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Characteristics of a Well-Adjusted and Healthy Deaf Person ~

Posted by LaRonda on September 28th, 2007

Photo by: Deaf RED Bear
Some of you may remember the original list of “Characteristics of a Well-Adjusted Deaf Person” written by Allen E. Sussman, Ph.D.:

Positive self-concept and self-esteem
Positive psychological acceptance of deaness
Ability to effectively compensate for deafness
Ability to cope with negative and devaluative attitudes
Assertiveness
Ability to place speech ability in perspective
Ability to place residual hearing in [...]

The Ear of My Heart

My name is LaRonda Zupp, and I am Deaf. Welcome to "The Ear of My Heart."

The title of my blog comes from the opening verse of St. Benedict’s prologue, which tells us to ‘listen carefully and attend with the ear of our hearts.’ St. Benedict was a saint who urged us to listen within the depths of our soul, keeping ourselves attentive to wisdom that comes from the voice within, and inclining our hearts toward deeper understanding.

My blog title is not about “ears” or “hearing” or being able to “hear clearly,” the way hearing people can hear sound. It is about listening with PURE LOVING ATTENTION to what people are really communicating. This is what it means to me to listen and blog with ‘the ear of my heart.’

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