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001 2011044165
003 DLC
005 20111102102857.0
008 111101s2012 ncu b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2011044165
020 $a9780786463978 (softcover : alk. paper)
040 $aDLC$cDLC
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050 00 $aHV2545$b.N66 2012
082 00 $a305.9/0820973$223
100 1 $aNomeland, Melvia M.,$d1940-
245 14 $aThe deaf community in America :$bhistory in the making /$cMelvia M. Nomeland and Ronald E. Nomeland ; foreword by Trudy Suggs.
260 $aJefferson, N.C. :$bMcFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers,$c2012.
263 $a1201
300 $ap. cm.
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.
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.
650 0 $aDeaf$xUnited States$xHistory.
650 0 $aDeaf$xEducation$zUnited States.
650 0 $aDeaf culture$zUnited States.
650 0 $aAmerican Sign Language.
700 1 $aNomeland, Ronald E.,$d1936-