DEAF THEIRS, DEAF OURS: The Deaf Way II Reader--Perspectives from the Second International Conference on Deaf Culture

Abstract

Reviews the book, The Deaf Way II Reader edited by H. Goodstein (2006). The author takes on the overwhelming task of collecting and editing essays focusing on the conference presentations. Of approximately 200 papers presented, 75 were chosen from the plenary addresses and samplings from the conference's main strands: Advocacy and Community Development, Economics, Education, Family, Health a Mental Health, History, Language and Culture, Literature, Recreation, Leisure and Sport, Sign Language and Interpreting, Technology, and Youth. The essays included research projects, reports of community programs, and transcriptions of panel discussions. While the content of the Reader provides a taste of the diversity of the Deaf experience, readers also can come to appreciate the diversity of essay styles. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2013 APA, all rights reserved)