Deaf Services Unlimited: Training Solutions

This lesson provides an overview of the course and what to expect while completing this course.

During this lesson we consider who makes up the Deaf community and how one's audiological, political, or linguistic attitudes impact their experience in the Deaf community.

This lesson encompasses a vast array of experiences and contributions by Deaf individuals in American society. Studying Deaf history helps to foster appreciation and understanding of Deaf Culture.

When we talk about the Deaf community, we want to use language that is respectful, accurate, and representative of the Deaf experience. In t his lesson we review important terms related to the Deaf community.

Different cultural groups may have different perspectives and different ways of life. This lesson reviews norms and traditions in Deaf culture, which includes communication, relationships, education, and social gatherings.

American Sign Language (ASL) is a distinct language, independent of English, with its own grammar, syntax, and linguistic features. In this lesson we learn how ASL works, and the features associated with this language.

This lesson teaches basic, conversational ASL and fingerspelling. This lesson will teach us how to communicate with Deaf and hard-of-hearing students.

Audism is an attitude that is focused on the superiority of hearing people over Deaf people. There are many forms of audism. The majority of people who commit audism do so inadvertently. This lesson teaches us how to recognize and avoid audism.

Deafness benefits society and is not something that needs fixed or cured. This concept is called Deaf Gain. In this lesson we explore this concept.

Communication accommodations help everyone get their message across, regardless of how they communicate. In this lesson we learn about the different forms of communication accommodations and best practices while using these services.

Due to the prevalence of hearing-centric societal norms, Deaf individuals are often excluded in society. In this lesson we learn how to be inclusive of Deaf students and how to best communicate with them.