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Author Jankowski, Katherine A., author.

Title Deaf empowerment : emergence, struggle, and rhetoric / Katherine A. Jankowski.

Publication Info. Washington, D.C. : Gallaudet University Press, 1997.

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 Axe ACLS Humanities E-Book  Electronic Book    ---  Available
Description viii, 197 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
text txt rdacontent
unmediated n rdamedia
volume nc rdacarrier
Series ACLS Humanities E-Book.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 175-191) and index.
Contents Introduction -- A history of the Deaf community in America -- The struggle begins -- The political forces of the 1960s and 1970s -- The Deaf President Now protest -- Seeking a diversified America -- Conclusion.
Summary The story of "the struggle between the dominant hearing society and Deaf people over the best means of communication, with the educational setting as the constant battleground." Includes the influences of other social movements of the 60s and 70s, the Deaf President Now! protest at Gallaudet University, and suggestions and hopes for the future.--Jacket.
Form Also issued online.
Reproduction Electronic text and image data. Ann Arbor, Mich. : University of Michigan, Michigan Publishing, 2022. EPUB file. ([ACLS Humanities E-Book])
Note All rights reserved.
Subject Deaf -- United States -- History.
Deaf -- Civil rights -- United States -- History.
Deaf -- Means of communication -- United States -- History.
Personnes sourdes -- États-Unis -- Histoire.
Personnes sourdes -- Droits -- États-Unis -- Histoire.
Personnes sourdes -- Moyens de communication -- États-Unis -- Histoire.
Deaf. (OCoLC)fst00888436
Deaf -- Civil rights. (OCoLC)fst00888443
Deaf -- Means of communication. (OCoLC)fst00888490
United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
Gehörloser Mensch
Soziale Bewegung
USA
Deaf -- Means of communication -- History.
DEAF -- History.
Deaf -- Civil rights -- History.
Geschichte 1960-1980.
USA.
Chronological Term Geschichte 1960-1980.
Indexed Term Deaf Civil rights United States History
Deaf Means of communication United States History
Deaf United States History
Genre/Form History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
Electronic books.
Added Author American Council of Learned Societies.
Cover Title Deaf empowerment : emergence, struggle, & rhetoric
Added Title ACLS Humanities E-Book. URL: http://www.humanitiesebook.org/
Other Form: Online version: Jankowski, Katherine A. Deaf empowerment. Washington, D.C. : Gallaudet University Press, 1997 (OCoLC)605329818
ISBN 1563680610 (alk. paper)
9781563680618 (alk. paper)
9781563681998 (ebook)
Standard No. 2027/heb34592 hdl

 
    
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