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Library Services for the Deaf & Hard of Hearing
The Library Services for the Deaf & Hard of Hearing is a statewide special library dedicated to meeting the information and accessibility needs of the deaf, hard of hearing, and deaf-blind communities, as well as meeting the information needs about hearing loss to all Tennesseans.
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" Deaf people are usually regarded by the hearing world as having a lack, as missing a sense. Yet a definition of deaf people based on hearing loss obscures a wealth of ways in which societies have benefited from the significant contributions of deaf people. In this bold intervention into ongoing debates about disability and what it means to be human, experts from a variety of disciplines--neuroscience, linguistics, bioethics, history, cultural studies,...
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A documentary about the World Conference of the World Federation of the Deaf, hosted by the Canadian Association of the Deaf (CAD) and held in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, featuring performances from Deaf artists, interviews from leaders in the Deaf community as well as Deaf people from around the world.
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With more than 30 million deaf and hard of hearing individuals living in the U.S. Deaf culture thrives in America. Yet although Deaf performers are famous within their own community, they remain largely unknown to hearing audiences. See What I'm Saying focuses on four deaf performers -- actor Robert DeMayo, singer T.L. Forsberg, drummer Bob Hiltermann, and comic C.J. Jones -- over the course of one year as they endeavor to cross over into mainstream...
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"It is 1805 and Mary Lambert has always felt safe among the deaf community of Chilmark on Martha's Vineyard where practically everyone communicates in a shared sign language, but recent events have shattered her life; her brother George has died, land disputes between English settlers and the Wampanoag people are becoming increasingly bitter, and a 'scientist' determined to discover the origins of the islands' widespread deafness has decided she makes...
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Paul W. Ogden has dedicated his life to educating young deaf and hard of hearing people and raising awareness of what it means to be deaf in a hearing world. He has taught and mentored a generation of teachers, and his classic volume, The Silent Garden, has served as a guide for parents and educators for over thirty years. Now he tells his personal story of challenges faced and lessons learned, revealing that the critical, guiding factors for him...
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"Educating Deaf Students in a Multicultural World is a collection of chapters that seeks to deepen the discussion of multicultural issues within the Deaf World, specifically related to education. The Deaf World is diverse and growing. The book's three sections - Reflections, Reactions and Re-visions - look back at pioneering work, describe recent programs or the lack thereof, and look ahead in the areas of technology, social justice and innovative...
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This project presents English idioms in sentence format then has two certified interpreters model how to transliterate and interpret each one. The goal of the DVD is to provide a realistic demonstration of what a qualified interpreter would do with the stimulus material. Viewers can watch and listen to the spoken sentence, transliterate the sentence, view the modeled version for feedback, interpret the same sentence, and finally view the modeled...
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"Case Studies in Deaf Education provides comprehensive materials that will prepare prospective teachers to work with the diverse spectrum of students who are d/Deaf and hard of hearing (d/Dhh) and empower them to better understand these complex and unique learners. The text presents an extensive series of case studies that are balanced and unbiased in both language and instructional approaches and that encourage readers to use background details,...
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Two stories are shared in American Sign Language. Lance McWilliams, who became deaf at age one, tells "The Image of the Lost Soul" by Sakki and Willy Moers, a third generation deaf person, relates "Jack and the Beanstalk". Each story is signed in its original form without any interruptions. A second version follows which will freeze in certain spots permitting captioned questions to pop up. The questions will disappear, the answer will be revealed,...
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Concerned about aspects of her romantic relationships, Donna McDonald consulted with a psychologist who asked, "Your hearing loss must have had a big impact on you?" At age 45, with a successful career in social work policy, McDonald took umbrage at the question. Then, she realized that she never had addressed the personal barrier she had constructed between her deaf-self and her hearing persona. In The Art of Being Deaf, she describes her...
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Multimedia Interactive 2-DVD set exploring Deaf Visual Art, ASL and English literature, Deaf theater, and Deaf cinema. Includes in-depth interviews with Deaf scholars and creators from each genre. Disc 1 plays on the computer and includes summary texts for the interviews found on Disc 2. Disc 1 features interactive timelines and sample works from each genre with text and video files. The interviews on Disc 2 can be used for receptive practice....
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"Growing up Windell has always seen his father and mothsr recount their life story. Windell got to see firsthand ASL storytelling, living the experiences and feeling the jolt from the twist and turns, even if it was the hundredth time he seen the story. Seeing and feeling these ASL stories had lead Windell to the creation of a live show in order to share his parents beautiful story with the twist and turns he beheld growing up in a Deaf home. Audiences...
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This project was compiled by the Tennessee Association of the Deaf and presents a pictorial history of the organization from its inception in the late 1800s. Included are photographs of past presidents, officers, association conventions, newsletters, and letterheads. Miss Deaf Tennessee pictures are also included.
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"Thor Norgaard hasn't spoken to anyone in his twenty-eight years, but when the young widow he loves crosses an ocean to live on his Appalachian farm, this reclusive alcoholic will brave much more than words to heal her heart.-- When Aven Norgaard leaves Norway to serve as housekeeper to her late husband's cousins in Appalachia, she expects lads in need of care, not three grown men--each in need of a wife and bound by a powerful brotherhood. As the...
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