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The deaf community in America [electronic resource] : history in the making / Melvia M. Nomeland and Ronald E. Nomeland ; foreword by Trudy Suggs

Author:
Nomeland, Melvia M., 1940-
Published:
Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland, [2012]
Baltimore, Md. : Project MUSE, 2013.
Copyright Date:
©2012
Physical Description:
1 online resource (vii, 232 pages :) : illustrations
Additional Creators:
Nomeland, Ronald E., 1936- and Project Muse
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Contents:
Earliest known history of deaf people -- Origins of deaf learning in America -- Historical issues in education -- Life in deaf communities -- Recognition of ASL as a language -- Expansion of visual languages -- Emergence of colorful communication -- Enlightenment of independence -- Personalities through the years.
Summary:
"This volume 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 increasing influence of education. Of particular interest is the way in which deafness has been increasingly humanized, rather than medicalized or pathologized"--Provided by publisher.
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ISBN:
9781563685460
1563685469
9780786463978 (softcover : alk. paper)
078646397X (softcover : alk. paper)
9781563685453
1563685450
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AVAILABLE ONLINE TO AUTHORIZED PSU USERS.
Bibliography Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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