1920. Bruhn, the principal of the Muller-Walle School of Lip-Reading and the Muller-Walle Training School for Teachers in Boston, Massachusetts, presents a series of thirty lessons, including exercises, sentence practice and story studies in exercise form, that are intended for the use of those who have become deaf after having acquired a full knowledge of speech, as well as for use in schools for deaf children. ...

This collection explores an alternative view of deaf people and literacy by emphasizing shifts in cultural identity rather than educational contexts determined by hearing society. ...

This workbook provides more than 50 questions and exercises designed to empower those with physical loss and disability to better understand and accept their ongoing processes of loss and recovery. (Education/Teaching) ...

When, in 1968, nineteen-year-old Tressa Bowers took her baby daughter to an expert on deaf children, he pronounced Alandra to be "stone deaf," she most likely would never be able to talk, and she probably would not get much of an education because of her communication limitations. Tressa refused to accept this stark assessment of Alandra's prospects. Instead, she began the arduous process of starting her daughter's education. Economic need ...

From the time Amy entered kindergarten in Peekskill, New York, her parents, Nancy and Clifford Rowley, battled with school officials to provide their deaf daughter with a sign language interpreter in the classroom. The Rowleys' struggle culminated five years later in a pivotal decision by the U.S. Supreme Court. The Court majority concluded that the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act did not mandate equal opportunity for children with ...

The Story of Inclusion at the Kinzie School ...

Assistive technology is increasingly important in improving disabled children's mobility, language, and learning--enabling them to function independently and take advantage of schooling and social opportunities. The authors here explore considerations involved in evaluating children's needs, selecting and prescribing devices, and training children, families, and teachers to use the technology. ...

With a concentration on education needs, learning styles, and recommended classroom practices, this introductory text demonstrates functional assessment and teaching adaptations that improve inclusive learning experiences for students with a wide range of visual impairments and multiple disabilities. ...

The difficulties which may face the dyspraxic child at home and at school are described with strategies for managing their difficulties. Details are provided of the support services available and how they may be accessed. ...

Parents of deaf children will welcome the straightforward, reader-friendly information found in "The Signing Family". In a style both positive and pragmatic, the authors show parents how to create a set of goals for signing centered around the needs of their deaf child. This essential book continues by explaining why the visual-gestural nature of signing is generally the best language mode for deaf children. Illustrations.
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