Research has shown that very young children can learn sign language before they learn to speak. "Teach Your Tot to Sign: The Parents' Guide to American Sign Language" provides parents and teachers the opportunity to teach more than 500 basic American...

Beginning signers now can improve their recognition of the most commonly used signs with this easy-to-follow handbook. "The American Sign Language Handshape Starter" illustrates 800 of the most frequently used signs, arranging them by the 40 standard...

During the 1998-1999 college basketball season, the Gallaudet University women's team won the Capital Athletic Conference regular season championship and advanced to the "Sweet Sixteen" round of the NCAA Division III tournament. As much as the team's...

This volume lays out the practical steps families can take to adjust to a loved one's hearing loss. The book shows how the exchange of information can be altered at fundamental levels, what these alterations entail, and how they can affect one's abil...

Gustie Blaine is 15 when she contracts meningitis and loses her hearing as a result. After struggling to adjust, she learns through her new boyfriend and his deaf brother about other deaf people and how they succeed.