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In this thought-provoking and thorough history of the failures and successes associated with the education of the Deaf, Shea (Song Without Words) writes an in-depth historical time line from the 16th-century "Age of Darkness" to the present. His primary focus is the conflict between oralists, hearing educators who insist on teaching oral speech, and advocates of sign language, his "language of light." Shea effectively argues that sign...Log In or Sign Up to Read More