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020 _z9780786463978 (softcover : alk. paper)
020 _z9780786488544 (e-book)
035 _a(CaPaEBR)ebr10524330
035 _a(OCoLC)772516394
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082 0 4 _a305.9/0820973
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100 1 _aNomeland, Melvia M.,
_d1940-
245 1 4 _aThe deaf community in America
_h[electronic resource] :
_bhistory in the making /
_cMelvia M. Nomeland and Ronald E. Nomeland ; foreword by Trudy Suggs.
260 _aJefferson, N.C. :
_bMcFarland & Co., Inc.,
_c2012.
300 _avii, 232 p. :
_bill.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 _aEarliest 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.
520 _a"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.
533 _aElectronic reproduction.
_bPalo Alto, Calif. :
_cebrary,
_d2012.
_nAvailable via World Wide Web.
_nAccess may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
650 0 _aDeaf
_zUnited States
_xHistory.
650 0 _aDeaf
_xEducation
_zUnited States.
650 0 _aDeaf culture
_zUnited States.
650 0 _aAmerican Sign Language.
655 7 _aElectronic books.
_2local
700 1 _aNomeland, Ronald E.,
_d1936-
710 2 _aebrary, Inc.
856 4 0 _uhttp://site.ebrary.com/lib/daystar/Doc?id=10524330
_zAn electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
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