Author: Harlan LanePublisher: Vintage
ISBN: 0307874710
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 561
Book Description
The authoritative statement on the deaf, their education, and their struggle against prejudice.
Seeing Voices
Author: Oliver SacksPublisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 9780520060838
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 204
Book Description
A neurologist investigates the world of the deaf, examining their past and present treatment at the hands of society, and assesses the value and significance of sign language.
EVERYONE HERE SPOKE SIGN LANGUAGE
Author: Nora Ellen GROCEPublisher: Harvard University Press
ISBN: 0674037952
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 184
Book Description
From the seventeenth century to the early years of the twentieth, the population of Martha’s Vineyard manifested an extremely high rate of profound hereditary deafness. In stark contrast to the experience of most deaf people in our own society, the Vineyarders who were born deaf were so thoroughly integrated into the daily life of the community that they were not seen—and did not see themselves—as handicapped or as a group apart. Deaf people were included in all aspects of life, such as town politics, jobs, church affairs, and social life. How was this possible? On the Vineyard, hearing and deaf islanders alike grew up speaking sign language. This unique sociolinguistic adaptation meant that the usual barriers to communication between the hearing and the deaf, which so isolate many deaf people today, did not exist.
Open Your Eyes
Author: H-Dirksen L. BaumanPublisher: U of Minnesota Press
ISBN: 1452913412
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 706
Book Description
This groundbreaking volume introduces readers to the key concepts and debates in deaf studies, offering perspectives on the relevance and richness of deaf ways of being in the world. In Open Your Eyes, leading and emerging scholars, the majority of whom are deaf, consider physical and cultural boundaries of deaf places and probe the complex intersections of deaf identities with gender, sexuality, disability, family, and race. Together, they explore the role of sensory perception in constructing community, redefine literacy in light of signed languages, and delve into the profound medical, social, and political dimensions of the disability label often assigned to deafness. Moving beyond proving the existence of deaf culture, Open Your Eyes shows how the culture contributes vital insights on issues of identity, language, and power, and, ultimately, challenges our culture’s obsession with normalcy. Contributors: Benjamin Bahan, Gallaudet U; Douglas C. Baynton, U of Iowa; Frank Bechter, U of Chicago; MJ Bienvenu, Gallaudet U; Brenda Jo Brueggemann, Ohio State U; Lennard J. Davis, U of Illinois, Chicago; Lindsay Dunn, Gallaudet U; Lawrence Fleischer, California State U, Northridge; Genie Gertz, California State U, Northridge; Hilde Haualand, FAFO Institute; Robert Hoffmeister, Boston U; Tom Humphries, U of California, San Diego; Arlene Blumenthal Kelly, Gallaudet U; Marlon Kuntze, U of California, Berkeley; Paddy Ladd, U of Bristol; Harlan Lane, Northeastern U; Joseph J. Murray, U of Iowa; Carol Padden, U of California, San Diego.
Author: Gerald SheaGod Hears Her
Author: Publisher: Our Daily Bread Publishing
ISBN: 1627077553
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 508
Book Description
Take comfort in knowing that God hears you. The story of Hannah in 1 Samuel tells of one woman’s personal heartache and trust in the One who could fulfill her desires. She poured her heart out to God, and He heard her. The Our Daily Bread devotions selected for this collection reassure you that God is with you, God is for you, and God hears you. The personal stories and Scripture passages lift you up and remind you that God is bigger than the trials you face.
Deaf in America
Author: Carol A. PaddenPublisher: Harvard University Press
ISBN: 9780674194243
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 148
Book Description
Refusing to accept the limitations others have placed on the deaf, the authors--themselves deaf--argue for a deaf culture, one united by and expressed through the American Sign Language.
The Mask of Benevolence
Author: Harlan LanePublisher: Dawnsign Press
ISBN: 9781581210095
Category : Deaf
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A look at the gulf that separates the deaf minority from the hearing world, this book sheds light on the mistreatment of the deaf community by a hearing establishment that resists understanding and awareness. Critically acclaimed as a breakthrough when it was first published in 1992, this new edition includes information on the science and ethics of childhood cochlear implants. An indictment of the ways in which experts in the scientific, medical, and educational establishment purport to serve the deaf, this bookdescribes how they, in fact, do them great harm."
Author: Horst BiesoldWhen the Brain Can't Hear
Author: Teri James BellisPublisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 9780743428644
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 372
Book Description
In the first book on the subject for lay readers, an esteemed Auditory Processing Disorder expert--and sufferer--gives people the tools they need to spot and fight it.
