num_pages: 212
description: Using original sources, this unique book focuses on the Deaf community during the 19th century. Largely through schools for the deaf, deaf people began to develop a common language and a sense of community.         A Place of Their Own  brings the perspective of history to bear on the reality of deafness and provides fresh and important insight into the lives of deaf Americans.
language: English
title: A Place of Their Own: Creating the Deaf Community in America
titlecomplete: A Place of Their Own: Creating the Deaf Community in America
genres: Language, History, Disability, Nonfiction, School
ratings_count: 223
publisher: Gallaudet University Press