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Ohio Deaf History Month: Recognizing and Celebrating Deaf Education in Ohio


Video: Ohio Deaf History Month: Recognizing and Celebrating Deaf Education in Ohio



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March 17, 2022 | 4:00pm

What is culture? The dictionary defines culture as, "the customs, languages, arts, social institutions, and achievements of a particular nation, people, or other social group.' In this episode, we explore pieces of Deaf culture by honoring the contributions of Ohio in the Deaf History timeline, diving into language development and the culturally cherished American Sign Language, and sharing Ohio resources for families and children. * The term Deaf in this abstract is used in an all-inclusive manner to include people who identify as Deaf, deaf, deafblind, deafdisabled, hard of hearing, late-deafened, and hearing impaired. (National Deaf Center, 2018)

Presented by: Lou Maynus, Superintendent, Ohio School for the Deaf and Ohio State School for the Blind; Sarah Buoni, Assistant Director-Diverse Learners, Office for Exceptional Children; Angelica Gagliardi, Outreach Specialist, The Outreach Center for Deafness and Blindness; Joshua Doudt, Interim Director of Teaching and Learning, Ohio School for the Deaf; Julie Stewart, ASL Specialist, Ohio School for the Deaf; Jason Franklin, Director of Social Emotional Learning and Child Nutrition, Ohio School for the Deaf; Abbey Weaver, Itinerant Teacher of the Deaf, Region 14

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