![]() ![]() Even if you're not, it's a good way to understand the difficulties faced whenĝeaf people meet and mingle with hearing people and how we can overcome the linguistic and cultural barriers between the two. This book is about CODAs - children of deaf adults. Paul Michael Preston (1994) Mother father deaf : living between sound and silence.It's a good way to understand the cultural position and one of the best texts out there. This book, along with Harlan Lane's, stresses the cultural aspects of the Deaf community in the United States. Carol Padden and Tom Humphries (1988) Deaf in America: voices from a culture.It's collection of short autobiographical stories by gay and lesbian Deaf individuals and gives good insight into this minority within a minority. If you're gay or lesbian or deaf or just curious, this book is absolutely wonderful. Raymond Luczak (1993)Eyes of desire: a deaf gay & lesbian reader.Its pitfalls are perhaps that it doesn't account for the hard of hearing perspective or talkabout differences within the Deaf community, but as a whole, it's an excellent book to read and discuss. It brings up the topic of oralism and the history of oppression the Deaf community has suffered. This is Harlan Lane's most famous book and was widely acclaimed when it came out as a manifesto of the Deaf community. Harlan Lane (1992) The mask of benevolence: disabling the deaf community.The only problem is that it's quite big and heavy, might be a bit too much for a grade school child to handle. It's written in the first person which is a bit odd, but definitely a good read. This was one of the first real histories of the founding of the Deaf community in the United States, tracing its roots back to France. Harlan Lane (1976) When the mind hears: a history of the deaf. ![]() Unexpectedly, this meant that since everyone knew someone who was deaf, everyone spoke sign language and there wasn't much social differentiation between the deaf and non-deaf.Ě must-read. This is a fascinating study of an island off the shore of Massachusetts where there was a strong strain of hereditary deafness that caused a large percentage of islanders to be born deaf. Nora Ellen Groce (1985) Everyone here spoke sign language: hereditary deafness on Martha's Vineyard.Ĭambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press.Cohen's experiences as the daughter of the principal for Lexington School for the Deaf and as a member of the Deaf community. This is a good introductory book for grades 9-12 and early college, it talks about Ms. Leah Hagar Cohen (1994) Train go sorry: inside a Deaf world.Top Ten "Must Reads" for Learning about the Deaf / HOH Communities Here are some selected books from my reading list that might interest you if you want to learn more about the American Deaf and hard of hearing communities: This list itself hasn't been updated since 1999, so it's a little dated. LARW also has an annotated bibliography of over 250 books from onrelated Deaf and hard of hearing topics. Run "Deaf" or "AmericanSign Language" as search topics in their search engine. In general, is an excellent resource for finding and buying Deaf related books. Deaf General Biblio Deaf General Bibliography by Karen Nakamura accesses since October 31, 1998. ![]()
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