Deaf studies: A critique of the predominant U.S. theoretical direction

Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 30-49

  Myers, Shirley Shultz ^a   Fernandes, Jane K ^b  

^a GALLAUDET UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT ASHEVILLE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEARING; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; LINGUISTICS; REVIEW; SIGN LANGUAGE; SPEECH; SYSTEMS THEORY; UNITED STATES;

DEAFNESS; HEARING; HUMANS; LINGUISTICS; SIGN LANGUAGE; SPEECH; SYSTEMS THEORY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77949535529     PISSN: 10814159     EISSN: 14657325     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/deafed/enp017     Document Type: Article

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