Handbook to service the deaf and hard of hearing
Subtitle: a bridge to accessibility
By: John W. Adams and Pamela S. Rohring.
Contributors: Rohring, Pamela S.
Publisher: Elsevier Academic Press
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Amsterdam; Boston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 258
Subjects: Deaf -- United States; Deaf -- Means of communication -- United States; Social work with the deaf -- United States; Deafness -- Social aspects
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction to being deaf or hard of hearing; title: Worlds collide : growing up with a hearing loss; title: Language differences and communication issues; title: Deaf culture or condition?; title: Issues from the past, issues for the millennium : the professionals' perspectives; title: Best practices when communicating with deaf and hard of hearing people.