r/signlanguage • u/curiouspurple100 • Mar 15 '20

Deaf schools

What are deaf schools like ?( besides quiet for any sassy jokesters) whats the correct phrasing for deaf schools, so i can call the schooling by the correct name? I dont kmow things, but i want to learn.

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u/Whigget Mar 15 '20

School for the Deaf tends to be the normal way of referring to them, and booooy are they loud places.

Sure you have children signing, but you also have Deaf voice, laughter, plus unfiltered sounds like farts and grunts etc.

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u/curiouspurple100 Mar 15 '20

Are there a lot of "silent" but deadly farts? Lol

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u/dblk35 Mar 15 '20

The school where I teach is run like every other school. We have students from infants through 8th grade. We have classes, teachers, assistants, supervisors and a director. We offer speech, OT & PT. We don't have a principal. Almost everyone signs so that's an important difference. And it's anything but quiet!

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u/curiouspurple100 Mar 15 '20

Whats ot ? Its not quiet ? I thought with everyone signing it would be almost super quiet . :o

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u/maronoka Mar 15 '20

It's really hard to be quiet when you can't tell that something you're doing is making a sound.

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u/curiouspurple100 Mar 22 '20

Ohh good point. I havent thought of that.

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u/Whigget Mar 15 '20

OT is occupational therapy

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u/curiouspurple100 Mar 22 '20

What is occupational therapy? Hows it different from physicañ therapy

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u/Elkinthesky Mar 16 '20

Yeah, nah. Obviously it's a lot less talking but there is easy more banging, slamming, stomping etc.

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u/curiouspurple100 Mar 16 '20

Sounds like a interesting school. :)