Disability Project Summary

 

Gabriel Fernandez


  Disability Project Summary   


    My group project was based on speech impairment and hard of hearing. The ear is divided into three parts: the external ear, internal ear, and middle ear. There are also three types of hearing losses, and they are conductive, sensorineural, and mixed. Language and speech problems make it hard for your child to communicate with others. This usually affects one in twelve kids and teens in the U.S. Kids aged 1 to 2 years old struggle with p,b,m,h, and w sounds. Kids between the ages of two and three usually struggle with k,g,f,t,d, and n sounds. Suppression of sign language in schools started in the 1900s. Over five percent of the world is entirely deaf, which is 466 million people that are a part of our population. The most common type of speech impairment is stuttering. The rate found between the age of three and six is eleven percent. Between the ages of seven and ten are 9.3 percent, and eleven through seventeen are 4.9 percent. America and other countries have different types of perspectives on sign language. America's language in sign language is foreign from other countries; it is known as American Sign Language, also known as ASL. At the same time, other countries have different types of sign language.

    

     A traumatic brain injury, known as TBI, is an injury that affects how the brain works. Anyone can go through TBI, but some groups are at greater risk of getting a TBI or having worse health outcomes after the injury. In the United States, TBI is a significant cause of death and disability. 28% of TBI is caused by falls, 20% by traffic accidents, 19% by a struct, 11% by assaults, and much more. Each year 1.5 million Americans sustain a TBI. This means that 230,000 people are hospitalized and survive, 50,000 people die, and 80,000 to 90,000 people experience long-term disability. Globally, TBI is estimated at 939 cases per 100,000 people.


An estimate of 69 million people will suffer TBI each year. And mild TBI affects approximately 740 cases per 100,000 people. Mild brain injury results in headache, dizziness, ringing in the ears, and even blurred vision. Moderate injury can also have a more severe and permanent headache, vomiting, and inability to speak correctly. Severe brain injury includes all of the above and can also contain convulsions, seizures, and loss of consciousness for some time. The most common cause of traumatic brain injury falls, and it happens mostly to children and the elderly. The second most common is hitting the head with something; this can happen intentionally or unintentionally, depending on the situation. The third most common cause of TBI is car accidents. Investigators began to find how the syndrome occurs. Autism was better known in the 1980s. Before the 20th century, severe TBI was considered fatal. During the civil war in 1861-1865, gunshot wounds to the head were seen in large numbers. Developments helped decrease the mortality rate from brain injuries down to 17 percent. There are six leading associations that aid with vital information and assistance (national and local) Autism Society of Florida, National Autism Association, Autism Society of America, Autism Research Institute, Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative, and Autistic Self Advocacy Network.

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