Deafness
Deafness has varying definitions in cultural and medical contexts. In medical contexts, the meaning of deafness is hearing loss that precludes a person from understanding spoken language, an audiological condition. In this context it is written with a lower case d. It later came to be used in a cultural context to refer to those who primarily communicate through sign language regardless of hearing ability, often capitalized as Deaf and referred to as "big D Deaf" in speech and sign. The two definitions overlap but are not identical, as hearing loss includes cases that are not severe enough to impact …
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RAND Corporation · 9 April 2024 English
The Department of Defense (DoD) requires estimates of the number of its workers with disabilities to support its strategic goals and compliance with federal regulation. In this report, the authors …
a subset of other disabilities, consisting of deafness, blindness, missing extremi- ties, paralysis, … These may include otosclerosis, tinnitus, and deafness. Limitations can include dif- ficulty in hearing …
Reconciliation Australia · 26 March 2024 English
Coming to terms with the past? Identifying barriers and enablers to truth-telling and strategies to promote historical acceptance Anne Maree Payne and Heidi Norman Indigenous Land and Justice Research Group …
Maddison, S., & Stastny, A. (2016). Silence or Deafness? Education and the Non-Indigenous Responsibility … Maddison, S., & Stastny, A. (2016). Silence or Deafness?, p. 233. 73 Rudolph, S. (2021). Demanding dialogue …
American Immigration Council · 25 March 2024 English
MARCH 2024 New Americans in Androscoggin County The Demographic and Economic Contributions of Immigrants1 in the County2 Population 4,200 Between 2014 and Without immigrants moving 2019, the total population to …
and/or a long-lasting condition of blindness, deafness, or a severe vision or hearing impairment. 7. …
WHO: World Health Organization · 15 March 2024 French
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representing up to 25% of pediatric single-sided deafness.29, 30 Neurological manifestations, such as meningitis …
WHO: World Health Organization · 15 March 2024 French
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representing up to 25% of pediatric single-sided deafness.29, 30 Neurological manifestations, such as meningitis …
Melbourne City Mission · 14 March 2024 English
Implementation plans is a term used often throughout this framework and refers to MCM Group boards, leadership and staff the planning that teams across MCM Group will undertake to outline …
in-language Child voice Disability Palliative Care deafness and hearing loss, from the very beginning. for …
National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation · 11 March 2024 English
20 children infected with measles Encephalitis – 1 out of 1000 children infected with measles ( deafness and intellectual disabilities) Measles Signs and Symptoms | CDC 12 Measles incidence in NT 1991-2022 …
1 out of 1000 children infected with measles ( deafness and intellectual disabilities) Measles Signs and …
WHO: World Health Organization · 8 March 2024 French
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rubella syndrome (CRS), which includes cataracts, deafness, heart defects and developmental delay. A single …
WHO: World Health Organization · 8 March 2024 French
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rubella syndrome (CRS), which includes cataracts, deafness, heart defects and developmental delay. A single …
Reconciliation Australia · 29 February 2024 English
The UN Principles and Guidelines on the Right to a Remedy and Reparation for Victims of Gross and Serious Violations of International Humanitarian Law, adopted by the UN General Assembly …
of settler colonialism also fosters a kind of ‘deafness’ to learning about Australia’s history, Indigenous … Maddison, S., & Stastny, A. (2016). Silence or Deafness? Education and the Non-Indigenous Responsibility …
