The Mask of Benevolence: Disabling the Deaf Community
Harlan Lane, 1992
CALL NO...: 04-BOO
TYPE......: Book
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A pointed critique of how well-meaning hearing professionals, medicine, and cochlear implant culture can harm the Deaf community while believing they are helping. Names audism and the politics of "fixing" Deaf people. Essential context for the cochlear implant debates and for any hearing practitioner examining their own assumptions.
Deaf CultureDisability Studies
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Available at many academic libraries and from DawnSignPress (expanded edition). Used copies widely available.