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| |  | by Ada B. Litchfield
Angela’s hearing loss is suspected by her parents when her response to spoken words makes no sense. This is especially the case when Angela is unable to see the speaker and has no facial clues or lip movements to help her guess what is being said. Her parents and teachers reinforce Angela’s healthy attitude toward using a hearing aid, but for other girls and boys, it sets the stage for new understanding. |
| |  | by Lois L. Hodge
A story of a young girl, 13 years old, who is hearing impaired and is not accepted as being to smart because of her impairment. When her best friend’s brother hurts himself, she proves to everyone her capability, in A SEASON OF CHANGE. |
| |  | The Story of a Mother and Her Deaf Daughter by Tressa Bowers. When in 1968, nineteen-year-old Tressa Bowers took her baby daughter to an expert on deaf children, he pronounced that Alandra was “stone deaf,” she most likely would never be able to talk, and she probably would not get much of an education because of her communication limitations. Tressa refused to accept this stark assessment of Alandra’s prospect instead, she began the arduous process of starting her daughter’s education. |
| |  | A Dog's Tale
By Dan Dye and Mark Beckloff
She was the loneliest pup in the litter - a deaf and partially blind albino Great Dane. She had huge, sky blue eyes.
And this is her story... |
| |  | An inspiring story of a young woman's spirit & dedication as she journeys toward a fulfilling life. 99 minutes. Rated G. |
| |  | by Mary Riskind, Autor of “Follow That Mom!
This story presents the challenges, problems, and satisfaction of Harry Berger, a boy born deaf, who leaves home at the turn of the century to attend a special school. |
| |  | VIRGINIA M. SCOTT
A story of an adolescent girl who contracts an illness leaving her deaf. Living in a whole new world she learns how to adjust her life and gain acceptance of her disability. |
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A critically acclaimed story about a young girl, with deaf parents, who receives a clarinet from her aunt and is immediately consumed by it. The tension that builds between her parents who are unable to understand her passion and Lara threatens to break their family apart. Inspiring and moving. Rated R; 107 minutes |
| |  | Buford the Bullfrog is dead and that's only the beginning. Connor Westphal, the feisty deaf publisher of the weekly Eureka! Sets about finding who is killing the frogs and people of Calaversas County. Pages 213 |
| |  | Coping with Hearing Loss and Hearing Aids. |
| |  | Eugenics and Deaf People in Nazi Germany
by Horst Biesold, Introduction by Henry Friendlander
Horst Biesold’s Crying Hands treat a neglected aspect of the Holocaust: the fate of the deaf in Nazi Germany. His book cover a story that has remained almost unknown. In the United States, even in Germany, few are aware that during the Nazi era human beings -men, women and children - with impaired hearing were sterilized against their will, and even fewer know that many of the deaf were also murdered. |
| |  | Despite the fact that Megan is deaf and Cindy can hear, the two girls become friends. When Cindy moves into Megan's neighborhood, but when they go away to camp, their friendship is put to the test. Hardcover. 200 pages. Ages 8-12. |
| | | by Allison Callaway
Deaf Children in China provides a striking profile of the views and attitudes of well educated Chinese parents with preschool-age deaf children. Callaway’s inclusion of a survey of 122 English mothers of deaf children reveals the differences between Western and Chinese parents, who rely upon grandparents to help them and who frequently search for medical cures. |
| |  | Buck recounts his experiences as a deaf Panhandler, explaining why he left. His white collar job for a life gathering money from strangers on the street and why he eventually stopped. Pages 110 |
| |  | A wonderful video to show parents that have a hard of hearing child how to lead very normal lives and have good relationships with their peers. A tape that is full of knowledge and information to guide parents in a positive and rewarding direction. |
| |  | Describes the growth of Boston to meet the needs of children who vary from normal type is one of the leading purpose of our school system. Pages 214 |
| |  | The Sign Language Literature Series presents stories from different cultures. Fountains of Youth is a Korean tale of reward & punishment influenced by the Confucian teachings of loyalty & responsibility to family, self-discipline and restraint, and the proper way to relate to others. |
| |  | Claire H. Blatchford
When Mark starts first day at a new school in New Jersey, Nothing seems to be going his way. It’s more than just missing his buddy Jamie, back in Vermont, or having to stand in front of the whole class. Mark is the only deaf student in the entire school. When anger and loneliness keep Mark from recognizing those who want to be his friends, he learns a valuable lesson in hearing from the heart & going with the flow. |
| |  | by Rose Pizzo
This book shows how she, like most Deaf people, live in 2 worlds: Deaf & Hearing. You will see how she moves in & out of these two worlds. It will help you learn about deaf culture from a deaf perspective. |
| |  | The compelling story of the life of Helen Keller, story of all her life’s accomplishments despite her severe disabilities. |
| |  | A children version about the famous Helen Keller. This book explains the life of Ms. Keller in a way children could relate. |
| |  | "In this tour de force of historical narrative Jonathan Ree tells the astonishing story of the deaf, from thesixteenth century to the present. He explores the great debates about deafness. Pages 399" |
| |  | This book is a about a woman who made a choice to overcome all the obstacles life threw her way, and to meet those challenges with dignity, courage, and laughter. 241 pages. |
| |  | Joanne Greenberg Written in the 1970's this classic story spans four generations of a young married couple living in America who leave a school for the "Handicapped", it tells of their struggle at that time to live as deaf people. Pages 275 |
| |  | Jake’s the Name, Sixth Grade’s the Game is a humorous, first-person account by a deaf boy with a magnetic personality mainstreamed into the sixth grade of a public school. He Speaks of what it is like for him & of his perceptions of others’ reactions to him. |
| |  | This unique and charming book, fulfills an urgent need for creating understanding attitudes to the Deaf and by the Deaf at the child level. Lisa was a pretty girl who looked just like most pretty girls, but Lisa was deaf. Most of the children won’t play with her because she couldn’t hear them and couldn’t talk. They bought her a hearing aid, and took her to special school. Now for the first time, Lisa can hear sounds and say words. |
| |  | Hear My Hands, Inc., and The Pixel Factory, are proud to bring you a cutting edge new music video entitled, "Lonely Little Monster." This video combines music, dance and American Sign Language. You have never seen anything like it!!!! Performed and executively produced by artist Suzie Vigon, this fairytale video also features members of the deaf dance group, "The Wild Zappers." (With Fred Michael Beam as the Lonely Little Monster.) The song recorded at Transcontinental Studios, is an original pop tune that was specially written for this project. This breakthrough video, directed by Kipling Ericksen, was shot on location at The Disney MGM Studios in Orlando, Florida. "Lonely Little Monster" aims to bring the beauty of American Sign Language to the hearing and the excitement of music and dance to the deaf. This music video, the first of its kind, promises to entertain both the deaf and the hearing. |
| |  | by Barbara Booth
A beautiful story about a young Deaf girl’s relationship with her grandmother. All illustrations are full color. |
| |  | Thirteen years old Matthew is about to have the best summer of his life. After arriving in his new hometown he meets some special friends. Tommy who moves and learns slowly and Laura who is deaf. His funny true to life story is a memorable one. Pages 188 |
| |  | Living Between Sound And Silence
by Paul Preston
Paul Preston shares with us a story of his life growing up with deaf parents. As children do grow up in two cultures, hearing and the deaf, Paul Preston is one of these children.This book takes a look at personal stories from those who have lived it. |
| |  | by Julius Wiggins
No Sound is the moving, highly informative autobiography of the publisher of an internationally distributed newspaper. Deaf and speechless from infancy, he takes the reader on an often-humorous journey of experiences unique to those who do not hear. Life in a Canadian institution for deaf children, coping with cutthroat business practices while learning a trade as a mink furrier, travel and courtship. |
| |  | Raising Deaf Children: An Educator Becomes A Parent
Dr. Luetke Slahlman is the mother of four daughters, two of whom are deaf. In this book, she tells the story of raising Mary Pat and Marcy,and how her whole family has been enhanced by the opportunity. Pages 106 |
| |  | by Claire H. Blatchford
“The author, who is hearing impaired, writes with empathy & understanding about the social and emotional issues facing the deaf, yet she never invites readers to pity Nick. His disability affects his life, but it never defines his character. A suspenseful story that should appeal to animal lovers and mystery buffs.” |
| |  | by Marc Marschark
Everyone involved with deaf children should read this conscientious and analytical research summary. Develop-mentalists and linguist will be captivated and are offered a wealth of research ideas. |
| |  | A Bob Brewer Mystery
Bob Brewer is no detective and has never dreamed of becoming one, but he must save his friend Tom who is imprisoned for murder.
It has occurred to Bob that his inabilty to hear, even though he'd been deaf all his life and was quite used to it, might make catching a murderer even harder and more dangerous.
136 pages. Papercover.
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| |  | Audio tape and booklet provides listening samples to illustrate sound, hearing and hearing loss. One will hear as impaired people might.As listening to music, a story, etc. |
| |  | by Marcia Calhoun Forecki
A true life story about a single parent who did not know her child was deaf until he was 18 months old and how she gained the understanding to help her son continue to develop as any other child. |
| |  | Speechreading: A Way to Improve Understanding discusses the nature and process of speechreading, its benefits, and its limitations. This useful book clarifies commonly-held misconceptions about speechreading. The beginning chapters address difficult communication situations and problems related to the speaker, the speechreader, and the environment. It then offers strategies to manage them. Speechreading provides practical exercises illustrating the use of these communication strategies in actual situations. It is an excellent book for late-deafened adults, families and friends, parents of children with hearing loss, and professionals and students. Softbook, 148 pages |
| |  | Media Israel survived the war only to learn that his parents and two brothers had been murdered by the Nazi. Pages 192 |
| |  | Written by Lila Worzel Miller. A story of growing in both worlds, hearing and deaf, nurtured with love and independence. How a family succeeded in a life full of all the trials and tribulations of so-called “normal” families, but mainly of all the pleasures and gratification. This is a book of loving anecdotes, with appeal for all people fascinated with the language of sign. 121 pages, softbook |
| |  | The Deaf Way II Anthology brings together stellar contributions by 16 international writers who are deaf or hard of hearing. This remarkable collection features poetrys, essays, short stories and one play all of which offer thought-provoking perspectives on elements from the personal universes of these gifted authors. 212 pages. Soft cover. |
| |  | By Bonnie Poitras Tucker. The Feel of Silence is a remarkable book and reading it is an emotional and enlightening experience. Bonnie Poitras Tucker bristles with hones anger at her deafness. She has also faced the classic problems of contemporary women, compounded by her deafness: divorce, single motherhood, and the need to develop a career in mid-life. But anger has not soured her; she has transformed and redeemed it by wit, intelligence, incredibly hard work, success, a lot of forgiveness, and - to some extent - acceptance. Pages 210 |
| |  | Widowed just two days after her unwilling marriage to a man twice her age, Marnie finds herself an outsider in the remote seaside Village of Toreurra. Pages 266 |
| |  | Welcoming children who are deaf and hard of hearing literacy. Pages 288 |
| |  | Jake was on top of the game in sixth grade, but seventh grade was an entirely different story. As everyone around him found out, it's impossible to keep a good man down. Pages 91 |
| |  | A season with the Women's Basketball Team at Gallaudet, the World's only university for the deaf. This is remarkable story of the nation's most unique and inspiring women's basketball team & it's 1999-2000 season. 239 pages. Hardcover. |
| |  | Songs with Sign Language
Provides sign language illustrations and printed music in one easy-to-use resource. Incorporates familiar songs, choruses, and hymns to enable persons to focus on learning the sign language. For most community colleges, adult education centers, churches, schools and places of work. Pages 48 |
| |  | A Self Help Guide for Parents of Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children
by John W. Adams
This book looks at how parents and their deaf or hard of hearing children react. Eleven Chapters focus on topics such as feelings about hearing loss, the importance of communication in the family, and effective behavior management. |
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