"The moment when a society must contend with a powerful language other than its own is a decisive point in its evolution. This moment is occurring now in Americ

This book is about the social condition of Deaf people, told through a Deaf woman’s autobiography and a series of essays investigating how hearing societies r

The deaf community in the West has endured radical changes in the past centuries. This work of history tracks the changes both in the education of and the socia

Written by authors who are themselves Deaf, this unique book illuminates the life and culture of Deaf people from the inside, through their everyday talk, their