Being deaf : the experience of deafness
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Being deaf : the experience of deafness
Pinter in association with the Open University, 1991
- : pbk
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Description
There are as many experiences of deafness as there are deaf people. This book brings together accounts of many different people, some of whom were born deaf and others who have become deaf after the acquisition of speech. The accounts have been collected in a variety of ways. Some of the contributors have written their own whilst others have elected to be interviewed, and the language of the interviews has ranged from spoken English to the sign-supported English, and British sign language. On some occasions sign language interpreters were used. The early accounts in the book about deaf children have been mostly written by their parents. "Being Deaf" is the course book for an Open University Diploma funded by the Department of Health. It will also be of interest to a wide readership, both professional and non-professional. Deaf people, and those hearing people who have contact with the deaf community, may find many of the themes in this book familiar. Those readers who do not know or mix with deaf people may be surprised by the complexity of the issues raised, and that being deaf is not a straightforward case of classification by hearing loss.
Many of the accounts in this book deal with questions of identity and community, isolation and rejection, and overt discrimination. Some of the individuals in this book are part of the deaf community, where they share with other deaf people a culture and language (British sign language) that is unique to that community. Others identify more with the hearing world where they employ a number of communication methods which may include sign language, speech and lip-reading. What they all share is that they have had to learn to cope in a world that is all too ready to ridicule, ignore and oppress them. This is not, however, a collection of "victim" stories. There are many successes amongst these pages, and much for deaf people to celebrate.
Table of Contents
- Part 1 A whole life account: Janet's diary, Janet Goodwill. Part 2 Diagnosis: the appointment, Kathy Robinson
- discovery and diagnosis, Lorraine Fletcher. Part 3 The pre-school years: extracts from "A Toy Merry-go-round", Kathy Robinson
- total commitment to total communication, Riki Kittel
- the chance to speak for ourselves, Heather MacDonald
- deafness - the treatment, Lorraine Fletcher. Part 4 School days: school - the early years, Christine Monery and Linda Janes
- school days, Clive Mason
- making plans for Nigel - the erosion of identity by mainstreaming, Paddy Ladd
- life at secondary school, Elizabeth Craddock. Part 5 Continuing education: a polytechnic with a difference, Lucy Briggs
- education for life?, Christopher Reid
- training to teach, Sarah Elsey
- a career in design, Christopher Shaw
- from college to work in the lace industry, Paul Holehouse
- school and beyond, Juliet Bishop with Lesley Sheldon. Part 6 A deaf psychologist, Chris Jones
- a deaf teacher - personal odyssey, Janice Silo
- raising the profile, Shalil Lad and Linda Janes
- working for change, Billy Lambers. Part 7 Citizenship: how I live with deaf-blindness, Patrick Murphy
- a deaf-gay man, David Nyman
- growing up in care, Andrew Charles and Rachel Coombs
- provision for deaf patients in Rampton Special Hospital, Janet Goodwill and Rae Than. Part 8 Public faces: deaf sports (Great Britain), Arthur Dimmock
- a sign-singer, Colin Thompson
- behind the scenes, Clive Mason
- notes on myself, Dorothy Miles. Part 9 Acquired hearing loss: the silent house, Jack Ashley
- acquired hearing loss - acquired oppression, Maggie Wooley. Part 10 Older deaf people: memories of a war, George Taylor
- memories of a school, George Taylor.
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