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Autor/in | Ocuto, Oscar |
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Titel | A Family's Advocacy: Reflections of a Deaf Son |
Quelle | In: Odyssey: New Directions in Deaf Education, 20 (2019), S.28-32 (5 Seiten)
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Sprache | englisch |
Dokumenttyp | gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz |
ISSN | 1544-6751 |
Schlagwörter | Deafness; Family Role; Advocacy; Parent Participation; Early Intervention; Access to Education; Sign Language; Parent Teacher Cooperation |
Abstract | I remember asking my mother at different points in my life why I could read better--generally handle English better--than my friends. Mama would always consider the unusual depth and speed of my language and literacy development and respond with a variation of the following: "I refused to accept what the doctors were telling me. I refused to accept that you, my son, could not learn constructively and would not amount to more than a forever dependent individual in society just because you ended up being deaf." This--her refusal to accept the negative opinions of some professionals and her determination to make sure that her son succeeded academically and socially--is perhaps what began my mother's advocacy. While my father's advocacy was less focused on my schooling, I have developed a sense of appreciation for the advocacy of both my parents. This meant that as an independent and self-sufficient adult, I have come to appreciate my parents' stories. (As Provided). |
Anmerkungen | Laurent Clerc National Deaf Education Center. Gallaudet University, 800 Florida Avenue NE, KS 3600, Washington, DC 20002. Tel: 800-526-9105; Tel: 202-651-5340; Fax: 202-651-5708; e-mail: odyssey@gallaudet.edu; Web site: http://clerccenter.gallaudet.edu |
Erfasst von | ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC |
Update | 2020/1/01 |