A Free hand
Subtitle: enfranchising the education of deaf children
By: Margaret Walworth, Donald F. Moores, Terrence J. O'Rourke, editors.
Contributors: Walworth, Margaret.; Moores, Donald F.; O'Rourke, Terrence J.
Publisher: T.J. Publishers
Published: 1992
Place of publication: Silver Spring, Md
Language: eng
Number of pages: 204
Subjects: Deafness in children -- Education -- United States -- Congresses; Deaf -- Education -- United States -- Congresses; American Sign Language -- Congresses; Sign language -- Congresses
Genres: Congresses.
Notes: Proceedings of a three-day symposium held in August of 1990 at Hofstra University, Hempstead, New York concerning issues related to the educational uses of American Sign Language.

Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: The present situation: Blueprints for the future : two programs. Working toward change : a program and a study. Elusive X factor : parental contributions to literacy / Hilde Schlesinger; title: Theoretical considerations: What do we know and when did we know it / Donald F. Moores. Toward effective classroom use of ASL / David Stewart. ESL/ASL : unanswered questions, unquestioned answers / Margaret Walworth. Reactions : panel discussion; title: Views for the future: Research needs : panel discussion. Equal educational opportunity : the deaf version / Samuel Supalla. Radicalism vs. reason : directions in the educational use of ASL / Frank Bowe; title: Epilogue : back to the future.