Exploring the Intersectionality of Deaf and Latinx Cultures Through Service-Learning

An Introduction to Culturally Sustaining Pedagogy for Students With Sensory Disabilities

“…Although educators of any cultural background can effectively teach and support CLD families and students, there is a pressing need for more professionals of color trained to work with DB, DHH, and BVI students. (Cannon & Luckner, 2016; Mason, 2000) There is also a need for increased preservice training and professional development related to cultural diversity (Bruce, Ferrell, & Luckner, 2016; Conroy, 2005; Correa-Torres & Durando, 2011; Milian, 2000; Smith-Warshaw & Crume, 2020). Given that the teacher workforce is overwhelmingly composed of White women and the school curriculum is dominated by Eurocentric cultural norms, educators can improve their practice with DHH, BVI, and DB students from diverse backgrounds by reflecting on their own positionality and learning about the cultures and lived experiences of Black, Latinx, Indigenous, and other students of color.…”