Umama nobaba bayisithulu, ngakho-ke unina nomkhulu ...
Ngesikhathi ngisekholeji eyisithulu ku-NTID naseGallaudet, ngathola ukuthi ngaba nomona ngama-DOD (izithulu zezizithulu, abafundi abayizithulu ababezalelwa emindeni eyisithulu). Babonakala beqiniseka kakhulu futhi bevame ukuba ngabaholi. Abanye abantu abayizithulu abaziwayo bangama-DOD. Esinye isibonelo ngumdlali weBernard Bragg (indaba yakhe yokuphila echazwe encwadini ethi Lessons in Laughter).
Ngempela, izingane eziyi-DOD zitholwe ezinye izifundo ukuba zibe "eziphakeme ngezilimi." Umyalo wabo we-ASL kanye nesiNgisi uvame ukudlulela kwezingane ezingabalwa abazali abazithulu, ngoba i-ASL ivame ukukhuluma ulimi lwabo lwesiNgisi njengelulwimi lwesibili.
Ukuba i-DOD kungumthombo wokuziqhenya emphakathini oyisithulu.
Kule minyaka, ngikujabulele ukufunda ezinye izihloko mayelana nemindeni eminingi yezizwe ezithulu. Esinye isihloko engikhumbulayo sasivela kuma-1980, okuthiwa ngicabanga ukuthi "Abama-Happy Ammans," eshicilelwe encwadini eyisithulu engingayikhumbuli isihloko. Kungenzeka ukuthi kwakungumdala we-Deaf American.
Akuyona into engavamile ukuba nesizukulwane sesithathu, sesine, noma yesithupha isizukulwane esisizithulu. Iningi labantu abayizithulu lishada nezinye i-peole eyisithulu, futhi uma izithulu zinezifa, umphumela wilezi zimindeni ezithembekile eziningi. Lezi zimindeni ngezinye izikhathi zibizwa ngokuthi "ama-deaf dynasties". Ngokomhlangano owodwa wezithulu, kungenzeka ukuthola imindeni eyisisishiyagalolunye isisindo esivela emuva ekuqaleni kwekhulu le-19. Isivini sikaMarta eMassachusetts sasihlala isikhathi eside, kumindeni enjalo.
Ngokuvamile ama-DOD angatholakala esebenza ezindaweni ezifana neGallaudet University.
Ukusesha ngewebhu kwavuleka kuFlavia Frazier, umfundisi eGallaudet emnyangweni weLimi Lwezandla LwaseMelika naseDeaf Studies. UFrazier wesine isizukulwane sesithulu, kanti ingane yakhe isizukulwane sesihlanu.
Ukucwaninga kanye nama-athikili emindenini eminingi eyisithulu engaphandle kwezifundo zesayensi yezofuzo, kubonakala sengathi ayitholakali.
Imithombo eshicilelwe eyaziwayo:
- UGarreton, MD (Umq.). (1996) Ukungazizwa: Izombono zomlando: I-monograph eyizintatheli zaseMelika. Silver Spring, MD: I-National Association of the Deaf. Lo mbhalo uhlanganisa umbono wozalo ngokobuzwe emindenini emihlanu eminingi yezizwe ezizwelayo.
- URoss E. Mitchell noMichael A. Karchmer. Ukuxosha Amaphesenti Ayishumi Ezinganekwane: Isimo Sokulalela Ukuzwa kwabafundi abayiziThulu futhi abanzima ukuzwa Abafundi e-United States. Umqulu Wezine, Isihloko Semibuzo Yezilimi Zombili Wezandla.Leli phepha lihlola ukusabalala kwezizithulu zezithulu emphakathini oyisithulu futhi kubuza ukuthi kuyiqiniso ukuthi amaphesenti ayishumi ezithulu azelwe abazali abayizithulu. Leli phepha liphinde lisho izingcaphuno eziningi.
- Kulesi sihloko esithi "Izithulu Ezihlukumezayo" eshicilelwe eNew York Times, ngo-Agasti 28, 1994, isishoshovu sezithulu uJackie Roth sithi abantwana abayizithulu abakhulela emindenini abayizithulu banokuqonda kangcono ukuthi kusho ukuthini ukuba yisithulu.
Ezivela kubavakashi abayizizwe :
- Ngingathanda ukukhomba ukuthi ukukhulisa ngomlomo, ngiphuthelwe okuningi ...
Ngenkathi ngithumele esikoleni seDeaf Deaf, ukufunda kwakungeyona emzabalazweni ... iningi labangane be-DOD bahamba kangcono emphakathini, efundeni futhi baba odokotela abathandekayo nabameli noma amaprofesa ekolishi. Ukubuyela emuva ekuhlanganisweni kwe-HS, iningi labangane bami abayizithulu ekulalelweni kwemikhaya kwakunemisebenzi ye-blue collar. Ababonisi be-DOD, babeningi ukuthola ama-MA noma ngisho namaDDD!
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- "Angivumelani nanoma yikuphi" uchwepheshe "othi iDOD ingamaphesenti angcono kunabantwana abayizithulu abazalwa futhi bekhuliswa abazali abazwayo.
Nginezintombi ezimbili ezingezithulu (izithulu ezizalwa izithulu), ama-4 amahhashi ngaphandle kokuba nabazali abafanayo. Unodade nomfowethu ovela kumama wabo kanye nami ngokwami engakwazi ukuzwa.
Iphuzu lami ukuthi bahambela noma baya eWestern Pennsylvania School for the Deaf. Cishe yonke i-DOD lapho ikhuluma isiNgisi esingacacile. Amadodakazi ami angaya noma kuphi futhi aqondwe nanoma isiphi isikhathi noma nini ... Walmart, McDonalds, njll Sikhuthaze ukuba bakhulume. Ngabona imikhaya eminingi ye-DOD incike ku-100% ngolimi lwezandla.
Ngaphezu kwalokho, emndenini onabazali abazwayo abantwana abangezithulu bangazijwayela ukukhuluma ngaphandle kokuhlekwa usulu. "
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- "Noma ngubani othumele ukuphawula ku-Section of Deafness, ayiphutha ngokuphelele. I-DOD ingakwazi ukukhuluma njengabanye. Ngingu-DOD futhi ngiyakwazi ukuxhumana nezwe lokuzwa, isikhathi esiningi, ngisho nakakhulu kunabanye abayizithulu. ngiziqhenya kakhulu ngokuzalwa ngabazali abayiziDaba futhi ngibonga ngokuthi bangisekela. Umama wenza isinqumo lapho ngisemncane ukuya emtholampilo wokukhuluma, kodwa njengoba ngakhula futhi ngingena esikoleni esiphakeme, angifuni ukuba nemithi yokukhuluma Abazali bami bakwamukela lokho, kwaba yisinqumo sami sokuyeka ukufunda, kepha abantu abazwayo bangangilalela ngokucacile. Ngikwesekela ngokucacile umphakathi wezithulu futhi wangithukuthelisa ukuthi othile angasho ukuthi i-DOD ayikhulumi kahle, ngakho ngifuna ukutshela wonke umuntu ukuthi kunezinhlobo ezahlukene zabantu emhlabeni. "