Comments on “W(h)ither the Deaf Community?”

Comments on “W(h)ither the Deaf Community?”

From the evidence Johnston has presented, it is clear that the number of children being born deaf in Australia has fallen off and that this decline is likely to continue as a result of the technological and social factors he outlines. It also seems that this reduction in numbers is reflected in othe...

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Published in:Sign language studies Vol. 6; no. 2; pp. 190 - 201
Main Authors: HYDE, MERV, POWER, DES, LLOYD, KAREN
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Gallaudet University Press 2006
Subjects:
American sign language
Assistive Technology
Australia
Cochlear implantation
Cochlear implants
Deaf culture
Deaf education
Deafness
Foreign Countries
Hearing aids
Hearing loss
Linguistics
Population Trends
Prediction
Sign Language
Sign languages
Social Influences
Trend Analysis
Australia
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Summary:From the evidence Johnston has presented, it is clear that the number of children being born deaf in Australia has fallen off and that this decline is likely to continue as a result of the technological and social factors he outlines. It also seems that this reduction in numbers is reflected in other countries for which data are available. It is not so clear whether this drop will be as rapid as Johnston fears and whether it will have the effects he predicts on the lives of Deaf people and on the viability of a lively community of users of sign languages—in the Australian case, Auslan.
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ISSN:0302-1475
1533-6263
1533-6263
DOI:10.1353/sls.2006.0004