Diversity in Deaf Education

Deaf children are not hearing children who can't hear. Beyond any specific effects of hearing loss, as a group they are far more diverse than hearing peers. Lack of full access to language, incidental learning, and social interactions as well as the possibility of secondary disabilities means that deaf learners face a variety of challenges in academic domains. Technological innovations such as digital hearing aids and cochlear implants have improved...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0190493070
• ISBN13: 9780190493073
• Release Date: June 2016
• Publisher: Oxford Univ PR
• Length: 568 Pages
• Weight: 1.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.7" x 6.4" x 9.4"