John W Adams, Pamela Rohring

Handbook to Service the Deaf and Hard of Hearing

A Bridge to Accessibility

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This is a handbook for readers who wish to learn more about providing services to individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing. It provides basic knowledge of Deaf Culture and the hard of hearing population, the aesthetics of American Sign Language, and an awareness of hearing loss and its influence on family and community life.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Brill
• Seitenzahl: 270
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. September 2004
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 158mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 549g
• ISBN-13: 9780120441419
• ISBN-10: 0120441411
• Artikelnr.: 22327410

Autorenporträt

John W. Adams, Ph.D., is a graduate of Pennsylvania State University and he obtained his masters and doctoral degrees from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). He is a licensed psychologist and co-founder and director of The Family Center of Western New York, a mental health clinic for Deaf, hard of hearing, and hearing individuals. He has worked with the Deaf and Hard of Hearing communities through research and practice for over 21 years. He is the author of You and Your Hearing Impaired Child and You and Your Deaf Child (Gallaudet University Press).
Pamela Rohring is a graduate of Gallaudet University and she obtained her masters degree from Canisius College in Deaf Education. She is the Teacher of Science Education at St. Mary's School for the Daf in Buffalo, New York, and she is an ASL and Deaf Studies consultant. Her main areas of professional interest include Deaf Culture, teaching and the study of ASL, and child development.