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Made to hear : Cochlear implants and raising deaf children /

"A mother whose child has had a cochlear implant tells Laura Mauldin why enrollment in the sign language program at her daughter's school is plummeting: "The majority of parents want their kids to talk." Some parents, however, feel very differently, because "curing" dea...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Mauldin, Laura, 1977- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Minneapolis : Univ Of Minnesota Press, [2016]
Colección:Quadrant book.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover
  • Contents
  • Abbreviations
  • Introduction: Medicalization, Deaf Children, and Cochlear Implants
  • 1 A Diagnosis of Deafness: How Mothers Experience Newborn Hearing Screening
  • 2 Early Intervention: Turning Parents into Trainers
  • 3 Candidates for Implantation: Class, Cultural Background, and Compliance
  • 4 The Neural Project: The Role of the Brain
  • 5 Sound in School: Linking the School and the Clinic
  • Conclusion: The Power and Limits of Technology
  • Acknowledgments
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index
  • A
  • B
  • C
  • D
  • E
  • F
  • G
  • H
  • I
  • J
  • K
  • L
  • M
  • N
  • O
  • P
  • R
  • S
  • T
  • U
  • V
  • W
  • Z.