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| Preface | |
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| A Psychosocial Perspective of Deafness | |
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| Outside the Deaf World: A Hearing Perspective of the Disability | |
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| Impact of Deafness on Psychosocial Development: Relating to Those Around Us | |
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| A Look at Erikson's Developmental Model as It Applies to Deafness | |
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| The Deaf Culture | |
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| Summary | |
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| The Art of Hearing | |
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| The Propagation of Sound | |
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| The External Ear | |
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| The Middle Ear | |
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| The Inner Ear | |
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| The Physiology of Hearing | |
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| Causes of Auditory Dysfunction | |
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| Audiological Evaluation | |
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| Summary | |
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| Family Dynamics | |
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| Reflections on Having a Deaf Son: One Father's Perspective | |
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| Dealing with the Diagnosis of Deafness | |
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| Summary | |
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| The Educational Environment | |
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| Modes of Communication | |
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| Educational Environments for Deaf Children | |
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| Special Schools | |
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| Regular Education Programs | |
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| Residential School Placement | |
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| Deaf Students Mainstreamed into Public Schools | |
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| Effect of Language Acquisition and Development | |
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| Spoken Language Development | |
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| Postsecondary Educational Settings | |
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| Postsecondary Programs for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing in the United States | |
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| Summary | |
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| Modes of Communication | |
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| Components of the Communication System | |
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| History of American Sign Language | |
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| Contact Signing (CS)--a Language Bridging the Gap | |
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| Manually Coded English Systems | |
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| Rochester Method | |
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| Total Communication | |
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| Oral Communication | |
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| Cued Speech | |
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| Written Forms of Communication: Language-Teaching Systems | |
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| Written Communication Samples--a Look at Deaf Adults Today | |
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| Summary | |
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| The Art of Reading | |
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| Learning to Read | |
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| The Impact of Deafness on Reading Development | |
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| Strategies for Enhancing Reading Through a Multisensory Approach | |
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| Applying Reading Principles to the Classroom | |
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| Summary | |
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| Cognition and Intellectual Functioning | |
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| Theories of Cognitive Development | |
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| Effects of Deafness on Cognitive Development | |
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| Intelligence Testing | |
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| Intellectual Testing and Deafness | |
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| Administering Intelligence Tests to Deaf Individuals | |
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| Summary | |
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| Moral Reasoning and Values Clarification | |
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| Developing a Moral Code | |
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| A Structural-Developmental Theory of Moral Development | |
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| The Impact of Deafness on Moral Development | |
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| Assessing Levels of Moral Reasoning in Deaf and Hard of Hearing Individuals | |
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| Liberation from Adult Constraints: Impact of Parental Discipline Techniques | |
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| The Use of Discipline and the Methods of Communication | |
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| Additional Insights into Deafness and Moral Development | |
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| Social Learning and Values Clarification | |
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| Deafness, Social Learning, and Values Clarification | |
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| Summary | |
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| The Deafened Adult | |
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| Characteristics of Older Adults | |
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| Physiological Changes Due to the Aging Process | |
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| Communication Issues Relevant to the Deafened Adult | |
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| A Psychosocial Perspective of Deafness Throughout the Senior Years | |
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| Rehabilitation for the Deafened Adult | |
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| Support Groups for the Deafened Adult | |
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| Summary | |
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| Myths and Misconceptions | |
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| Deaf People Can't Hear Anything | |
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| Myths Surrounding the Causes of Hearing Loss | |
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| All Deaf People Can Read Lips | |
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| Can Deaf People Read? | |
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| Deaf People Can't Talk | |
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| All Deaf Children Have Deaf Parents | |
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| Deaf Children Can't Attend School | |
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| Hearing Aids Enable Deaf People to Hear Speech | |
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| All Deaf People Wish They Could Hear | |
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| Deaf People Are Not as Intelligent as Hearing People | |
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| Deaf People Can't Drive | |
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| Deaf Individuals Have More Serious Emotional Problems than Hearing People | |
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| Deaf People Can't Work | |
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| All Deaf People Know Sign Language | |
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| Deaf People Are Very Quiet | |
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| Summary | |
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| Deafness and the World of Work | |
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| Barriers to Employment | |
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| Vocational Development, Assessment, and Career Exploration | |
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| Vocational Rehabilitation | |
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| Employment | |
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| Underemployment | |
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| Vocational Opportunities for Minorities and Deaf Individuals with Special Needs | |
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| Future Employment Trends | |
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| Summary | |
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| Deaf Individuals with Special Needs | |
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| Prevalence of Additional Conditions | |
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| Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children with Special Needs: Cognitive/Intellectual Conditions | |
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| Physical Conditions | |
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| Summary | |
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| Hearing Aids and Modern Technology | |
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| The Hearing Evaluation | |
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| The Function and Components of Hearing Aids | |
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| Types of Hearing Aids | |
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| Hearing Aid Orientation | |
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| Group Listening Systems | |
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| Individual Amplification Systems | |
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| Additional Devices for Individuals Who Experience Difficulty Hearing | |
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| Summary | |
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| Support Services | |
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| Support Personnel | |
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| Organizations and Agencies | |
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| Deaf Service Centers | |
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| Technical Aids: Special Equipment and Products | |
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| Summary | |
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| References | |
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| Index | |