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Sign Language for Everyone : A Basic Course in Communication with the Deaf

admin — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 12:17:24 +0000

Sign Language for Everyone : A Basic Course in Communication with the Deaf
There are approximately 28 million deaf, hard of hearing, and deafened people in the US, according to Gallaudet University, and although not all of them speak American Sign Language (ASL), a visual-spatial language that is used by the deaf community in the United States (and English-speaking parts of Canada), the number of them who do make ASL the fourth most commonly used language in the country! Now being made available in this affordable trade paper edition, Sign Language for Everyone can be used to reach a new generation of the deaf. For those seeking to establish a ministry to the deaf, or simply to provide ASL translation of sermons, the book-written by Dr. Cathy Rice, using her more than fifty years of experience in working with the hearing-impaired-will be a welcome resource. In addition to the explanation and illustration for each sign, the book covers rules and etiquette to observe when interacting with the deaf.

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Alone in the Mainstream: A Deaf Woman Remembers Public School (Deaf Lives, Vol. 1)

admin — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 04:18:14 +0000

Alone in the Mainstream: A Deaf Woman Remembers Public School (Deaf Lives, Vol. 1)
When Gina Oliva first went to school in 1955, she didn’t know that she was “different.” If the kindergarten teacher played a tune on the piano to signal the next exercise, Oliva didn’t react because she couldn’t hear the music. So began her journey as a “solitary,” her term for being the only deaf child in the entire school. Gina felt alone because she couldn’t communicate easily with her classmates, but also because none of them had a hearing loss like hers. It wasn’t until years later at Gallaudet University that she discovered that she wasn’t alone and that her experience was common among mainstreamed deaf students. Alone in the Mainstream recounts Oliva’s story, as well as those of many other solitaries.In writing this important book, Oliva combined her personal experiences with responses from the Solitary Mainstream Project, a survey that she conducted of deaf and hard of hearing adults who attended public school. Oliva matched her findings with current research on deaf students in public schools and confirmed that hearing teachers are ill-prepared to teach deaf pupils, they don’t know much about hearing loss, and they frequently underestimate deaf children. The collected memories in Alone in the Mainstream add emotional weight to the conviction that students need to be able to communicate freely, and they also need peers to know they are not alone.

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No Dignity for Joshua: More Vital Insight into Deaf Children, Deaf Education and Deaf Culture

admin — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 04:18:14 +0000

No Dignity for Joshua: More Vital Insight into Deaf Children, Deaf Education and Deaf Culture

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Silent Alarm: On the Edge With a Deaf EMT

admin — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 04:15:55 +0000

Silent Alarm: On the Edge With a Deaf EMT

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Can You Hear a Rainbow?: The Story of a Deaf Boy Named Chris (Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago Learning Book)

admin — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 08:37:14 +0000

Can You Hear a Rainbow?: The Story of a Deaf Boy Named Chris (Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago Learning Book)
“Does a rainbow make a noise?” a deaf child asks a hearing friend. “No,” he is told. Some things dont need a noise. A rainbow is just the same for you and me.” WHEN CHRIS WAS A BABY, his parents realized that he didnt notice the dog barking or a door slamming. Through a series of tests, doctors determined that he was deaf. In this intriguing, reassuring book, Chris tells young readers about what it is like to be deaf and describes typical events in his life and the ways he has adjusted to his hearing loss. With the assistance of hearing aids, Chris is able to hear vibrations, loud noises, and some other sounds. With sign language, speech therapy, and an interpreter, Chris days are much like those of hearing children, filled with classes, soccer games, and childrens theater. Accompanied by Simmonds vivid and energetic multimedia paintings, Heelans text explores the world of a real child and answers the questions many children may have about hearing loss.

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Helen Keller: Lighting the Way for the Blind and Deaf (People to Know)

admin — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 04:16:06 +0000

Helen Keller: Lighting the Way for the Blind and Deaf (People to Know)

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Deaf Maggie Lee Sayre: Photographs of a River Life

admin — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 03:50:03 +0000

Deaf Maggie Lee Sayre: Photographs of a River Life

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Deaf Plus: A Multicultural Perspective

admin — Sat, 14 Aug 2010 04:16:23 +0000

Deaf Plus: A Multicultural Perspective

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A Deaf Artist in Early America : The Worlds of John Brewster Jr.

admin — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 04:16:24 +0000

A Deaf Artist in Early America : The Worlds of John Brewster Jr.
Until his death 150 years ago, John Brewster Jr. was one of the most prominent portrait painters in America. Born deaf in 1766, his hauntingly beautiful portraits have a directness and intensity of vision that were rarely equaled. Harlan Lanes groundbreaking biography includes little-known and invaluable information on the early French roots of the American Deaf-World, the first school for the Deaf in Hartford, Connecticut, the integrated Deaf community of Marthas Vineyard, and Contemporary Deaf art. Superbly illustrated with twenty-four pages of color images, A Deaf Artist in Early America provides a rare glimpse of Brewster and his art; it also contextualizes the distinctive culture, language, social institutions, and legacy of the Deaf in America. “This riveting account of John Brewster Jr. will be invaluable not only in Deaf studies and art history, but also in early American history and the social history of American institutions.” -Carol Padden, coauthor of Deaf in America: Voices from a Culture

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Deaf Children: Developmental Perspectives (Developmental Psychology Series)

admin — Sun, 08 Aug 2010 04:16:30 +0000

Deaf Children: Developmental Perspectives (Developmental Psychology Series)

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