What is language deprivation?
Language deprivation occurs
when someone with hearing loss
is not able to consistently access
language because they can not
fully hear spoken language
Preventing language deprivation
American Sign Language is a natural,
accessible language used by the Deaf
community and Deaf and Hard of
Hearing classrooms in the US
It is proven by audiologists, teachers,
SLPs, and other professionals to
develop language
Language deprivation in youth and adults
Based on existing research literature, “many deaf children – perhaps as many as 70% – are deprived of language.”
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