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Here for the first time is a comprehensive single source providing information on every possible aspect of the issues and culture of the deaf and hearing-impaired community. Published under the sponsorship of Gallaudet College, Washington, DC, the world's only liberal arts college for the deaf, and written by 300 experts from around the world in the fields of sociology, audiology, law, education, psychology, history, and rehabilitation, this unique and authoritative three-volume reference work is broad in scope and international in coverage. It features 271 articles on sign languages and other methods of communication hearing, audiology, and auditory disorders organizations, associations, publications of the deaf community, rehabilitation, demographics, religion, biographies of distinguished deaf individuals, educational programs, and the conditions and status of the deaf community in most of the major countries around the world. This unique encyclopedia, including an 8,000-entry index and bibliographies for most articles, meets the needs of both professionals and laypersons for clearly written, comprehensive information about the deaf and hearing impaired. It belongs on the shelves of every high school, college, medical, and public library...and is especially useful for government agencies, rehabilitation centers, and all individuals involved in any way with the deaf community...and, of course, for the deaf and hearing-impaired themselves.
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GALLAUDET ENCYCLOPEDIA OF DEAF PEOPLE AND DEAFNESS Copyright © 1987 by McGraw-Hill, Inc. All rights reserved. Printed in the United States of America. Except as permitted under the United States Copyright Act of 1976, no part of this publication may be reproduced or distributed in any form or by any means, or stored in a database or retrieval system, without the prior written permission of the publisher.
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ISBN 0-07-079229-1 Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data Gallaudet encyclopedia of deaf people and deafness. Includes bibliographies and index. 1. Deaf-Dictionaries. 2. Deafness-Dictionaries. I. Van Cleve, John V. II. Gallaudet College. HV2365.G35 1987 362.4'2'0321 86-15396 ISBN 0-07-079229-1 (set)
deafpeople to work for the company. He also worked on the assembly lines as a tire builder and as a tire inspector from 1921 to 1934. In 1934 he transferred to the labor department where he was responsible Benjamin M. Schowe. (Gallaudet Col
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Schowe, Benjamin Marshall, Sr. for researching issues on labor relations, economics, and law. In 1942 he changed over to the economics department as labor economist research specialist. During this time, though, he also continued to counsel deaf employees in the company and interview deaf applicants. He retired in October 1958 from Firestone, for whom he had worked for nearly 40 years. During his years with Firestone, Schowe became well known for his articles on employment counseling with regard to deaf workers in the factory setting. His publications regarding the topic of deaf employment were distributed to potential employers nationwide. One publication was funded and cosponsored by the Federal Security Agency and the Office ofVocational Rehabilitation. In 1951 Schuwe wrote an article, "Guidelines for the Employment of Deaf Workers," for the U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare. In this, he discussed the social and psychological adjustments of deaf workers in a hearing environment, and the specific ramifications of their presence in the f