Show I II I P t ii 1 4 Students nt sS sSP S Speak P. P e k Out tf t t r. r 0 By Eric Carlson Carison I T For deaf people it is very difficult to start school Most people wont won't 7 V c. try to talk with a deaf dea f person says T j deaf student Mike Bell Meeting new people is scary for anybody t V but not being able to communicate with those people can make going t jv 1 to school even scarier u r. r I 1 love to share says Nancy OBrien O'Brien another deaf student And it is becoming easier for her and the theother theother other 40 deaf and hearing impaired students at to learn and share with the rest of the student body There are actually more of hard-of- hearing students than deaf Carol Keefer a hard of hearing students says In some ways we have a amore more difficult time Neither deaf nor hearing they are not taught to sign or lip read even when they seldom hear most of what's said Keefer of hard-of- Also says most hearing people dont don't want to draw attention by asking questions or asking someone to repeat what is isI I said sal d of hearing students must J wear hearing aids or risk missing too much The problem with a hearing aid is that it amplifies all sound not c j just st st. vo yokes voices es rh They y give some people i r I headaches an and f clont dont o t work well with L T pay phones Keefer Keefer thinks the HJ school should provide provid amp amplifiers for phones h nes just like ramps for wheelchairs wheel wheel- i c chairs h airs Kay Fulton a counselor with County Rehab says The College j has been pretty receptive to v w I c- c providing services and equipment for deaf students Those who own a Telecommunication Device for the Deaf Deaf may may call the school which has a device of its own One is needed for transmission another for reception During application and registration deaf students can calland call calland calland and talk to school counselor Vo Belnap Everyone agrees she has done a lot to help make college more accessible for them One of the biggest obstacles for a deaf person going to school is the cost On the average providing interpreters and other special services services services ser ser- ser ser- vices raise the costs to three times more than those of a regular hearing student Fortunately County Rehab who who contracts the interpreters pays interpreters pays the extra costs In some states the school also helps with costs but not in Utah Interpreters have a hard job Keefer says They have to not only follow and translate lectures in class but also invent and use new signs for technical jargon A And d sometimes figures of speech or concepts are difficult to translate Interpreters are paid an hour The sign language the interpreters interpreters inter inter- pr rs I use us i is c called lIed American Sign I Language or SL O I c is isa a i differ- differ I T ent language not a system of signs for English words For example example ii 10 in the adjective goes goes after the noun not before it Or to say I have eaten you would use the signs I e eat t finish The There e arp ar sign systems that reflect English but few deaf people use them Since ince ASt is a different language children who learn it as their first language often have problems learning English Later on in school the child will willbe be using one language and the teacher willbe will willbe willbe be teaching another Nancy OBrien O'Brien thinks that deaf children should shou d be taught an English system so that they'll understand what's going on in school Another deaf student prefers because it shortens the sentences If an interpreter interpreter interpreter inter inter- preter had to sign every word he or she would soon fall behind the speaker Not many deaf people have the same attitudes or opinions The deaf community is as diverse and individualized as any other group of people More deaf people want to go to school now than ever before especially at junior colleges where colleges where most programs for the deaf are located It is essential for them to have a degree if they want a good job Not many employers discriminate but not many advance a deaf employee Some deaf people think they cant can't be equal equal- to hearing people But Butr with I cooperative teachers dedicated interpreters r 1 funding agencies concerned hearing people and their own desire for knowledge deaf students have a better chance hance now tha than they've ever everli li had d Cheerleading Squad 4 I F 1 rt a ap p y Photo h II r Id II Lite Lill F For r those thos who dont don't know them here they are top tot row Staci Turner Rob Sorensen Traci bottom Sabrina Prieto and Andrea Andre L Lefevre fevre |