Deaf Gain : Raising the Stakes for Human Diversity - Paperback

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Deaf people are usually regarded by the hearing world as having a lack, as missing a sense. Yet a definition of deaf people based on hearing loss obscures a wealth of ways in which societies have benefited from the significant contributions of deaf people. In this bold intervention into ongoing debates about disability and what it means to be human, experts from a variety of disciplines-neuroscience, linguistics, bioethics, history, cultural studies, education, public policy, art, and architecture-advance the concept of Deaf Gain and challenge assumptions about what is normal. Through their in-depth articulation of Deaf Gain, the editors and authors of this pathbreaking volume approach deafness as a distinct way of being in the world, one which opens up perceptions, perspectives, and insights that are less common to the majority of hearing persons. For example, deaf individuals tend to have unique capabilities in spatial and facial recognition, peripheral processing, and the detection of images. And users of sign language, which neuroscientists have shown to be biologically equivalent to speech, contribute toward a robust range of creative expression and understanding. By framing deafness in terms of its intellectual, creative, and cultural benefits, Deaf Gain recognizes physical and cognitive difference as a vital aspect of human diversity. Contributors: David Armstrong Benjamin Bahan, Gallaudet U Hansel Bauman, Gallaudet U John D. Bonvillian, U of Virginia Alison Bryan Teresa Blankmeyer Burke, Gallaudet U Cindee Calton Debra Cole Matthew Dye, U of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Steve Emery Ofelia Garcia, CUNY Peter C. Hauser, Rochester Institute of Technology Geo Kartheiser Caroline Kobek Pezzarossi Christopher Krentz, U of Virginia Annelies Kusters Irene W. Leigh, Gallaudet U Elizabeth M. Lockwood, U of Arizona Summer Loeffler Mara Lucia Massuti, Instituto Federal de Santa Catarina, Brazil Donna A. Morere, Gallaudet U Kati Morton Ronice Muller de Quadros, U Federal de Santa Catarina, Brazil Donna Jo Napoli, Swarthmore College Jennifer Nelson, Gallaudet U Laura-Ann Petitto, Gallaudet U Suvi Pylvanen, Kymenlaakso U of Applied Sciences Antti Raike, Aalto U Paivi Raino, U of Applied Sciences Humak Katherine D. Rogers Clara Sherley-Appel Kristin Snoddon, U of Alberta Karin Strobel, U Federal de Santa Catarina, Brazil Hilary Sutherland Rachel Sutton-Spence, U of Bristol, England James Tabery, U of Utah Jennifer Grinder Witteborg Mark Zaurov.

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