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An indictment of the ways in which experts in the scientific, medical, and educational establishment purport to serve the deaf, describes how they, in fact, do them great harm.
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About the Author
Harlan Lane is recipient of the prestigious MacArthur Fellowship and of the World Federation of the Deaf International Social Merit Award. He is the author ofWhen the Mind Hears: A History of the Deaf, The Wild Boy of Aveyron, and Journey into the Deaf World. He lives in Boston, Massachusetts.
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Discusses the culture of the modern deaf community, the oppression of sign language, and the failure of educational programs that rely exclusively on oral language to teach deaf children.
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