· 11 taug ht me h o w to c o111111uni ca t c with tl1c dea f and ho w to b e pa ti ent. " T o n y S l a te. juni o r ctac t y l o l ogy s tude nt. Organization ministe rs to the d eaf by learning and using the .. . Silent Language Tl• Dac ty lo logy c lub mad e its p resen c known simpl y b y focus ing its e ffort s o n serv ic e to o the rs. For the m mbe rs o f thi s c lub , lea rning ab o ut the d ea f c ommunity and sign lan g uage open ed up a w h o le n ew w o rld in whi c h to communica te . Students in m aj o rs s uc h as communi ca ti o n disorde rs . educa ti o n and pre-med knew tha t lea rning th lang uage o f th dea f mig ht one d ay h e lp them communi ca te with a s tudent or p a ti ent. "I've learn ed a lo t. " juni o r communi ca tion di sorde rs m ajor Lari ssa Po unds. sa id . "It's been rea lly good fo r m e and I kno w tha t rII be ab le to c ommuni ca te with them. " R gardl ess o f m ajor . lea rning to s ig n was a va luab le asset. "I think it is rea lly worthwhile," c lub secre ta ry B cca Noo ne r , sa id . 'Tm going to b e a so c ia l w o rke r and knowing sign lang uag will g ive m e need d communi ca ti o n s kill s ... Juni o r Tony Sl a t 's int e res t in s ig ning w as spurred b y his Sco tl and campa ig n tri p . In Sco tl an d he b ecam e c lose to a d ea f coupl e and thi s inspir d him to tak e a dac ty lo logy c lass. .. It taug ht m e how to communi c a te with th dea f and ho w to b e p a ti ent ," h e said . One o f the b est places to p racti ce the ir signing skills was ri g ht o n campus. Club m em bers sa t in the Benson b a lc ony d uring Peak o f the Week o n Wednesd ays and prac ti ced int rpre ting songs. The c lub o ffe red a b eginning and an int e rmedia te c lass. as w e ll as p rac ti ca l experi en ce fo r an yon e inte res t d in learning how to s ig n. - Stace y Hayw ood council for Except ional Children - Firs t Row : Tracy Shorµ. Tressa Cole. Venise Onbals. .Vtelonie i\la11hews. Kristine Steele. /\ ki \ 'w1Buskirk . Jenni Smith . Second How: Jun i\lorgun (sponsor). Salem Islas. Hobin Austin. Donno .\lanin. Vietoria Sachar . \\'endy Nonhcu11 . Hirlwrcl 1:3 /unkcnship. Photo l >y Jason Bun . 11/\IU I 1 nemlJ<'rs .Sco11 /\ /exurn fer Oil</ Jomes Johnson tuke o quick l>rearlwr w it/ 11heir tew nmates before the game. 11/\ IU t wos comprised of at/1/etes from a l'ariety of sp o rts who tra l'eled to different sc/100/s 10 talk to teens. Pho to lJy Joson Bun. 0 r U II 11 i Z U I i 0 11 5 162 C o u 11 c i I f o r E x c <' p I i o 11 u I C 11 i I <I r e 11
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