The Handicapped Child a Study of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Child With Emphasis on Educational Facilities in New York City, 1963–1964
Abstract
Although society has viewed blindness throughout history with understanding and compassion, people afflicted with deafness and hard-of-hearing have been viewed as a peculiar class of beings. Deafness and hard-of-hearing, unlike blindness, is not visible to the public. They have been and are functioning under many misapprehensions and delusions regarding the deaf and hard-of-hearing. Best had the following to say regarding the fancies and conceits respecting the deaf and hard-of-hearing on the part of the public.
Subject Area
American studies|Disability studies|Social work
Recommended Citation
Vairo, Lillian T, "The Handicapped Child a Study of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Child With Emphasis on Educational Facilities in New York City, 1963–1964" (1964). ETD Collection for Fordham University. AAI31050529.
https://research.library.fordham.edu/dissertations/AAI31050529
