The Emergence of the Deaf Community in Nicaraugua: "With Sign Language You Can Learn So Much"

Contents

Foreword vii Note on Names xi Introduction 1 1 “Eternal Children” 13 2 Special Education 24 3 “Remediable Subjects” 53 4 “Social Agents” 75 5 Being Deaf in Nicaragua in 1997 100 6 Education and Transition to Adulthood 123 7 Adolescence, Language, and Community 145 8 Afterword 171 Appendix: Interviewees Consulted 1994–2003 173 Notes 177 References 211 Index 215 Contents ...