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Knowledge
Students know:
- accessibility products used by the Deaf, such as video phones and visual alerts.
- selected arts, crafts, or graphic representations of the Deaf culture.
- strategies to identify themes from artwork, crafts, or graphic representations.
- the major themes of Deaf art as they are related to Deaf culture.
Skills
Students are able to:
- identify some common tangible products related to home and community life of Deaf individuals.
- describe and and list selected arts, crafts, or graphic representations of the Deaf culture.
- recognize/identify fundamental themes of Deaf culture in the arts, crafts, and graphic representations.
- identify how the perspectives of the Deaf culture is reflected by the tangible products.
Understanding
Students understand that:
- the Deaf community creates products that reflect their culture.
- an ability to communicate in another language fosters a better understanding of my own language and culture.
- custom and tradition vary within a culture, as well as between cultures.
- observing American Deaf products is a way to learn about Deaf cultural views and perspectives.
