DeafThat - What Is Deaf Gain? Closed Captions

WATCH: What is Deaf Gain? We explain it by using closed captioning as an example.

DEAF Inc. Introduces a new video series - DeafThat shares educational video for the community about Deaf Gain - closed captioning.

Sources:
Bauman, D-B. & Murray, J.J. (2014). Deaf Gain: Raising the Stakes for Human Diversity (eds.). University of Minnesota Press.

Griffin, E. (2015). Who Uses Closed Captions? Not Just The Deaf Or Hard Of Hearing. Reaf the full article: Who Uses Closed Captions Not Just The Deaf.

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Deaf Gain: Visual Manual Education

WATCH: As part of a Deaf Studies class, they went around campus to educate students about the benefits of visual manual education.

Maddie D posted on YouTube and sharing about the research has proven that visual demonstration and hands-on learning are much more effective in learning, memory, and abstract thinking. This concept of visual manual education is considered a Deaf Gain, proving that being Deaf can be positive and beneficial.

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Not Hearing Loss, Deaf Gain

Switch at Birth Episodes: Marlee Matlin - Not Hearing Loss, Deaf Gain.

‘Switched at Birth’: ABC Family’s The teen soap Switched at Birth explores self-expression and the communication gulf between the Hearing and Deaf communities. Melody gives an impassioned lecture about how it’s not about hearing loss, it’s about Deaf gain, of a language, a community, and a culture.

When Marlee Matlin walked away with an Academy Award for her heart-wrenching turn as a Deaf custodian in 1986’s romantic drama Children of a Lesser God, it seemed as though film had finally encountered a definitive depiction of a Deaf individual and the often tenuous relationship between the hearing and the Deaf worlds. Television has lagged behind; nearly 30 years later, most TV shows still typically shove Deaf characters into the background or use them as props as part of a hearing person’s story.

A deft and intelligent take on the way in which we form our identities through self-expression, whether that be street art, spoken/signed communication, texting, or open dialogue among family members and individuals, as well as the communication gulf between the hearing and Deaf/Hard of Hearing communities. It’s also a show that doesn’t pander to its presumed audience.

Semantics “Deaf and Hard of Hearing” are OK; “hearing-impaired” is not and ethical implications, as well as morality and choice, are discussed frankly and without preaching... Read More.

List of Switched at Birth characters: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Switched_at_Birth_characters

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Deaf Awareness 'Deaf Gain' Short Film

Deaf Awareness 'Deaf Gain' Education Film Project.

The video is about the Deaf Dream, Deaf Culture and Deaf History. Visual Lens and Deaf Arts. 5 minutes of your time to watch the short film.

Film explores the advantages the world benefits from the Deaf and sign language.

Movie composed by Frontrunners 5 - Written by Dirksen Bauman, Ph.D and Joseph Murray, Ph.D. Visit for more info - https://fr5.frontrunners.dk.

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Deaf Awareness: Deaf Gain - Transnationalism.

This video covers on the "Deaf" - the advantages of deafness, including ease of communication with other sign language users. Deaf Gain, of a language, a community, and a culture.

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