Deaf/Hard of Hearing

Education Seeking an 'Appropriate Education' for the Deaf
David Martin, dean of Gallaudet University's college of education, can still recall the panic he felt as a young teacher in the 1960's when a deaf child was "mainstreamed" into his 6th-grade classroom.
Debra Viadero, November 18, 1987
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Education Creation of 10 Centers To Serve Deaf Adults Urged
The Commission on the Education of the Deaf has called for the establishment of 10 "comprehensive service centers" around the country to help "underachieving" deaf adults become independent, working citizens.
Debra Viadero, October 14, 1987
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Education Opinion Cued Speech Not Practical As Communication Method for Deaf
The cued-speech method of teaching deaf children to read lips (Education Week, Nov. 24, 1982) is not useless as an instructional method, but it is impractical. Its flaws discount the possibility of its use by very many deaf adults in day-to-day situations.
David G. Gantt, December 22, 1982
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Education Supreme Court Hears Arguments on Rights of Deaf Student
The special-education plan developed for a 10-year-old deaf student by officials in her school district not only met the requirements of the 1975 Education for All Handicapped Children Act, but resulted in "outstanding academic achievement and social success" for the child, according to attorneys who last week argued the school district's case before the U.S. Supreme Court.
Susan Walton, March 21, 1982
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Education School Board Appeals State Ruling Admitting Deaf Pupil to High School
When Mary Ewell completed a government-sponsored training program three years ago, she had marketable secretarial skills that landed her a job, but no money to pay someone to care for her daughter.
Susan G. Foster, October 12, 1981
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