A Deaf Adult Speaks Out by Leo Jacobs

A Deaf Adult Speaks Out by Leo Jacobs

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This is a personal account of what it is like to be deaf in a hearing world. The book discusses such issues as: mainstreaming and its effect on deaf children and the deaf community; total communication versus oralism; employment opportunities for deaf adults; and public policy toward deaf people.

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A Deaf Adult Speaks Out by Leo Jacobs

This is a personal account of what it is like to be deaf in a hearing world. The book discusses such issues as: mainstreaming and its effect on deaf children and the deaf community; total communication versus oralism; employment opportunities for deaf adults; and public policy toward deaf people. This edition includes an update of services by and for deaf people, and an expanded chapter on legislation and social issues that have had an impact on the deaf community in the last ten years.
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ISBN 13 9780930323615
ISBN 10 0930323610
Title A Deaf Adult Speaks Out
Author Leo Jacobs
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Gallaudet University Press,U.S.
Year published 1989-10-25
Number of pages 182
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.