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Library Services for the Deaf & Hard of Hearing
The Library Services for the Deaf & Hard of Hearing is a statewide special library dedicated to meeting the information and accessibility needs of the deaf, hard of hearing, and deaf-blind communities, as well as meeting the information needs about hearing loss to all Tennesseans.
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This series has been designed to teach introductory counseling skills to students and professionals interested in working with deaf people. They demonstrate techniques and special issues that will arise when working with this population. Each program presents a dramatization of couseling session performed by deaf actors. First the session is shown in its entirety. This is followed by the same session with the addition of narration and inserts....
2) What!
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A series of skits examining various aspects of being deaf and shows how creative signing can be.
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The story of a family's journey through a confusing maze of emotions, medical opinions, politics and the life-changing decisions that must be made when a deaf child is born to a hearing couple. Uses the first person diary, performance and traditional documentary techniques to explore the practical communication problems faced by hearing parents of deaf children.
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Dr. Sam Trychin, a hard of hearing psychologist, presents an introduction to issues related to hearing loss. The presentation is beneficial for instructors in colleges and universities, trainers or instructors in emplooyment training programs, students, counselors, and special student services personnel in colleges, universities, and training programs.
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(Producer) This program explains sound, hearing, hearing loss, and the relationship between listening to speech and different kinds of hearing loss. It includes realistic simulations of what speech sounds like with different kinds of hearing loss, and useful hints on improving communication.
11) Sound of metal
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"A heavy-metal drummer's life is thrown into freefall when he begins to lose his hearing"--
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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.
14) Hearing loss
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"This program from The doctor is in discusses different varieties of hearing impairment: hearing loss, tinnitus and Meniere's disease; it also demonstrates different ways in which mechanical aids, medications, and surgery can correct some problems."--Container.
15) Operation: SHHH
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Animated children's video that explains how and which noises can hurt your hearing and what you can do about it. Two versions of the program are on this one DVD -- the first is shown with sound only; the second version has both sound and open captions. Part of the Operation SHHH program for elementary school children.
17) People vs. noise
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You, the viewer, serves as the judge and jury as actor Richard Dysart facilitates an informational discussion of how we hear, the dangers of exposure to noise over time, ways to protect your hearing, and the progress that has been made in the development of hearing aids. Testimony is provided by personalities from different walks of life, including Norm Crosby, Alabama music group drummer Mark Herndon, actor Leslie Nielsen, dancer Donald O'Conner,...
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