Hearing Loss

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• Middelbare school
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• Leerjaar 1

Respect

Treat others the way you want to be treated or the way you would want your parents to be treated.

Group activity

 What does it mean to treat other people with respect? In your group brainstorm a list of do's and don'ts for treating people with respect. Give specific examples of each behavior you identify. 

It's okay to insult or make fun of people as long as they don't hear it.

1. Agree
2. Disagree

What are some common signs of disrespect that you see in people here at school? How do you feel about that?

What do you dislike most about the way people treat each other here at school? What do you like the most? Why do you feel that way?

Is it ever okay to treat another person with disrespect?

1. Yes
2. No
3. Sometimes

What are the benefits of treating people with respect?

Here are some discussion questions

Have you ever been made fun of for something that you couldn't change? Can you give some examples? How did (do) you deal with it? How did it make you feel? 

In what ways do you treat people with respect? Are there any ways in which you don't? 

Have you ever seen anybody mistreated for being different. Describe the incident. How did it make you feel? What would it take to prevent things like this from happening again?

Are some kids ridiculed at your school? Why? What do they get picked on about (height, weight, appearance, disability, accent, skin color, etc.)? Exactly how are they picked on? How do you think these kids feel about this? How do you feel about it? How does that kind of behavior affect the climate in your school?

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Things that are helpful to do when you are with a person who has a hearing impairment

Things that are very unhelpful to those who have a hearing impairment

Behaviour that is disrespectful and rude to people with any form of disability

Take turns speaking and avoid interrupting other speakers.

Recognize that everyone, especially the hard-of-hearing, has a harder time hearing and understanding when ill or tired.

Most hearing impaired people have greater difficulty understanding speech when there is background noise. Try to minimize extraneous noise when talking.

Avoid talking too rapidly or using sentences that are too complex.

Cover your your face with your hands while talking.

Create situations where there will be loud sounds.

speak quickly

mummble

being sarcastic

make jokes about them

make fun of them

make things difficult for them

HOW TO

TREAT OTHERS WITH RESPECT

Treating people with respect makes your world a nicer place to live in, whether it's at home, at school, or out in your community. And it's easy - all you have to do is treat people the way you like to have them treat you. 

Here are a few ideas.

• Don't insult people or make fun of them.
  
• Listen to others when they speak.
• Value other people's opinions.
• Be considerate of people's likes and dislikes.
• Don't mock or tease people.
• Don't talk about people behind their backs.
• Be sensitive to other people's feelings.

• Don't pressure someone to do something he or she doesn't want to do.

Respect is the key that opens the door to Kindness