Ling 209 - Week 8 - Part B

What is audism?

• A type of language acquisition

• Discrimination against individuals who are d/Deaf or hard of hearing

• A method of teaching sign language

• A model of disability

A perspective that views disabilities as a deficiency or problem that needs fixing

Doctors diagnose and clinicians try to “fix”

• Medical Model of Disability
• Educational Model of Disability

• Social Model of Disability
• Cultural Model of Disability

A perspective that focuses on societal barriers and attitudes that disable individuals.

A more inclusive model that emphasizes the need for societal change to accommodate diverse abilities.

• Social model of disability
• Medical model of disability
• Educational model of disability

• Individual model of disability

A framework that emphasizes the role of education in addressing the needs of individuals with disabilities, promoting inclusion and equitable access to learning opportunities.

• Individual model of disability

• Medical model of disability

• Educational model of disability

• Social model of disability

The Medical Model views disability as a deficiency needing correction, while the Social Model emphasizes societal barriers and the need for inclusive practices.

• True
• False

What does the language profile consider according to the document?

• Only spoken language acquisition

• Asset-based approach and language sample analysis

• Medical models of disability

• Only formal schooling methods

What does brain-based research on visual language and learning reveal?

• Visual experience has no impact on learning

• Visual experience can mean cognitive advantage

• Visual learners struggle with phonology

• Bilingual exposure limits reading advantages

What does early sensory experience alter according to studies on visual and cognitive plasticity?

• Language acquisition

• Brain structure

• Social skills

• Physical health

What is one benefit of early bilingual exposure to ASL and spoken English?

• Decreases cognitive flexibility

• Increases language and reading skills

• Reduces vocabulary acquisition

• Limits linguistic processing

What does exposure to sign language not interfere with?

• Acquisition of spoken language

• Visual processing

• Cognitive development

• Emotional regulation