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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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English
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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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English
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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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English
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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.
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English
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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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English
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Cochlear implants could soon make a lifetime of profound deafness a thing of the past-and in the process bring an end to America's vibrant Deaf culture. In this program, NewsHour correspondent Betty Ann Bowser takes a balanced look at the implications of cochlear implant technology on the Deaf community. Dr. John Niparko, director of The Listening Center at Johns Hopkins; King Jordan, president of Gallaudet University; and others share their markedly...
13) Operation: SHHH
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English
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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.
14) Hearing loss
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English
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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.
16) Deaf culture
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Sign Language
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Mike Tuccelli presents his perspectives on deaf culture.
17) People vs. noise
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English
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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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English
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Learn the basic skills of American Sign Language in an easy way. Shows how natural gestures, mime, and facial expressions used everyday can aid in thinking in picture instead of in words - the basis of ASL. Each DVD builds upon the concepts learned in the previous unit(s).