Title:
Everyone here spoke sign language : hereditary deafness on Martha's Vineyard / Nora Ellen Groce.
ISBN:
9780674270404
9780674270411
Personal Author:
Publication Information:
Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, [1985]
Physical Description:
x, 169 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Contents:
"They were just like everyone else" -- The history of Martha's Vineyard -- The origins of Vineyard deafness -- The genetics of Vineyard deafness -- The island adaptation to deafness -- Growing up deaf on the Vineyard -- Deafness in historical perspective -- "Those people weren't handicapped" -- Appendix A. Oral and written sources -- Appendix B. Perceived causes of Vineyard deafness.
Summary:
Examines the reasons for the high rate of hereditary deafness among the population of Martha's Vineyard and discusses the place of deaf people in town life.
OCLC Number:
ocm11812275
Availability:
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