How do students who are deaf communicate, learn, and form a community?

A: Have you noticed a sign language interpreter at a public event translating what speakers are saying into a visual mode of language? If you wonder how those who are deaf communicate, learn, and would like to know about the history of the deaf community, the following website will be interesting.

History Through Deaf Eyes at Gallaudett University

The link above will take you on a tour so you can find out about the development of a deaf community, American Sign Language, and the effect technology has upon the lives deaf people.

 Source: The source for this link came through the newsletter created by Mary Schrader Lasica, which is based upon the online library of great teaching and learning websites, Blue Ribbon Websites.

Good Reading: I highly recommend Oliver Sack's book, Seeing Voices, if you are fascinated by the stories of individuals who are deaf, visually-based language, how the brain works to create new centers in the brain for language, and much else of a related nature.

Please send in any questions or comments by email: Gerry Lewin's email.