Parents as advocates for their hearing impaired children transitioning from a private setting to a mainstream setting

This project studied the experiences of parents whose hearing impaired children moved from private education settings into mainstream education.

Creating a parent workshop that encompasses and meets the educational desires for parents of children with hearing impairments being taught in an oral deaf education program

The purpose of this study was to create a parent workshop that was developed around the parents’ educational needs. The workshop demonstrated that the parents’ educational needs can be met through a workshop that is based on those needs and takes into consideration factors that will encourage parent involvement.

Survey of hearing-impaired adults and parents of hearing-impaired children and their knowledge of the Americans with Disabilities Act

This paper discusses the results of a survey about awareness of the American with Disabilities Act.

Informational guide for parents of residential children

This paper presents an informational guide for parents of Central Institute for the Deaf residential children.

Preliminary work on development of a new hearing aid booklet for parents of young hearing impaired children

The purpose of this study was to evaluate current materials given to parents of new hearing aid users.

Resources for non-english speaking parents of children who are deaf or hard of hearing and learning english as their primary language

This study examined culturally and linguistically diverse families with deaf and hard of hearing children. A literature review consisted of looking at the rate of immigration to the United States, English speaking parents of children who are deaf and hard of hearing, bilingual education, and the obstacles bilingual parents of children who are deaf and hard of hearing may face. The data obtained was used to compile a list of resources for parents of children who are deaf and hard of hearing available in languages other than English in order to assist these families.

The importance of addressing stress in parents of hearing impaired children

The focus of this study was to provide a summary of the existing literature concerning parental stress. The goal of highlighting factors that contribute to increased stress levels and the effects of stress on parents and children was to provide deaf educators with an understanding of parental stress and insight into the need for programs that minimize stress.

The cochlear implant process from candidacy to surgery, a guidebook for parents and teachers

This paper is a guidebook for parents and educators to further understand the cochlear implant process from candidacy to surgery.

Betty la fea y Chepe fortuna: representación de lo gay y lo homosexual en la telenovela colombiana

Esta tesis tiene como propósito indagar en diferentes aspectos de la representación gay y homosexual en la telenovela colombiana y estudiar el funcionamiento de las diferentes representaciones de masculinidad tomando como corpus principal Yo soy Betty la Fea y Chepe fortuna, dos de las telenovelas más reconocidas entre los años 1999 y 2010.

Representación social gay y trans: incidencia del discurso heterosexista

El presente trabajo de investigación tuvo por objetivo determinar cómo las representaciones sociales inciden en la conformación de los sistemas de creencias e ideologías de las personas gays y trans, a partir de la hegemonía del sistema heterosexista y su discurso normativo. Para esto, fueron analizadas categorías como ideología, prejuicio, heteronormatividad, discriminación y endodiscriminación. Ello ameritó un estudio de casos, realizado con miembros activistas de las instituciones ecuatorianas: Fundación Equidad y el Proyecto Transgénero, quienes compartieron sus experiencias de vida, así como reflexiones surgidas de su militancia y deconstrucción del modelo heteronormativo. El estudio arrojó como resultado que el lenguaje, profundamente imbricado en las representaciones sociales, constituye en el sujeto posiciones de identidad atravesadas por efectos de la discriminación y el prejuicio. Aunque, paradójicamente, la emergencia de corrientes contrahegemónicas al interior de los colectivos de gays y trans permite resignificar la palabra hiriente y darle lugar en la sociedad al no heterosexual. Además, se constató que, pese a ciertos avances legislativos género‐sensibles, persiste una clara diferenciación social entre lo que es considerado “normal” y lo “anti‐natural”; específicamente, entre el “nosotros correcto” y el “ellos” insurrecto a la norma, pensado como invivible y abyecto. Importa pensar, entonces, el efecto que ejercen instituciones de poder, como la iglesia, la clínica y el ámbito judicial.