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PT principle 1 - Answers -Contact Space: Any time space is used, make sure it is
contact space, not air space
PT Principle 2 - Answers -Reciprocity: Regardless of how much you see, always
communicate reciprocally
PT Principle 3 - Answers -Protactile Perspective: take a pro-tactile perspective this
means working together to co-create signs that are easy to feel and also describing
things in a way that reflect pro-tactile experiences
PT Principle 4 - Answers -SASS: Size and Shape Specifier, When you describe
qualities such as sizes and shapes. Each description should be arranged in contact
space in relation to the larger thing
PT Principle 5 - Answers -Exceptions: If the first principle is in conflict with the cultural
norms or is physically unsafe to apply, establish alternative conversions
PT Principle 6 - Answers -Information Source: When sharing information, be sure to
include the source of the information
PT Principle 7 - Answers -Tactile Imagery: PTASL should not be taught of as a way to
communicate information to DeafBlind people. It is a means of sharing experiences
Education for All Handicapped Children Act - Answers -Public Law 94-142
1975
Mandates that children with disabilities be educated in the "least restrictive
environment" which led to the widespread integration of disabled children in regular
classrooms
Vocational Rehabilitation Act - Answers -PL 89-333
1965
The federal government provides the states with funds to administer programs that help
individuals to enter, remain in, or return to employment
Authorized provision of interpreting services for deaf clients in vocational rehabilitation
settings for the first time
Rehabilitation Act - Answers -PL 93-112
1973
law that protects the rights of handicapped individuals
, Stated that "handicapped individuals" had certain rights, including the right to accessible
communication - This resulted in the provision of interpreters in post-secondary
education, criminal legal proceedings and other settings
The court Interpreters Act - Answers -PL 95-539.
1978
Certified interpreters in court - Mandates the use of only Certified interpreters when non-
English speaking litigants are involved in Federal Court
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) - Answers -1990
that prohibits discrimination against people with disabilities. Under this Act,
discrimination against a disabled person is illegal in employment, transportation, public
accommodations, communications and government activities. (Expands the concept of
"equal rights" to private businesses)
RID established - Answers -1964 - Muncie, Indiana at Ball State teachers college &
1972 it was incorporated
Deaf President Now (DPN) - Answers -1988- protest that took place at Gallaudet that
closed down the campus and staged marches on the US capitol.in 1988
1817 - Answers -Institution for the Deaf and Dumb Persons
Causes of Deafness - Answers -Meningitis
Scarlet Fever
Fright
Eating Buckeye
Parental Conduct
(inherited, disease, injury, old age)
1968 - Answers -NC first to provide school for Black Deaf Students
Habitus (Bourdieu) - Answers -A habitus is the cultural framework and set of ideas
possessed by a social class. Refers to cultural behaviour such as taste in food or
definitions of beauty which appear 'natural' but are in fact 'learned' through socialisation.
Semantic Field - Answers -Group of words which are related in meaning
Dietic Field - Answers -Access to the referent is established. Where the source of the
information is coming from in regard to the client
Social Field - Answers -social roles, positions, and the structures the client fits into
PT - Two-person configuration - Answers -passive hand used for backchanneling and
to maintain co-presence
PT principle 1 - Answers -Contact Space: Any time space is used, make sure it is
contact space, not air space
PT Principle 2 - Answers -Reciprocity: Regardless of how much you see, always
communicate reciprocally
PT Principle 3 - Answers -Protactile Perspective: take a pro-tactile perspective this
means working together to co-create signs that are easy to feel and also describing
things in a way that reflect pro-tactile experiences
PT Principle 4 - Answers -SASS: Size and Shape Specifier, When you describe
qualities such as sizes and shapes. Each description should be arranged in contact
space in relation to the larger thing
PT Principle 5 - Answers -Exceptions: If the first principle is in conflict with the cultural
norms or is physically unsafe to apply, establish alternative conversions
PT Principle 6 - Answers -Information Source: When sharing information, be sure to
include the source of the information
PT Principle 7 - Answers -Tactile Imagery: PTASL should not be taught of as a way to
communicate information to DeafBlind people. It is a means of sharing experiences
Education for All Handicapped Children Act - Answers -Public Law 94-142
1975
Mandates that children with disabilities be educated in the "least restrictive
environment" which led to the widespread integration of disabled children in regular
classrooms
Vocational Rehabilitation Act - Answers -PL 89-333
1965
The federal government provides the states with funds to administer programs that help
individuals to enter, remain in, or return to employment
Authorized provision of interpreting services for deaf clients in vocational rehabilitation
settings for the first time
Rehabilitation Act - Answers -PL 93-112
1973
law that protects the rights of handicapped individuals
, Stated that "handicapped individuals" had certain rights, including the right to accessible
communication - This resulted in the provision of interpreters in post-secondary
education, criminal legal proceedings and other settings
The court Interpreters Act - Answers -PL 95-539.
1978
Certified interpreters in court - Mandates the use of only Certified interpreters when non-
English speaking litigants are involved in Federal Court
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) - Answers -1990
that prohibits discrimination against people with disabilities. Under this Act,
discrimination against a disabled person is illegal in employment, transportation, public
accommodations, communications and government activities. (Expands the concept of
"equal rights" to private businesses)
RID established - Answers -1964 - Muncie, Indiana at Ball State teachers college &
1972 it was incorporated
Deaf President Now (DPN) - Answers -1988- protest that took place at Gallaudet that
closed down the campus and staged marches on the US capitol.in 1988
1817 - Answers -Institution for the Deaf and Dumb Persons
Causes of Deafness - Answers -Meningitis
Scarlet Fever
Fright
Eating Buckeye
Parental Conduct
(inherited, disease, injury, old age)
1968 - Answers -NC first to provide school for Black Deaf Students
Habitus (Bourdieu) - Answers -A habitus is the cultural framework and set of ideas
possessed by a social class. Refers to cultural behaviour such as taste in food or
definitions of beauty which appear 'natural' but are in fact 'learned' through socialisation.
Semantic Field - Answers -Group of words which are related in meaning
Dietic Field - Answers -Access to the referent is established. Where the source of the
information is coming from in regard to the client
Social Field - Answers -social roles, positions, and the structures the client fits into
PT - Two-person configuration - Answers -passive hand used for backchanneling and
to maintain co-presence
