Deaf Gain - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Deaf Gain write by H-Dirksen L. Bauman. This book was released on 2014-10-15. Deaf Gain available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Deaf people are usually regarded by the hearing world as having a lack, as missing a sense. Yet a definition of deaf people based on hearing loss obscures a wealth of ways in which societies have benefited from the significant contributions of deaf people. In this bold intervention into ongoing debates about disability and what it means to be human, experts from a variety of disciplines—neuroscience, linguistics, bioethics, history, cultural studies, education, public policy, art, and architecture—advance the concept of Deaf Gain and challenge assumptions about what is normal. Through their in-depth articulation of Deaf Gain, the editors and authors of this pathbreaking volume approach deafness as a distinct way of being in the world, one which opens up perceptions, perspectives, and insights that are less common to the majority of hearing persons. For example, deaf individuals tend to have unique capabilities in spatial and facial recognition, peripheral processing, and the detection of images. And users of sign language, which neuroscientists have shown to be biologically equivalent to speech, contribute toward a robust range of creative expression and understanding. By framing deafness in terms of its intellectual, creative, and cultural benefits, Deaf Gain recognizes physical and cognitive difference as a vital aspect of human diversity. Contributors: David Armstrong; Benjamin Bahan, Gallaudet U; Hansel Bauman, Gallaudet U; John D. Bonvillian, U of Virginia; Alison Bryan; Teresa Blankmeyer Burke, Gallaudet U; Cindee Calton; Debra Cole; Matthew Dye, U of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign; Steve Emery; Ofelia García, CUNY; Peter C. Hauser, Rochester Institute of Technology; Geo Kartheiser; Caroline Kobek Pezzarossi; Christopher Krentz, U of Virginia; Annelies Kusters; Irene W. Leigh, Gallaudet U; Elizabeth M. Lockwood, U of Arizona; Summer Loeffler; Mara Lúcia Massuti, Instituto Federal de Santa Catarina, Brazil; Donna A. Morere, Gallaudet U; Kati Morton; Ronice Müller de Quadros, U Federal de Santa Catarina, Brazil; Donna Jo Napoli, Swarthmore College; Jennifer Nelson, Gallaudet U; Laura-Ann Petitto, Gallaudet U; Suvi Pylvänen, Kymenlaakso U of Applied Sciences; Antti Raike, Aalto U; Päivi Rainò, U of Applied Sciences Humak; Katherine D. Rogers; Clara Sherley-Appel; Kristin Snoddon, U of Alberta; Karin Strobel, U Federal de Santa Catarina, Brazil; Hilary Sutherland; Rachel Sutton-Spence, U of Bristol, England; James Tabery, U of Utah; Jennifer Grinder Witteborg; Mark Zaurov.
Not a Hearing Loss, a Deaf Gain
Not a Hearing Loss, a Deaf Gain - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Not a Hearing Loss, a Deaf Gain write by David James Thomas. This book was released on 2013. Not a Hearing Loss, a Deaf Gain available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Sounds Like Home
Sounds Like Home - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Sounds Like Home write by Mary Herring Wright. This book was released on 1999. Sounds Like Home available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. New edition available: Sounds Like Home: Growing Up Black and Deaf in the South, 20th Anniversary Edition, ISBN 978-1-944838-58-4 Features a new introduction by scholars Joseph Hill and Carolyn McCaskill Mary Herring Wright's memoir adds an important dimension to the current literature in that it is a story by and about an African American deaf child. The author recounts her experiences growing up as a deaf person in Iron Mine, North Carolina, from the 1920s through the 1940s. Her story is unique and historically significant because it provides valuable descriptive information about the faculty and staff of the North Carolina school for Black deaf and blind students from the perspective of a student as well as a student teacher. In addition, this engrossing narrative contains details about the curriculum, which included a week-long Black History celebration where students learned about important Blacks such as Madame Walker, Paul Laurence Dunbar, and George Washington Carver. It also describes the physical facilities as well as the changes in those facilities over the years. In addition, Sounds Like Home occurs over a period of time that covers two major events in American history, the Depression and World War II. Wright's account is one of enduring faith, perseverance, and optimism. Her keen observations will serve as a source of inspiration for others who are challenged in their own ways by life's obstacles.
The Oxford Handbook of Deaf Studies, Language, and Education, Vol. 2
The Oxford Handbook of Deaf Studies, Language, and Education, Vol. 2 - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Oxford Handbook of Deaf Studies, Language, and Education, Vol. 2 write by Marc Marschark. This book was released on 2003. The Oxford Handbook of Deaf Studies, Language, and Education, Vol. 2 available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The field of deaf studies, language, and education has grown dramatically over the past forty years. From work on the linguistics of sign language and parent-child interactions to analyses of school placement and the the mapping of brain function in deaf individuals, research across a range of disciplines has greatly expanded not just our knowledge of deafness and the deaf, but also the very origins of language, social interaction, and thinking. In this updated edition of the landmark original volume, a range of international experts present a comprehensive overview of the field of deaf studies, language, and education. Written for students, practitioners, and researchers, The Oxford Handbook of Deaf Studies, Language, and Education, Volume 1, is a uniquely ambitious work that has altered both the theoretical and applied landscapes. Pairing practical information with detailed analyses of what works, why, and for whom-all while banishing the paternalism that once dogged the field-this first of two volumes features specially-commissioned, updated essays on topics including: language and language development, hearing and speech perception, education, literacy, cognition, and the complex cultural, social, and psychological issues associated with deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals. The range of these topics shows the current state of research and identifies the opportunites and challenges that lie ahead. Combining historical background, research, and strategies for teaching and service provision, the two-volume Oxford Handbook of Deaf Studies, Language, and Education stands as the benchmark reference work in the field of deaf studies.
Deafness Gain
Deafness Gain - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Deafness Gain write by Michael Uniacke. This book was released on 2016-03-03. Deafness Gain available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Deafness Gain? It?s the opposite of hearing loss.Set in Melbourne, Australia, during the 1970s, Deafness Gain continues the storytold in Deafness Down. Having left school, Mike embarks on a career inaccountancy. But he falls in with a crowd of young deaf people. The profound easeof communication transforms him, and leads to an exploration of deafness. Beingwith deaf people, Mike learns to connect with hearing people, and reaches out toa world far wider than the expectations of family and career.With humour and vulnerability, Mike navigates the unexpected twists andchaos of life, and gains increasingly sophisticated insights into deafness. Frombelieving deafness to be a deficiency and a problem to be fixed, Mike realises itcould be something else entirely.This memoir ends in a powerful and moving climax. A mere half-dozen wordsspoken to Mike by a hearing woman reach to the core of personal identity.Deafness Gain is a revelation in the way it presents deafness.
