Deaf People Around the World: Educational and Social Perspectives
- ISBN-10
- 156368456X
- ISBN-13
- 9781563684562
- Category
- Deaf
- Pages
- 427
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2009
Description
Leading researchers in 30 nations describe the shared developmental, social, and educational issues facing deaf people filtered through the prism of unique national, regional, ethnic, and racial realities.
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