A Commentary on "Racism Within the Deaf Community"
Am Ann Deaf. 2023;168(4):213-225. doi: 10.1353/aad.2023.a922852.ABSTRACTIn 1972, Glenn Anderson collaborated with New York University colleague Frank Bowe to publish an American Annals of the Deaf article titled "Racism Within the Deaf Community" (Anderson & Bowe, 1972). It was written, in part, due to the influence of the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s, which affected both the Black Deaf and Black hearing communities, as well as in response to Anderson's experiences with a Deaf club in Detroit. Given that 52 years have passed since the article was published, this updated version, coauthored with Gallaudet Univ...
Source: American Annals of the Deaf - April 8, 2024 Category: Audiology Authors: Glenn B Anderson Lindsay Moeletsi Dunn Source Type: research
The Abrupt Transition to Online Learning: Multiple Perspectives
Am Ann Deaf. 2023;168(3):9-16. doi: 10.1353/aad.2023.a917246.ABSTRACTTransitioning to virtual learning environments during the COVID-19 pandemic made the numerous obstacles faced by deaf and hard of hearing students more apparent, and created new challenges for all involved. From this experience, much knowledge was gained that can continue to be implemented and researched to provide better access and accommodations for ongoing online education. In the present article, we introduce an American Annals of the Deaf Special Issue whose contributing authors offer a response to the challenges experienced by deaf education researc...
Source: American Annals of the Deaf - April 8, 2024 Category: Audiology Authors: Blake Probert Raschelle Neild Patrick Graham Source Type: research
Is the Window of Learning Only Cracked Open? Parents' Perspectives on Virtual Learning for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students
Am Ann Deaf. 2023;168(3):17-28. doi: 10.1353/aad.2023.a917247.ABSTRACTDuring the COVID-19 pandemic, parents quickly assumed the role of teachers to support their children's learning at home. Deaf and hard of hearing (DHH) students often rely on additional accommodations to access their education. The authors investigated the perspectives of 40 parents of K-12 DHH students on the use of virtual learning during the pandemic. An electronic survey was distributed through Qualtrics to gain an understanding of the new learning environment of remote instruction. The participants' responses revealed that they felt that challenges ...
Source: American Annals of the Deaf - April 8, 2024 Category: Audiology Authors: Andrea D Alford Jamie M Bencak Erich A Tucker Douglas C Williams Frances F Courson Beverly J Buchanan Ashley N Greene M Diane Clark Source Type: research
Virtual Assessment of Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students in the Schools
Am Ann Deaf. 2023;168(3):29-40. doi: 10.1353/aad.2023.a917248.ABSTRACTThe COVID-19 pandemic placed stress on all aspects of the educational system. Many state departments of education acknowledged the disruption to individualized education program evaluation and implementation but insisted that evaluation timelines and services continue undisrupted. School psychologists were therefore forced to navigate the viability of virtual assessment without established research supporting this type of student evaluation. Formal assessments used in the identification of learning disabilities and other areas of disability were not stan...
Source: American Annals of the Deaf - April 8, 2024 Category: Audiology Authors: Brittany A Dale Raschelle Neild Source Type: research
Universal Design for Learning Supports Distance Learning for Deaf Students
Am Ann Deaf. 2023;168(3):41-54. doi: 10.1353/aad.2023.a917249.ABSTRACTWhen the COVID-19 pandemic began in 2020, teachers around the United States shifted to distance learning practically overnight. In both general education and special education, many teachers did not have tools or strategies in place to provide deaf students with accessible lessons and support. Teachers needed to change their materials quickly and clearly in order to meet the needs of all their students in the new distance format. The unique needs of deaf and hard of hearing students meant that unique accommodations and solutions needed to be considered a...
Source: American Annals of the Deaf - April 8, 2024 Category: Audiology Authors: Katie Taylor Christina Yuknis Source Type: research
Deaf Education Teachers and Online Instruction: Ensuring Equity in Instructional Activities and Collaboration
Am Ann Deaf. 2023;168(3):55-70. doi: 10.1353/aad.2023.a917250.ABSTRACTThe changes brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in more virtual instruction in schools. Teachers experienced multiple new challenges while moving online. As Fleming (2020) notes, "Unlike developing a whole-class lesson plan online, special education teachers are now tasked with developing unique plans for every student that align with their IEPs [individualized education programs], as required by federal mandate" (p. 1). In the present article, we consider how to best incorporate active learning, engagement, and critical thinking into an onli...
Source: American Annals of the Deaf - April 8, 2024 Category: Audiology Authors: Patrick Graham Raschelle Neild Kit Kenyon Source Type: research
Online Learning Challenges and Strategies: Visual Fatigue and Split Visual Attention
Am Ann Deaf. 2023;168(3):71-92. doi: 10.1353/aad.2023.a917251.ABSTRACTOnline learning environments are challenging for deaf and hard of hearing (DHH) individuals. A major concern is split attention, which occurs when one simultaneously attends to multiple stimuli, a situation that characterizes most multimedia presentations and instruction that combines sound, text, images, graphs or charts, and video. Needing to take notes adds another stimulus. DHH learners face this issue when auditory content is accommodated visually, in combination with visually presented content. No one can view multiple visual signals simultaneously...
Source: American Annals of the Deaf - April 8, 2024 Category: Audiology Authors: Pamela Luft Charlotte Brochu Source Type: research
Through the Looking Glass: Perceptions About Virtual Visits From Deaf Mentors in the SKI-HI Network
Am Ann Deaf. 2023;168(3):93-104. doi: 10.1353/aad.2023.a917252.ABSTRACTThe SKI-HI Deaf Mentor Program is an early intervention model that supports families in creating an effective bilingual environment (American Sign Language [ASL]/English) with their deaf or hard of hearing child. The program can be adopted and implemented in any state. A Deaf Mentor is a deaf or hard of hearing adult specifically trained to engage with and teach families ASL using the Deaf Mentor Curriculum Manual. The program and materials were created for face-to-face delivery to families in home settings. When COVID-19 lockdowns and stay-at-home orde...
Source: American Annals of the Deaf - April 8, 2024 Category: Audiology Authors: Paula Pittman Jodee S Crace Source Type: research
Reflections From the Pandemic: Lessons Learned
Am Ann Deaf. 2023;168(3):105-111. doi: 10.1353/aad.2023.a917253.ABSTRACTDuring the COVID-19 pandemic, many children experienced multiple challenges while transitioning from traditional to online schooling. Teachers, administrators, and parents were expected to work together to provide students an optimal educational experience through those turbulent times. This experience generated new insights into how to teach deaf and hard of hearing (DHH) students and assess their knowledge. New tools were invented and used during the pandemic, and though teachers and students are slowly returning to traditional learning environments,...
Source: American Annals of the Deaf - April 8, 2024 Category: Audiology Authors: Blake Probert Raschelle Neild Patrick Graham Source Type: research
The Politicization of Scholarship: Redux
Am Ann Deaf. 2023;168(3):112-117. doi: 10.1353/aad.2023.a917254.NO ABSTRACTPMID:38588107 | DOI:10.1353/aad.2023.a917254 (Source: American Annals of the Deaf)
Source: American Annals of the Deaf - April 8, 2024 Category: Audiology Authors: Peter V Paul Source Type: research
In Memoriam: Barbara R. Schirmer
Am Ann Deaf. 2023;168(3):121-122. doi: 10.1353/aad.2023.a917255.NO ABSTRACTPMID:38588108 | DOI:10.1353/aad.2023.a917255 (Source: American Annals of the Deaf)
Source: American Annals of the Deaf - April 8, 2024 Category: Audiology Authors: Cheri Williams Source Type: research
In Memoriam: Barbara R. Schirmer
Am Ann Deaf. 2023;168(3):123. doi: 10.1353/aad.2023.a917256.NO ABSTRACTPMID:38588109 | DOI:10.1353/aad.2023.a917256 (Source: American Annals of the Deaf)
Source: American Annals of the Deaf - April 8, 2024 Category: Audiology Authors: Bryan G Cook Source Type: research
In Memoriam: Barbara R. Schirmer
Am Ann Deaf. 2023;168(3):124. doi: 10.1353/aad.2023.a917257.NO ABSTRACTPMID:38588110 | DOI:10.1353/aad.2023.a917257 (Source: American Annals of the Deaf)
Source: American Annals of the Deaf - April 8, 2024 Category: Audiology Authors: William J Therrien Source Type: research
Remembering Barbara Rose Schirmer
Am Ann Deaf. 2023;168(3):125-126. doi: 10.1353/aad.2023.a917258.NO ABSTRACTPMID:38588111 | DOI:10.1353/aad.2023.a917258 (Source: American Annals of the Deaf)
Source: American Annals of the Deaf - April 8, 2024 Category: Audiology Authors: Peter V Paul Source Type: research
Invited Essay: Archer M. Huntington's "Dream Team"
Am Ann Deaf. 2023;168(2):187-201. doi: 10.1353/aad.2023.a912141.ABSTRACTLittle is known about the history of women's curatorial work in museums, particularly the work of deaf women. The contributions of Archer M. Huntington, founder of the Hispanic Society Museum and Library (HSM&L) in New York City and the women to whom he entrusted library and museum work deserve to be better known. Some of these women were deaf, and two of them, Eleanor Sherman Font and Margaret Sherman, were great-granddaughters of Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet, founder of the first public school for the deaf in the United States. These women not on...
Source: American Annals of the Deaf - April 8, 2024 Category: Audiology Authors: Noem í Espinosa Source Type: research
