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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 collection brings together innovative research and approaches for blended learning using digital technology in interpreter education for signed and spoken languages. Volume editors Suzanne Ehrlich and Jemina Napier call upon the expertise of 21 experts, including themselves, to report on the current technology used to provide digital enhancements to interpreter education in Australia, New Zealand, Brazil, Belgium, the United Kingdom, and the...
2523) School & community
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C.O.A.C.H. Is a 'How to' and 'What to do' book for the development of skills for secondary students. The program uses a problem solving model of C.O.A.C.H. - Concern- Observe- Access- Collaborate- make it Happen to address access and communication needs. The book includes: rationale for the instruction model, step by step directions, goals and activities, assessments, and reproducible worksheets. Each section addresses specific aspects of advocacy...
2526) Ada and the helpers
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"Ada is a dancing, deaf fox with cochlear implants who loves to help others. On her way to dance in a talent show one day, she meets three other creatures who are each facing a physical challenge or disability of their own. She decides to help each of her new friends to see past their challenges and discover their natural, God-given strengths. But can they help her in return? Ada's a bit nervous about the talent show! Will she be able to hear the...
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Although the face is used to show emotion in many cultures, it has a very important linguistic role in ASL. Grammatical information is shown through rule-governed movements of the upper face and head. Complex meanings are achieved through a variety of lower facial behaviors. This series focuses on developing accurate non-manual signals and markers used in ASL. Each DVD contains descriptions and demonstrations of facial behavior in context and practice...
2528) American Sign Language
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Explores the history of American Sign Language and deaf culture, including ongoing controversies within the deaf community today.
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Addresses the unique needs of Deaf people with HIV and AIDS. Assists professionals and agencies that traditionally work with hearing clients to better serve Deaf clients. Includes making information and services accessible, networking in the Deaf community, communication modes, and how to appropriately use an interpreter. Features Deaf and hearing professionals and Deaf people living with AIDS.
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In this DVD keyed to the text, The American Sign Language Phrase Book, 3rd Edition by Lou Fant and Barbara Bernstein Fant, two native ASL users, one male and one one female, sign phrases, expressions, sentences and questions that come up in everyday conversation. Over 500 sentences or phrases organized by commonly occuring topics, 300 related vocabulary words and the manual alphabet are presented. Topics include everyday expressions, signing & Deafness,...
2537) Mighty Mila
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Mila wants to prove to her family that she's a big kid. She uses her creativity, willpower, and even her new cochlear impant hearing devices, to tackle one big kid activity after another. But when faced with something new that she can't figure out on her own, will Mila finally prove just how mighty she is?
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Childhood hearing loss is more common than most people assume, and yet this invisible condition can rob a child of the ability to develop close emotional relationships with family and friends. This book demystifies this condition and offers emotionally-supportive approaches to caring for the child and the whole family. It is written from the perspective of a pediatric audiologist who has diagnosed hearing loss in hundreds of newborns and young children,...
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Produced by UCSD Cancer Center, this project presents information for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing community about GYN cancers in a non-formal setting and in a discussion/question & answer format. Sections on three different types of these cancers are presented focusing on Ovarian, Cervical, and Uterine cancer. Symptoms, age of onset, incidence and death rates for all three are discussed. The importance of early detection is stressed and various...
2540) The printer
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A boy recalls the day his deaf father saved everyone's life when fire broke out at the newspaper printing plant where he worked.
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