Everyone here spoke sign language: hereditary deafness on martha’s vineyard
Auteur :
Groce, Nora Ellen
Éditeur :
Harvard University Press
ISBN :
9780674270411
Date de publication :
15 mars 1988
Dimensions :
21,0 x 15,0 x 2,5 cm
Poids :
204 g
Format :
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
From the 17th to the early 20th century, the population of Martha’s Vineyard manifested an extremely high rate of hereditary deafness. In contrast to the experience of most Deaf people, Deaf Vineyarders were thoroughly integrated into the daily life of the community. How was this possible?