Deaf in America: Voices from Culture
Amazingly, almost all books devoted to description of deaf people’s world were written by hearing people. Deaf in America represents an alternative view of deaf people which significantly differs from books written by hearing people. The book reflects deaf people point of view since the authors of the book, Carol A. Padden and Tom L. Humphries, are deaf. The goal of the book was to write about deaf people in a new way, introduce their culture, and draw attention to their life. Carol A. Padden is a professor of Department of Communication teaching in the University of California. She ...
