What's That Pig Outdoors? A Memoir of Deafness

Name: What's That Pig Outdoors? A Memoir of Deafness
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ISBN: 9780252077395

ISBN-10: 0252077393

ISBN-13: 9780252077395

Edition: 2010

Authors: Henry Kisor

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Henry Kisor lost his hearing at age three to meningitis and encephalitis but went on to excel in the most verbal of professions as a literary journalist. This new and expanded edition of Kisor's engrossing memoir recounts his life as a deaf person in a hearing world and addresses heartening changes over the last two decades due to the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and advancements in cochlear implants and modes of communication. Kisor tells of his parents' drive to raise him as a member of the hearing and speaking world by teaching him effective lip-reading skills at a young age and encouraging him to communicate with his hearing peers. With humor and much candor, he narrates his…

Book details

List price: $24.00
Copyright year: 2010
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Publication date: 7/13/2010
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 232
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.25" long x 0.60" tall
Weight: 0.594
Language: English