The deaf world is a complex one, divided by the allegiance of some to Deaf Culture, which emphasizes communication by sign-language, and by others to oralism, w

Finalist for the PEN/Jacqueline Bograd Weld Award for Biography Finalist for the Mark Lynton History Prize “Meticulously researched, crackling with insights,

Written by authors who are themselves Deaf, this unique book illuminates the life and culture of Deaf people from the inside, through their everyday talk, their

Since this book was first published, four years ago, there has been a considerable upsurge of interest in the field of both normal and abnormal voice production

We often think of music in terms of sounds intentionally organized into patterns, but music performed in signed languages poses considerable challenges to this