Hello from the USA;
Mairian,
Have you considered using "voice Recognition" software? I believe the right
package on a laptop, or through the use of a tape recorder thenplayed later for
a computer, might be a possibility.
I hear fine. I do not cognitively connect the body language and tone to the
correct social cues. If that makes sense.
In a nutshell, I understand the written word better. So I have been lokking
into 'voice recognition' software. I am only in the early stages of my search.
Hope it helped.
Rodney
Mairian Corker wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> A practical question for you, which I've raised because it is a classic
> example of why I'm nervous of splitting the world into Deaf and hearing.
>
> I have a 60+ counselling client who is deafened. She grew up with English
> as her language, has very limited sign language (because sign language
> training is not geared towards deaf people), is highly intelligent and well
> educated, and in the past has been active in the lesbian and feminist
> movements, so is no stranger to political activism. Tinnitus is a
> particularly difficult aspect of her impairment and is often stress-related
> - the biggest stress factors being other (hearing and Deaf) people's
> attitudes (try splitting disability and impairment here!). The aging
> process means that she doesn't always have the energy to fight, but she
> knows all about disability rights.
>
> Recently she began a practical arts-based course at college in the UK -
> creativity is one thing that helps her to relax and she plans to make a
> career in the profession afterwards. The course is one of the best in the
> country for this particular subject and she was lucky to be accepted. She
> was initially supplied with a note-taker who was also a teacher of the deaf
> (in this country TODs are trained to work with children). She wasn't given
> a choice even though she explained clearly what her needs were and said
> that she wanted to explain to other students what was needed (which was not
> allowed). This TOD proved so patronising that my client complained to the
> course manager, who didn't take the complaint seriously and didn't know how
> to resolve it because 'he had the other students to think of!' My client
> carried on challenging, at considerable expense to her well-being and
> eventually, the support worker left. She has now - surprise, surprise -
> been offered a sign language interpreter (though the college has no idea
> how to get hold of one).
>
> Any ideas, given that our DDA doesn't cover education (though I'm not sure
> whether this course would be classed as education or training)?
>
> Best
>
> Mairian
>
> P.S. Please don't suggest she moves colleges (which was one of the
> suggestions the last time a problem of this kind was aired on the
> mailbase). That would mean that she would have to go to a less prestigious
> course and that this college gets away with what appears to be blatant
> discrimination.
>
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>
> "To understand what I am doing, you need a third eye"
>
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>
> Mairian Corker
> Senior Research Fellow in Deaf and Disability Studies
> University of Central Lancashire
>
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