The deaf community and culture at a crossroads: Issues and challenges

Journal of Social Work in Disability and Rehabilitation

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 168-193

  Pray, Janet L ^a   Jordan, I King ^a  

^a GALLAUDET UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

American sign language; Cochlear implants; Deaf culture; Deaf president now; Social construction

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; HEARING AID; HUMAN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SIGN LANGUAGE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL WORK; SOCIOECONOMICS;

CULTURE; HEARING AIDS; HEARING IMPAIRED PERSONS; HUMANS; SIGN LANGUAGE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL WORK; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 77955970904     PISSN: 1536710X     EISSN: 15367118     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1536710X.2010.493486     Document Type: Article

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