Deaf in my own way: Identity, learning and narratives

Ohna, Stein Erik

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Section: Deaf Identitiesmentioning

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“…Similarly, Ohna (2004) conceptualized four phases of Deaf identity development. In synchronic order, these phases are ''taken for granted,'' ''alienation,'' ''affiliation,'' and the bicultural ''deaf in my own way'' (Ohna, 2004). The ''deaf in my own way'' phase takes on particular significance in this study, as it informs our exploration of how deaf persons dialogue with themselves and their worlds.…”

Section: Deaf Identitiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Development of Deaf Identity: An Ethnographic Study

Mcilroy

Störbeck

2011

Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education

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Section: Deaf Identitiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Deaf Identitiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Development of Deaf Identity: An Ethnographic Study

Mcilroy

Störbeck

2011

Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education

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“…However, Ohna (2004) points out that most young people do not have sufficient life experience to reach this final stage until early adulthood. Hilton et al (2013) also reported on a teenager with sequential cochlear implants, who was struggling with the emotional effect of having a second cochlear implant.…”

Section: Being In the Middle Of Two Worldsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Figure 9 highlights these factors and the fluid nature of this dimension. Experiences with deaf or hearing friends (Watson, 2015;Hardy, 2010;Ohna, 2004) It is not yet clear how identity in teenagers with cochlear implants develops throughout adolescence since the current theoretical models are inadequate.…”

Section: Being In the Middle Of Two Worldsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…He reported that he had rejected his hearing friends, possibly because communicating with them had become difficult, which lead to less satisfactory experiences with his hearing peers he felt who were culturally different to him in some way. Ohna (2004) proposes that the way in which identity develops in deaf individuals is closely linked to how they interact with deaf and hearing people, and their experiences of interacting with hearing people are important. He conceptualised deaf identity into four phases, the third of which is an 'affiliation' phase, where one identifies with deaf persons and feel that hearing people are different.…”

Section: Being In the Middle Of Two Worldsmentioning

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Exploring the experiences of teenagers with cochlear implants

Watson

Verschuur

Lathlean

2016

Cochlear Implants International

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Whilst much research has focused on the general health needs of adolescents, little is known about the specific needs of teenagers who wear cochlear implants. Thus it is important to widen the knowledge base regarding the experiences of this population, and to assist professionals to support this age group more effectively.This qualitative study investigated teenage cochlear implant users' perceptions of deafness, surgery, fitting of the device and life as a cochlear implant wearer in order to gain a more comprehensive understanding of teenagers' experiences of living with a cochlear implant by putting their perspectives at the heart of the research. This was achieved by working with the teenagers collaboratively throughout the research.Phase one of the study involved engaging with a small group of teenagers with cochlear implants to develop a website that would allow them to share their experiences. In phase two, ten semi-structured interviews were undertaken and nine were analysed using template analysis. Some teenagers experienced great preoperative anxiety and significant post-operative pain. Anxiety and pain are physiologically linked so strategies for reducing their anxiety are discussed. There was also a mismatch between their expectations and the disappointing reality of adjusting to the device. Disconfirmation-expectancy theory suggests that expectations counselling may narrow this gap. However, over time they experienced significant functional and psychosocial benefits as a result of their lives being easier. Almost all described complex, flexible identities where they felt connections with both the hearing and deaf world. Theoretical models of deaf identity support this 'bicultural' state. However, the hearing world sometimes posed difficulties for them when the listening environment was challenging. By giving prominence to the teenagers' voices this study has added new knowledge concerning their experience of surgery. The findings also more fully revealed the challenges of adjusting to the device and the impact of having a cochlear implant on the teenagers' identities.ii iii

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Isolation and aspiration: Deaf adults reflect on the educational legacy of special schooling

Anglin-Jaffe

2020

British Educational Res J

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This small-scale, qualitative study invited deaf adults to reflect on their schooling and to consider the ways in which placement decisions impacted their educational opportunities, achievement and identity. It aimed to document the experiences of deaf adults who had attended special schools for deaf children and to elicit their thoughts on the current state of education for deaf children and their hopes for the future. The findings, based on the participants' narratives, alluded to current debates about the growing numbers of young deaf children in mainstream schools and the impact of this trend on the changing nature of Deaf culture. They also explored a tension around the balancing of the need for deaf children to access Deaf culture and sign language, whilst maintaining the positive achievements of inclusive practice, including raised expectations, family and community belonging, and high academic achievement. This article advances a possible solution to this tension in the form of deaf-centric community hubs.

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Deaf in my own way: Identity, learning and narratives

Cited by 32 publications

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Development of Deaf Identity: An Ethnographic Study

Development of Deaf Identity: An Ethnographic Study

Exploring the experiences of teenagers with cochlear implants

Isolation and aspiration: Deaf adults reflect on the educational legacy of special schooling

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