Deaf Studies
The Proper Way to Educate the Deaf
A Modern Annotated Translation
First Edition
This volume presents the first complete English translation of the Abbé de l’Épée’s seminal work describing his methodology for educating deaf children. Originally published in French in 1798, ...
Agatha Tiegel Hanson
Our Places in the Sun
Agatha Tiegel Hanson (1873-1959) is regarded as a seminal figure in Deaf history for her writing, advocacy, and leadership, though her accomplishments merit recognition within the larger context of American ...
Turn on the Words!
Deaf Audiences, Captions, and the Long Struggle for Access
The story of how captioning came into the lives of deaf and hard of hearing people has not been told with any detail, though captions are one of the greatest technological advancements in the effort to ...
Elements of French Deaf Heritage
French Deaf culture is regarded as a major influence on the formation of other Deaf cultures around the world, notably American Deaf culture. In Elements of French Deaf Heritage, Ulf Hedberg and Harlan ...
Language, Power, and Resistance
Mainstreaming Deaf Education
The current policy of educating d/Deaf and h/Hard of hearing (DHH) students in a mainstream setting, rather than in the segregated environments of deaf schools, has been portrayed as a positive step ...
Sign Language Acquisition by Deaf and Hearing Children
A Bilingual Introduction
This video textbook offers an accessible introduction to first, second, and bilingual language acquisition, focusing on sign languages as the primary frame of reference. Signed entirely in American Sign ...
Adventures of a Deaf-Mute and Other Short Pieces
In Adventures of a Deaf-Mute, Deaf New Englander William B. Swett recounts his adventures in the White Mountains of New Hampshire in the late 1860s. Given to us in short, energetic episodes, Swett tells ...
Sign Language, Sustainable Development, and Equal Opportunities
Envisioning the Future for Deaf Students
Increased interaction between sign language communities and the mainstream societies in which they function is creating the potential for greater equality of opportunity for people who are deaf and hard ...
Change and Promise
Bilingual Deaf Education and Deaf Culture in Latin America
Within the past few decades, there has been great progress in deaf education in Latin America and growth in the empowerment of their Deaf communities. However, there is little awareness outside that region ...
In Our Own Hands
Essays in Deaf History, 1780–1970
This collection of new research examines the development of deaf people’s autonomy and citizenship discourses as they sought access to full citizenship rights in local and national settings. Covering ...