Results and Implications of the Medical Model of the Deaf Body
The idea of the medical model of deafness that deaf people must become as much like non-deaf individuals leads to various societal implications and ideas surrounding deaf people. This model leads to a rejection of ASL as a language as well as rejection of the cultures and communities of deaf individuals.
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A physician advises the parents of a deaf infant to pursue a cochlear implant and intensive speech therapy as soon-as-possible. The physician's stated goal is to 'minimize the impact of the hearing deficit' so the child can integrate seamlessly into the hearing world. This approach, which views deafness primarily as a condition to be treated or corrected, is most representative of which of the following models?
Results and Implications of the Medical Model of the Deaf Body