Frank Audrey
a Department of Social Work , Gallaudet University , Washington , DC , USA.
J Soc Work Disabil Rehabil. 2017 Jul-Sep;16(3-4):216-229. doi: 10.1080/1536710X.2017.1372238. Epub 2017 Sep 6.
This article focuses on deaf children of deaf parents who grew up using American Sign Language (ASL) in deaf culture. Deaf children of deaf parents described their unique experiences of struggling with obstacles, including quality of education, low expectations from professionals, unwanted sympathy, mental health therapists' lack of cultural competency, and not being asked for valuable perspectives or advice. The advice from deaf children of deaf parents is included in the article. By bringing greater attention to this population, mental health, school, and other professionals can increase their awareness of deaf families' unique needs in their work environment.
本文聚焦于在聋人文化中成长、使用美国手语（ASL）的聋人父母所生的聋儿。聋人父母所生的聋儿描述了他们在克服障碍时的独特经历，这些障碍包括教育质量、专业人士的低期望、不必要的同情、心理健康治疗师缺乏文化能力，以及未被征求有价值的观点或建议。文章中包含了聋人父母所生的聋儿给出的建议。通过提高对这一群体的关注度，心理健康、学校及其他专业人士可以增强他们对聋人家庭在工作环境中独特需求的认识。
