Jack R Gannon
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Now, Jack R. Gannon's original groundbreaking volume on Deaf history and culture is available once again. In Deaf Heritage: A Narrative History of Deaf America, Gannon brought together for the first time the story of the Deaf experience in America from a Deaf perspective. Recognizing the need to document the multifaceted history of this unique minority with its distinctive visual culture, he painstakingly gathered as much material as he
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"Explores nearly 200 years of Deaf life in America and presents a broad range of perspectives on what it means to be deaf. The film is propelled by the stories of people, both eminent and ordinary, and sheds light on events that have shaped Deaf lives: the creation of schools for deaf students; the debate about American Sign Language; the campaign for deaf-friendly telephone, the TTY; the fight for a deaf president at Gallaudet University; and some...
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Consists of eight interviews of a diverse group of Deaf people, ranging from high school age to older adult, describing the various ways they communicate and the reasons behind their choices. Each interview section is divided into five or six categories. Category selections include communication choices, communication tools, communication challenges, being Deaf, technology, language use, Deaf history, Deaf culture, employment, indentity, family history,...