An Autoethnography on How a Person Developed the Skills and Attributes Necessary for Benefiting the Education of a People Who Have Been Largely Ignored in Our Society: Those Individuals with Multi Disabilities Who Are Unable to Communicate with Verbal (Spoken) Speech

Autor/in	Schneck, James A.
Titel	An Autoethnography on How a Person Developed the Skills and Attributes Necessary for Benefiting the Education of a People Who Have Been Largely Ignored in Our Society: Those Individuals with Multi Disabilities Who Are Unable to Communicate with Verbal (Spoken) Speech
Quelle	(2017), (168 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit Ph.D. Dissertation, Union Institute and University
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
ISBN	978-0-3557-5919-8
Schlagwörter	Hochschulschrift; Dissertation; Autobiographies; Ethnography; Multiple Disabilities; Communication Problems; American Sign Language; Developmental Disabilities; Intellectual Disability; Mental Disorders; Residential Programs; Community Programs; Deafness; Role Models; Influences; At Risk Persons; Intervention; Access to Education; Ohio; Pennsylvania + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Thesis; Dissertations; Academic thesis; Autobiography; Autobiografie; Autobiographie; Ethnografie; Multiple disability; Mehrfachbehinderung; Kommunikationsbarriere; Entwicklungsstörung; Intellect; Disability; Disabilities; Verstand; Behinderung; Mental illness; Geisteskrankheit; Sozialer Wohnungsbau; Gehörlosigkeit; Taubstummheit; Identifikationsfigur; Influence; Einfluss; Einflussfaktor; Risikogruppe; Education; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang
Abstract	Using an autoethnographic approach, this dissertation explores the path taken by a person who serves a unique population of individuals--people who not only have more than one disability, but in addition, are unable to communicate using verbal (spoken) speech. Starting with a recap of the history of the use and subsequent oppression of American Sign Language in the United States with the Deaf Community, this dissertation also examines some of the history of the abuse of individuals with developmental disabilities, and the result of viewing and treating these individuals from a medical model perspective. These particular individuals mentioned in this dissertation were confined in state-run institutions for the mentally retarded and mentally ill in the state of Ohio. Some were also served by schools in Ohio or by community-based organizations in Pennsylvania. This dissertation specifically explores how a person learned to fit in and be accepted by the Deaf Community, but along the way, learned of the desperate need for intervention and services for people with multi-disabilities. In the process of this autoethnographic exploration, certain characteristics of people who successfully made a difference in the lives of others and who served as role models for the author of this dissertation were discovered. This study also strengthens the argument for the use of Sign Language as a viable means of communication with the multi-disabled population. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://www.proquest.com/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.] (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01