1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910807481203321

Autore

Oliva Gina A

Titolo

Alone in the mainstream : a deaf woman remembers public school / / Gina A. Oliva

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C. : , : Gallaudet University Press, , 2004

ISBN

1-56368-325-3

Edizione

[First edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (230 pages)

Collana

Deaf lives.

Disciplina

371.91/2/092

B

Soggetti

Deaf women - United States

Deaf - Education - United States

Mainstreaming in education - United States

Deaf - Government policy - United States

Deaf - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Contents -- Editor's Foreword: Alone and Together -- Introduction -- Author's Note -- 1. Beginnings -- 2. Lessons from the Neighborhood -- 3. A Glimpse at Everyday Life -- 4. But Mom, I Hate Telling People! -- 5. Academically It Was Better Than a Deaf School, But Socially, Well . . . -- 6. Social Life in Adulthood: The Oasis -- 7. The Best of Both Worlds -- 8. Alone in the Mainstream Again: Constructing Inclusion -- 9. Children of Our Hearts: A Change in the Neighborhood -- Appendix: Research Methodology -- Notes -- Selected Readings and Resources.