The Deaf Way: Perspectives from the International Conference on Deaf Culture

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yerspect[vesfr~ the InfurnatlonaL cm:!ere11Ce on rneqfculture caro~ J. ErtiYlfJ Mbert c. Johnson 'Dorotv L. smith Bruce 'D. snider Editors Gallaudet UniversityPress .:. Washington,D.C. The editors wish to thank AT&T and Ronald McDonald Children's Charities for their generous support of The Deaf Way. Gallaudet University Press Washington, DC 20002© 1994 by Gallaudet University. All rights reserved Published 1994. Second printing 1996 Printed in the United States of America - - - -ATlaT Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data International Conference on Deaf Culture (1989 : Washington, D.C.) The deaf way: perspectives from the International Conference on Deaf Culture / Carol J. Erting ... let al.] editors. p. cm. Selected papers from the conference held in Washington, D.C., July 9-14, 1989. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 1-56368-026-2 (alk. paper) 1. Deaf-Social conditions-Congresses. 1. Erting, Carol. II. Title. III. Title: Deaf culture. HV2359.1487 1989 305.9'08162-dc20 94-17860 CIP Cover and interior design by Kathy Klingaman The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of American National Standard for Information Sciences-Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, ANSI Z39.48-1984. 00 This book is dedicated to these friends of The Deaf Way whose work was devoted to improving the lives of deaf people around the world: Ildi Batory (HungarylDenmark) Jean-Franc;:ois Mercurio (France) Dorothy Miles (England) Laura Rampelli (Italy) Eli Savanick (United States) Manfa Suwanarat (Thailand) ...