Deaf Daughter, Hearing Father

by Richard Medugno

When Richard Medugno and his wife Brenda learned in 1993 that their 17-month-old daughter Miranda was deaf, they grieved, as many hearing parents do. Soon, however, Medugno seized hold of the need to take positive action for Miranda. Deaf Daughter, Hearing Father recounts the remarkable story of their journey during the past fourteen years.

Medugno first researched the best communication mode for Miranda. Quickly dismissing the speech...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 156368277X
• ISBN13: 9781563682773
• Release Date: September 2005
• Publisher: Gallaudet University Press
• Length: 152 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.3" x 9.4"

Customer Reviews

Deaf Daughter, Hearing Father: Would You Give Up Everything For Your Child?

I really enjoyed reading this book. The author and his wife turned their comfortable lives upside-down in order to provide the best possible life for their deaf child, moving from Canada to Northern California so that she could attend a school for the deaf in Fremont. Author Richard Medugno is also funny and endearing as he writes about his daughter's obsession with Britney Spears and his relief when she later becomes just as obsessed with the far more wholesome Olsen twins (from the TV sitcom Full House). The book also highlights the conflicts that still exist between those who insist that children born deaf should be taught to speak, and those who support the use of sign language.