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Thursday, June 22, 2006
“The Struggle Is Far From Over”
Gaining Equality in Telecommunications for
Deaf and Hard of Hearing Americans
“The struggle of people who are deaf and hard of hearing to gain meaningful
access to telecommunications products and services over the past three decades
is a complex and poignant story,” notes William E. Kennard, Chairman, Federal
Communications Commission (FCC), 1997-2001. “Like other major movements to
advance human rights, it is a story of great triumphs and painful defeats;
headline-grabbing drama and behind-the-scenes deal-making; a few celebrated
leaders, and many, many, unsung heroes. At last, we have a comprehensive
chronicle of this movement.”
In A New Civil
Right: Telecommunications Equality for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Americans,
author Karen Peltz Strauss, a leading telecommunications policy advocate in
Washington, DC, examines how and why these changes took place when they did.
Strauss chronicles the forty-year history of the access movement while providing
an insider’s perspective on how these successes were achieved, including
strategies used and compromises made. She analyzes the forces within the deaf
community that led to these developments, and the fascinating interplay of
politics, policy, and marketplace pressures. As past FCC Chairman Kennard reminds
us, “Much has been accomplished, but the struggle is far from over.”
View the table of
contents, and read
chapter nine to learn more about the introduction of closed captioning.
Order A New Civil Right online and receive 20% off the regular price
by typing “JUNE0620%” in the “Comments or Special
Instructions” box below your credit card information. You may also order by
mail.
 R.H.
Miller’s Deaf
Hearing Boy: A Memoir, the second volume in the
Deaf Lives series, was
selected by Kentucky Educational Television (KET), Lexington, KY as the
book of the month for
March 2006. During the program, Miller, Emeritus Professor of English who
recently retired from the English and Humanities programs at the University of
Louisville, KY, gives us insight as to why he penned his affectionate and
revealing memoir, while a panel of authors discuss his not-so-normal and
sometimes complicated life as the oldest of four hearing boys born to deaf
parents. The full program, complete with transcripts and video, is available
online. You can also
read chapter 7 “A New
Life (1951-1953),” and
order Deaf Hearing Boy.
 Recently,
the Midwest Book Review published a glowing review of Martha
Sheridan’s Inner Lives of Deaf
Children: Interviews and Analysis proclaiming, “Outstanding for its
exclusive perspective and invaluable documentation of a deaf child’s struggles
in contemporary society, Inner Lives of Deaf Children is an invaluable
and seminal collection of studies and research into the psychology, lifestyle,
and personal adaptation of deaf children. Inner Lives of Deaf Children is
very strongly recommended to parents, teachers, social workers, counselors and
anyone else involved in the lives of deaf children.” Now in paperback, Inner
Lives of Deaf Children provides a comprehensive look at how a variety of
educational environments, communication systems, and family situations affect
the lives of deaf and hard of hearing children. Read an excerpt from chapter 8
“Lisa,” and
place your order
here.
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