PSPLAN003 — Source information on Deaf culture, and communicate according to Deaf protocol

Elements & performance criteria

Performance evidence

• create a portfolio of information on the Deaf community and various cultural values to include details of: • the main and generally accepted criteria for membership • two issues and two generally accepted cultural values • the basic characteristics and roles of two community and two advocacy organisations that exist within or interact with the Deaf community • an overview of the history of Auslan and how it has been preserved • an overview of value of Auslan in the Deaf community • customary definitions of: • Deaf • deaf • Deafblind • hearing- impaired • hard-of-hearing • hearing • child of a deaf adult (CODA) • people with deaf parents
• participate in two prepared Auslan exchanges, each lasting for a maximum of three minutes, within a group of three signers and cumulatively use appropriate Deaf protocols for: • getting attention • interrupting an ongoing conversation • turn taking • asking for clarification and repetition • eye contact • active listening.

Knowledge evidence

• the main and generally accepted criteria for membership in a Deaf community including: • Deafness • Deafblindness • shared experience with Deafness • using Auslan or other sign languages • participating in social networks • commitment to shared goals
• a range of issues and generally accepted cultural values of the Deaf community: • value of education programs including bilingual programs and how Deaf people and their families might choose these • value of community and social events • attitudes towards cochlear implants • attitudes about use of spoken English and choice to use or not use • notion of hearing privilege and different manifestations • notion of Deaf allies and value of positive interactions to Deaf people
• the basic characteristics and roles of community and advocacy organisations that exist within or interact with the Deaf community: • regional and rural social and sporting groups • special interest groups including those for women, youth and senior citizens • religious groups • Australian Sign Language Interpreters’ Association (ASLIA) • state and territory Deaf societies • educators and other professionals • Deaf community organisations
• key points about the history of Auslan and how it has been preserved
• value of Auslan in the Deaf community
• key features of manual systems of communication
• the existence of and basic overview of Deafblind communication modes including tactile Auslan, tactile fingerspelling and visual framing
• terms and labels related to Deafness, their general meaning and customary use in the community: • Deaf or deaf • Deafblind • hearing- impaired • hard-of-hearing • hearing • child of a deaf adult (CODA) • people with deaf parents
• protocol when first meeting another person (Deaf or hearing); questions to expect and how to introduce them to others
• a range of attention-getting techniques and associated Deaf protocols for: • touching • use of lights • use of vibration • use of movement
• appropriate Deaf protocols for discussions with Deaf people including those for: • participating in group discussions • interrupting an ongoing conversation • turn taking • asking for clarification and repetition • eye contact • active listening • using sign names in a culturally appropriate and sensitive way
• how protocols would vary according to different communication circumstances to include: • personal discussions with family and friends • social and community discussions with familiar and unfamiliar people • discussions in the learning environment with teaching staff and learners • workplace discussions with co-workers and clients.

Foundation skills

• Reading: interpret unfamiliar information of varying complexity.
• Writing: produce notes, summarise and record information in basic documents such as information sheets, portfolios and files.
• Communication: ask open and closed probe questions and actively listen to clarify information from others.
• Technology: use a computer, keyboard and the Internet to search for information.

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