Alone in the Mainstream A Deaf Woman Remembers Public School

Name: Alone in the Mainstream A Deaf Woman Remembers Public School
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ISBN: 9781563683008

ISBN-10: 1563683008

ISBN-13: 9781563683008

Edition: 2004

Authors: Gina A. Oliva

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When Gina Oliva first went to school in 1955, she didn’t know that she was “different.” If the kindergarten teacher played a tune on the piano to signal the next exercise, Oliva didn’t react because she couldn’t hear the music. So began her journey as a “solitary,” her term for being the only deaf child in the entire school. Gina felt alone because she couldn’t communicate easily with her classmates, but also because none of them had a hearing loss like hers. It wasn’t until years later at Gallaudet University that she discovered that she wasn’t alone and that her experience was common among mainstreamed deaf students. Alone in the Mainstream recounts Oliva’s story, as well as those of many…

Book details

List price: $29.95
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: Gallaudet University Press
Publication date: 4/30/2004
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 224
Size: 6.06" wide x 9.13" long x 0.49" tall
Weight: 0.792