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Deaf students at Arizona school will learn virtually, but not without obstacles
Title (Dublin Core)
Deaf students at Arizona school will learn virtually, but not without obstacles
Description (Dublin Core)
Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, students are adjusting to their new normal when it comes to online classes, virtual events and social distancing to prevent the spread of the disease.
But for deaf and hard of hearing students in Arizona public schools, as well as for many more enrolled in private schools, these adjustments introduce new barriers to communication and learning. Last year, according to the Arizona Department of Education, 1,622 deaf or hard of hearing students were in public schools.
Sequoia Deaf School, part of the Edkey Inc. charter school group in Mesa, had 52 students enrolled in grades K through 12 for the 2020-21 school year. Its experience navigating the pandemic illustrates some of the challenges deaf students face, such as difficulty reading lips and faces behind masks, the shorter attention spans of young deaf students and the loss of their nurturing school community.
But for deaf and hard of hearing students in Arizona public schools, as well as for many more enrolled in private schools, these adjustments introduce new barriers to communication and learning. Last year, according to the Arizona Department of Education, 1,622 deaf or hard of hearing students were in public schools.
Sequoia Deaf School, part of the Edkey Inc. charter school group in Mesa, had 52 students enrolled in grades K through 12 for the 2020-21 school year. Its experience navigating the pandemic illustrates some of the challenges deaf students face, such as difficulty reading lips and faces behind masks, the shorter attention spans of young deaf students and the loss of their nurturing school community.
By Katelyn Keenehan/Luce Foundation: Southwest Stories Fellowship
Date (Dublin Core)
September 14, 2020
Creator (Dublin Core)
Katelyn Keenehan
Contributor (Dublin Core)
Erin Craft
Event Identifier (Dublin Core)
Cronkite-LuceFellowship
Partner (Dublin Core)
Arizona State University
Type (Dublin Core)
link
Link (Bibliographic Ontology)
Publisher (Dublin Core)
Cronkite News
Controlled Vocabulary (Dublin Core)
English
Clothing & Accessories
English
Education--K12
English
News coverage
English
Social Distance
English
Technology
Curator's Tags (Omeka Classic)
virtual learning
lip reading
isolation
ASL
mask
deaf
Mesa
Arizona
Contributor's Tags (a true folksonomy) (Friend of a Friend)
lucegrant
Collection (Dublin Core)
Luce Grant
Deaf, deaf, and HOH Perspectives
Disability
Children
K-12
Linked Data (Dublin Core)
Exhibit (Dublin Core)
Southwest Stories>Schools, Services & Small Businesses
Southwest Stories>Katelyn Keenehan
Date Submitted (Dublin Core)
10/01/2020
Date Modified (Dublin Core)
10/01/2020
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Date Created (Dublin Core)
09/14/2020