How Deaf Children Develop Language & Cognitive Skills Tuesday 16th November - Language Acquisition Tuesday 23rd November - Cognitive Development Tuesday 30th November - Literacy Development Tuesday 07th December - Language Deprivation This will equip the Deaf community with an understanding of how Deaf children develop language, how and why early language acquisition is so important to cognitive development of Deaf children and today’s Deaf adults to understanding their own cognitive learning. Z

Language deprivation hurts Deaf people greatly. The impact of not having full access to language through childhood has lifelong repercussions. Not often discussed is the double impact of language deprivation and racism, and the critical importance of BlackDeaf role models. In this video, Nunu shares the heart-wrenching realization she experienced after attending the recent Black Deaf Studies conference at Gallaudet University. #BlackDeaf #BlackDeafWomen #LanguageDeprivation Antines Davis Nationa