Deaf in America

Deaf in America
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Publisher : Harvard University Press
Total Pages : 148
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ISBN-10 : 0674194241
ISBN-13 : 9780674194243
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Book Synopsis Deaf in America by : Carol A. Padden

Download or read book Deaf in America written by Carol A. Padden and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 1988 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Refusing to accept the limitations others have placed on the deaf, the authors--themselves deaf--argue for a deaf culture, one united by and expressed through the American Sign Language.


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