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Product Identifiers

PublisherMcfarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers

ISBN-10078646397X

ISBN-139780786463978

eBay Product ID (ePID)18038430193

Product Key Features

Number of Pages240 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameDeaf Community in America : History in the Making

Publication Year2011

SubjectPeople with Disabilities

TypeTextbook

AuthorMelvia M. Nomeland

Subject AreaSocial Science

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.5 in

Item Weight11.4 Oz

Item Length9 in

Item Width6 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

LCCN2011-044165

Reviews"Pays attention to the cultural heritage and identity of this often-ignored population...a good primer...recommended"- Choice ; "Traces the cultural history of deafness...full of references and well-indexed"- SciTech Book News ., "Pays attention to the cultural heritage and identity of this often-ignored population...a good primer...recommended"-- Choice ; "Traces the cultural history of deafness...full of references and well-indexed"-- SciTech Book News .

Dewey Edition23

TitleLeadingThe

Number of Volumes1 vol.

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal305.9

Table Of ContentTable of Contents Foreword by Trudy Suggs Preface 1. Earliest Known History of Deaf People 2. Origins of Deaf Learning in America 3. Historical Issues in Education 4. Life in Deaf Communities 5. Recognition of ASL as a Language 6. Expansion of Visual Languages 7. Emergence of Colorful Communication 8. Enlightenment of Independence 9 Personalities Through the Years Epilogue: Today and Beyond Notes Bibliography Index

SynopsisThe deaf community in the West has endured radical changes in the past centuries. This work of history tracks the changes both in the education of and the social world of deaf people through the years. Topics include attitudes toward the deaf in Europe and America and the evolution of communication and language. Of particular interest is the way in which deafness has been increasingly humanized, rather than medicalized or pathologized, as it was in the past. Successful contributions to the deaf and non-deaf world by deaf individuals are also highlighted. Instructors considering this book for use in a course may request an examination copy here., Tracks the changes in education and the social world of deaf people through the years. Topics covered include the attitudes toward the deaf in Europe and America, the evolution of communication and language and the increasing influence of education. Of particular interest is the way in which deafness has been increasingly humanised, rather than medicalised or pathologised.

LC Classification NumberHV2545.N66 2012