Reference/ Videos
All the links and videos embedded within the posts organized depending on topic and a summary.
References
ASL
Start ASL is a website where it provides you the resources to learn ASL. It has many different levels depending on your level of knowledge of ASL. They have three levels that are available for free as well as other resources for those depending on their needs to allow people to learn ASL. They also have resources for others such as teachers, parents, educators, and businesses so that they can learn ASL and use it in your day to day life.
ASL connect is a website created by the only Deaf and Hard of Hearing liberal arts university. It provides some ASL courses that are free that a person can use to learn some ASL. It also provides resources for those who are wanting to learn more about the course and other things you can do to learn ASL such as getting a degree or taking courses specific in learning of ASL. The courses that they provide have a variety of levels from beginner or ASL I to higher levels such as ASL V and other things such as finger spelling.
Sign Language 101 is a place for people who are interested in learning sign language can go and find a variety of resources on learning sign language. With Level 1 and level 2 courses for people who are interested in learning either through their free or their paid plan, you can get started and learn ASL. With their professional classes with a variety of topics to learn and sign it is a good way to start understanding the art of sign language and to learn how to sign.
ASL and OT
Here is a website which gives the outlook on Deafness globally and the risk that can cause a person to be Deaf, have Hard of Hearing, or hearing loss. It also shows ways in preventing hearing loss and shows statistics and estimates on a variety of things including the risk for Deafness within individuals.
Occupational Therapists: Occupational Outlook Handbook. (n.d.). Bls.Gov. Retrieved November 29, 2021, from https://www.bls.gov/ooh/healthcare/occupational-therapists.htm#tab-1
Here is a website that shows the growth of all careers within the US and others. It includes a variety of resources from data on income, job opening, education, and more. It is helpful for those who don't know what they want to do, but it is used in this instance to show the importance of Occupational Therapy and the growth within the healthcare industry.
The Importance of Occupational Therapy. (n.d.). Hearandsay.Org.Au. Retrieved November 29, 2021, from https://www.hearandsay.org.au/the-importance-of-occupational-therapy/
Here is another website that talks about the benefits of Occupational Therapy within the world of Deaf or Hard of Hearing. It also talks about what an Occupational Therapist can be used for within the hearing community.
OT
Here is one website from the University of St.Augustine which provides some different specialties that are available for those who are interested in Occupational Therapy for those who want to learn or work with a specific part of Occupational Therapy. This is only a few specialties that are available but it can give a person an idea that OT is not limited in one sphere of learning, but there is quite a variety to narrow or broaden your specific career focus.
Here is the official website for those who want to be Occupational Therapist, want to learn more about OT, or feel like OT may be something that you need. It provides a variety of resources for all those who are looking for those answers and more. It has information all about what is needed to be an OT, what is OT and what they do, and how they impact people's lives. It also have resources for educators as well as has a database for members of the ASHA to be able to see research articles that are published about OT and the impact in the healthcare field.
Here is the official website for those who want to be certified in being an Occupational Therapist. It shows you what is on the exam, scheduling for the exam, as well as resources for those who are going to take the exam in the future or who had already taken the exam. There is also resources for those who just want to see what encompasses the NBCOT.
Peer Review on ASL, Disability, and Healthcare
Barnett, S., McKee, M., Smith, S. R., & Pearson, T. A. (2011). Deaf sign language users, health inequities, and public health: opportunity for social justice. Preventing Chronic Disease, 8(2), A45. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21324259
This peer review article highlights the main issues that those who are Deaf and use sign language have to deal with when interacting with healthcare professionals. It talks about key negatives that are lacking within healthcare for those who are Deaf and depend on sign and goes into why it is important to fix those issues. It also shows things that can be done to reduce the inability of Deaf people to interact with healthcare providers in understanding and getting the treatment that they need.
Hrastinski, I., & Wilbur, R. B. (2016). Academic achievement of deaf and hard-of-hearing students in an ASL/English bilingual program. Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education, 21(2), 156–170. https://doi.org/10.1093/deafed/env072
This peer review article talks about the impact of ASL users within the Deaf community who can benefit from learning English. It went into research on how although sign language is their main means of communication, the incorporation of the English language within their sign language learning can be beneficial. It went into further details on what was studied and how this can help those who use ASL when interacting with those who don’t use sign language.
McKee, M. M., Paasche-Orlow, M. K., Winters, P. C., Fiscella, K., Zazove, P., Sen, A., & Pearson, T. (2015). Assessing health literacy in Deaf American Sign Language users. Journal of Health Communication, 20 Suppl 2(sup2), 92–100. https://doi.org/10.1080/10810730.2015.1066468
This peer review article talks about ASL in how the lack of using it within the healthcare field can impact their overall health. This is due to the health literacy that is used within healthcare which favors the use of English language where it further discusses how this can impact those who use sign language negatively. They also mentioned things that are needed to be done in order to change the health literacy for individuals who depend more on sign language over English.
Moses, A. M., Golos, D. B., & Bennett, C. M. (2015). An alternative approach to early literacy: The effects of ASL in educational media on literacy skills acquisition for hearing children. Early Childhood Education Journal, 43(6), 485–494. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10643-015-0690-9
This peer review article talks about the benefits of learning ASL in school children along with learning the English language. This article went into depth about the positives and negatives about using sign language along with English language learning and how it can help children learn not only the English language, but also sign language.
Shakespeare, T., Iezzoni, L. I., & Groce, N. E. (2009). Disability and the training of health professionals. Lancet, 374(9704), 1815–1816. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0140-6736(09)62050-x
This peer review article talks about disability and healthcare professionals working and helping those who are disabled. It brings important problems that healthcare workers have in terms of what they view people who are disabled, the terminology used for those who are disabled and more. It brings to light the things not only what can be limiting to those who are disabled, but things that can changed to help remove the barriers and labels that they place on those with disabilities including those who are Deaf.
