Contents
Forward
Acknowledgements
Introduction
The Deaf Way: Touchstone 1989!
PART ONE: Deaf Cultures Around the World
Editor's Introduction
Deaf Culture: Finding It and Nurturing It
Reflections of Deaf Culture in Deaf Humor
Deaf Humor and Culture
Deaf Culture, Tacit Culture, and Ethnic Relations
The Development of Deaf Identity
Deaf Identity: An American Perspective
Developing and Defining an Identity: Deaf Children of Deaf and Hearing Parents
Empowering Deaf People Through Folklore and Storytelling
Deaf Thai Culture in Siam: The Land of Smiles
The Deaf Japanese and Their Self-Identity
Nepal: A Paradise for the Deaf?
Deaf Culture in Pakistan
The Role of Educational Systems and Deaf Culture in the Development of Sign Language in South Africa
Culture-Based Concepts and Social Life of Disabled Persons in Sub-Saharan Africa: The Case of the Deaf
Transmitting Cultural Values Within the Burundi Deaf Community
Deaf Culture in Ghana
Sign Language and the Concept of Deafness in a Traditional Yucatec Mayan Village
The Developing Deaf Community in the Dominican Republic
The Deaf Social Life in Brazil
The Origin of the Deaf Community in Brazil
History of the Deaf in Ecuador and the Moment of Awareness
The Birth of Ecuadorian Sign Language
Principles, Changes, and Current Guidelines in the Education of the Deaf
The Art and Culture of the Deaf
The Social Situation of the Deaf in Austria as Seen by a Deaf Woman
The Deaf Community in Czechoslovakia
The Deaf Community in Soviet Estonia
Where the Deaf in Ireland Stand Today
The Deaf Way of Life in Quebec
Quebec Education of the Deaf
Postsecondary Education for the Deaf in Quebec
Deaf Community Life
The Development of Australia's Deaf COmmunity in the Twentieth Century
PART TWO: Deaf History
Editor's Introduction
The Deaf Population During the French Revolution
The Revolutionary Ideal and the Deaf Community in France, 1792-1795
The French Deaf Movement After the Milan Congress
Signs of Eloquence: Selections From Deaf American Public Addresses
The History of Sign Language in Italian Education of the Deaf
Written and Unwritten History of a Residential School for the Deaf in Rome, Italy
Three Nineteenth-Century Spanish Teachers of the Deaf
Events in the History of Deaf Education in Puerto Rico
Historical Phases of Deaf Culture in Denmark
The Oralistic Tradition and Written History: Deaf People in German-Speaking Countries
Lessons Learned from the Connecticut Asylum
Judaism and Deafness: A Humanistic Heritage
The History of Deaf Education in Greece
Building a Silent Colony: Life and Work in the Deaf Community of Akron, Ohio from 1910 Through 1950
Deaf People and the World of Work: A Case Study of Deaf Printers in Washington, D.C.
Education of the Deaf in Nigeria: An Historical Perspective
The History of Deaf Education in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
The Deaf Archive: Our History, Our Future
Deaf Folklife Film Collection Project
Reaching the Deaf Community for Literacy
A Cultural and Historical Perspective on Genetics and Deafness
Were Your Ancestors Deaf?
PART THREE: The Study of Sign Language in Society
Editor's Introduction
The Study of Sign Language in Society: Part One
The Study of Sign Language in Society: Part Two
A Sign Language Dictionary
Issues in Preparing and Presenting a Dictionary of New Zealand Signs
The Development of a Dictionary of Namibian Sign Language
Taiwan Natural Sign Language Research Work
A Dictionary Process for Documentary and Sharing Signs Used by Skilled Signers
When is ASL?
The Impact of ASL Research on the American Deaf Community
Presenting the Television Program, "It's My Hands' Turn to Speak"
Sign Language Varieties in British Television: An Historical Perspective
Estonian Sign Language Yesterday. Today, Tomorrow
An Overview of Current Sign Language Projects in Switzerland
Sign Language Research in Germany
The Center for German Sign Language in Hamburg: Deaf People Doing Research on Their Language with Video and Computers
German Words in German Sign Language: Do They Tell Us Something New About Sign Languages?
Sign Language and Deaf Culture in Italy
Name Signs in Swedish Sign Language: Their Formation and Use
Training Deaf People as British Sign Language Tutors
Teaching Across Modalities: BSL for Hearing People
Teaching Sign Language Communication and Interpretation
Educational Methods for Teaching Sign Language
SERAC's Efforts to Provide Interpreters in France
Linguistics Applied tothe Training of Interpreters
The Interpreter as Actor
Sign Language Interpreting in France
From One to Many and from Many to One: A Comparative Analysis of ASL and the English Lexicon
PART FOUR: Diversity in the Deaf Community
Editor's Introduction
Multiple Minorities: Communities within the Deaf Community
How Long Must We Wait?
Sociolinguistic Aspects of the Black Deaf Community
Deaf Gay Men's Culture
The Cultural Implications of Treating the Hearing-Impaired Substance Abuser
The Social Life of Deaf People in Rural Communities: Implications for Community Colleges
Deaf Blindness: An Emergency Culture?
The Special Challenge of Late-Deafened Adults: Another Deaf Way
PART FIVE: Deaf Clubs and Sports
Editor's Introduction
The Stockholm Deaf Club: A Case Study
Silent Club: An Ethnographic Study of Folklore Among the Deaf
The Origin, Development, and Working Activities of Madosa V.Z.W.
Clubs for Deaf People in India
The Deaf Union Guipuzcoa
The Role of "Silent Sports" in Italian Deaf Culture
Sports, Deafness, and the Family
Mainstreaming-- A New Concept for Recreation and Leisure in the Deaf Community
PART SIX: The Deaf Child in the Family
Editor's Introduction
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Sign Language Acquisition Among Deaf Children with Deaf Parents
The Early Intervention Program for Deaf Children: A Bilingual Experience
The Deaf Child in Burundi Society
PART SEVEN: Education
Editor's Introduction
Equality in Educational Opportunities: The Deaf Version
A Brief Overview of "Unlocking the Curriculum"
The Language Arts Curriculum in Programs for Deaf Children
Trends in the Progress Toward Bilingual Education for Deaf Children in Denmark
Improving Sign Language Skills of Hearing Teachers: A Swedish Experiment
A Deaf Teacher and a Hearing Researcher Collaborating: From ASL to English in a Kindergarten Classroom
Classroom Turn-Taking Mechanism: Effective Strategies for Using Eye Gaze as a Regulator
The Use of Interactive Videodisc Instruction in American Sign Language and English
Effectiveness of Psychodrama and Sociodrama Among Young Deaf and Hard of Hearing Secondary School Students at Nyborgskolen, Denmark
What Deaf High School Seniors Tell Us About Their Social Networks
A Deaf Studies Curriculum for High School Teachers
Adult Education in the Deaf Community: The Australian Deaf Heritage
PART EIGHT: Deaf/ Hearing Interaction
Editor's Introduction
Experiences of a Deaf Mother and Preschool Teacher
The Deaf Community: Why This Difficult Relationship with the Hearing?
A Professional Deaf Educator in Spite of the System
Hearing-Deaf Relations
Sign Terminology for Sex and Death in Venezuelan Deaf and Hearing Cultures: A Preliminary Study of Pragmatic Interference
Unconscious Discrimination
The Impact of Rehabilitation Philosophies on the Deaf Client
Promoting the Interests of Deaf People
Deaf Awareness Programs in South Africa
Deaf Awareness Program: A Suggestion
Sharing Experiences: Deafness Awareness Programs in Australia
ASL Is Finally Accepted as a Foreign Language in High Schools!
PART NINE: Deaf People and the Arts
Editor's Introduction
Misconceptions of Deaf Culture in the Media and the Arts
The Challenge to Deaf People in the Arts Today
How Does Hollywood See Us, and How Do We See Hollywood?
Hollywood Through Deaf Eye's A Panel Discussion
Theater of the Deaf in Australia
What Is a Deaf Performing Arts Experience?
Deaf People in the Arts: One Man's Struggles and Accomplishments
De'VIA (Deaf View/ Image Art)
PART TEN: Deaf People and Human Rights Issues
Editor's Introduction
Human Rights and the Deaf
The Human Rights of the Deaf
Deafness and the Political Agenda
Discrimination Against Deaf People in Bangladesh
The Vocational Distribution of Deaf People in Greece
The Oppression of Deaf People as Cultural Minorities in Developing Countries
Better Education for Deaf People in French-Speaking Africa
The Problem of the Peruvian Deaf Person
Are Deaf Children "Allowed" Signing?
The Mano a Mano Project
Deaf People's Civil Rights Information
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Deaf Studies Before and After the Revolution
Rehabilitation or Oppression? Options for the Humanization of the Deaf
Political Activism in the Deaf Community: An Exploratory Study of Deaf Leaders in Rochester, New York
Don't Stand There-- Run!
Afterword
Global Perspectives on the Deaf Way
More Than Memories: The Deaf Way Sparks Worldwide Change for Deaf People
Contributors
Index