A Deaf Perspective | 1-1 | Losing My Hearing at Age 4

The speaker shares their journey from becoming deaf at age four to their education and career in deaf education. They discuss their experiences with lipreading, family communication, and learning sign language in college. The speaker highlights their teaching career, including teaching ASL to hearing students, and emphasizes the importance of family support and effective communication methods.

What caused the speaker to become deaf at the age of four?

• A genetic condition

• Spinal meningitis

• An accident

• A viral infection

What was the focus of the speaker's early education program?

• Mainstream education with an interpreter

• Bilingual education

• Oral communication and lipreading

• Sign language

How did the speaker's family facilitate communication at the dinner table?

• Using a sign language interpreter

• Using written notes

• Using a rectangular table with the speaker at the head

• Using a round table

At what age did the speaker learn to sign?

• Twenty-one

• Thirty

• Eighteen

• Four

What was the speaker's major in college?

• Special Education

• Speech Therapy

• Deaf Education

• Sign Language Interpretation

What role did the speaker take on after completing their master's degree?

• Speech Therapist

• Principal

• ASL Teacher

• School Counselor for the Deaf

What subject does the speaker currently teach?

• Mathematics

• English

• American Sign Language

• History