It's A Deaf Deaf World each year for the Holy Cross students and community and for people from the Worcester community. This enables hearing individuals to better understand the communication issues and struggles Deaf people face everyday living in a Hearing World. This workshop is coordinated and presented in cooperation from the Deaf staff at The Center for Living and Working. Throughout the semester many volunteer opportunities come up for the students. This past year ASL students from Holy Cross have volunteered at the McGrath School, American School for the Deaf and Joy of Music Program during their ASL interpreted family concert.
Guest speakers are also an integral part of the program.
Students learn from invited guests about communication styles and differences even within the specific population of individuals who cannot hear. Even Ms. Deaf Massachusetts has taken time from her busy schedule to come chat with students in the Deaf Culture class. Field trips to Schools for the Deaf also provide students with yet another from of education and learning. The students who enroll in the ASL program have an opportunity to learn about the Deaf community and to appreciate those things that are different as well as the same.